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Bills to remember from 2014, from chickens to pink mustaches
The 2014 legislative session will forever be remembered as the year lawmakers attempted to approve a bill allowing religious-minded business owners to discriminate against gay people, landing Arizona in the national spotlight as much as the immigration measure, SB1070, previously did. But lawmakers debated dozens of other bills that made interesting headlines and many that flew below the radar. Th[...]
LGBT groups seek to expand anti-discrimination strategies
The gay rights movement is going to try to parlay 2014 successes in the courts and Legislature into outlawing discrimination statewide.
Gay, transgender groups demand to be included in immigration reform
While other protesters continued to rally outside the White House for immigration reform Wednesday, members of gay and immigrant groups had their own message for President Barack Obama: Don’t forget about us.
LGBT leader Sheila Kloefkorn touts 2014 victories; says there’s more to do
It’s not lost on Sheila Kloefkorn that she’s part of an effort that’s making history by working to secure rights for members of Arizona’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
One Community: ‘Equality is not political’
For four years, Angela Hughey has been handing out awards to heroes for equality as part of her company’s annual Spotlight on Success luncheon.
Gay marriage ruling will bring renewed push for religious liberty protections
With marriage licenses just starting to be issued to gay couples across the state, lawmakers are already talking about ways to protect religious organizations and businesses from being forced to participate in gay marriages, and SB1062 is back on the forefront of many minds.
Evangelical Christian lobby suffers major setback in Brewer’s final year
The leader of lobbying powerhouse Center for Arizona Policy insisted that her group is stronger than ever despite the defeat of its flagship legislation, SB1062, and even though only one of the three bills it drafted was enacted in the recently-concluded session.
2nd federal lawsuit seeks to overturn AZ gay marriage ban
A second lawsuit challenging Arizona’s same-sex marriage ban was filed in a federal district court in Phoenix on Wednesday, arguing that the ban violates the U.S. Constitution’s mandate of equality and is akin to anti-miscegenation laws.
Anti-discrimination rule earns Phoenix top score in LGBT equality index
After adding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and disabled residents to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance in February, Phoenix earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index.
Platform supporting gay rights draws cheers from Arizona delegates
Heather Jenkins said it doesn’t matter where she is in the world; her marriage to another woman is real and about love.
Phoenix mayor urges antidiscrimination ordinance
Staffers for Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, along with a group of attorneys, are drafting an ordinance that could outlaw discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents.
An unorthodox way of winning CD4 Republican votes
In the first interview he has given to an LGBT media outlet since publicly announcing he is gay, Babeu told the Washington Blade newspaper this week that he will support a variety of pro-gay measures in Congress that will no doubt set him at odds with conservative Republican voters.
