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Barrett Honors College Flinn Foundation Centennial Lecture welcomes bestselling author and cultural critic, Roxane Gay September 25

September 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University (ASU) will host Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author and social critic, as the 2020 Flinn Foundation [...]

Members of the Arizona Drag community raised funds for The Screening Room in Tucson

September 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen While many local queer businesses are struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Arizona, the financial tribulations of one Tucson [...]

Phoenix Rises Friday, June 19 to benefit Black-led Phoenix charities

June 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Jeff Kronenfeld For over fifty years, LGBTQ people and their supporters gathered each June at Pride events to demand equal rights and celebrate together. While COVID-19 [...]

Kiehl’s Since 1851 celebrates Pride Month by partnering with The Trevor Project

June 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

The New York-founded apothecary-inspired skincare company just announced its new national philanthropic partnership with The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide [...]

Smithsonian Pride Alliance announces “PROJECT PRIDE”

May 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Smithsonian Pride Alliance, whose membership spans all of the Institution’s 19 museums, 21 libraries, nine research centers, and the National Zoo, will kick off [...]

Only Human launches ‘Team Human’ Cause Campaign for Pride

May 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

Only Human, a community-based organization that exists to makethe world a better place announces the launch of a global give-back and community-building initiative called [...]

GLAAD’s virtual fundraiser Together In Pride: You Are Not Alone is a star-filled show of support

April 24, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Timothy Rawles; photos courtesy of one ·n· ten Even though the country is pretty much on lockdown, there are ways that the LGBTQ community is reaching out to ensure that [...]

GLSEN Phoenix finds a way to honor the annual Day of Silence event during COVID-19

April 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

Courtesy of GLSEN Phoenix Virtual meetings and gatherings are the norm right now, as we quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Local organization GLSEN is using [...]

Crowning achievements: Meet Miss and Mister Phoenix Pride

April 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Timothy Rawles, May 2020 Issue. Just because Phoenix Pride has been postponed until November doesn’t mean the community is going to let the glitter settle. The event has [...]

Virtual Arizona Pride

April 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Michelle Talsma Everson; photos courtesy of Virtual Arizona Pride If there’s one thing you can say about the LGBTQ+ community, it’s that we’re resilient, flexible [...]

Karen Williams ALIVE Tour 2020 stops in Phoenix

March 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Jenna Duncan Comedian, humor educator, and business owner, Karen Williams, just got back from a tour and she needs a nap. That is the first thing she tells me in our [...]

Let Freedom Sing: Rockers, Policy Wonks, and Former Prisoners Team Up to Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform

January 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Jeff Kronenfeld The Copper State’s capitol will be filled by the voices of the voiceless next week. They will ask lawmakers to stop the unprecedented rise in the number [...]

Bar Flies’ Eating Christmas holiday special isn’t all talk

December 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Tom Reardon If you love an evening of good stories, we hope the monthly live storytelling series, Bar Flies, is on your radar. If not, or if you want to bask in some [...]

Audiences are drawn to Angelica Lindsey-Ali’s storytelling show like moths to a flame

December 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Ashley Naftule Hosting a show can be a tough gig. It’s one that comes with many responsibilities: you have to be both an icebreaker and warm-up act; be a memorable [...]

Confessions from the Nocturne Nebula celebrates fourth episode release with a dance party

October 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Jeff Kronenfeld. Photos courtesy of YabYum Music + Arts Confessions from the Nocturne Nebula, a podcast produced by YabYum Music and Arts, is celebrating the release of [...]