By Anthony Costello, February 2018 Issue. At 9 years old, an only child who grew up attending performing arts academies in Kansas City, Mo., was watching the movie Heart [...]
By Anthony Costello, September 2017 Web Exclusive. This year, gayborhood bars welcomed a new singing competition throughout the month of June. The 12 preliminaries to Phoenix [...]
By Anthony Costello, August 2017 Issue. A study from the Williams Institute, released June 23, reports 547,000 same-sex couples have gotten married since the Supreme [...]
By Anthony Costello, April 2017 Issue. It’s almost time for runners to take their marks at the 2017 Pride Run Phoenix starting line. Produced and hosted by Phoenix [...]
By Anthony Costello, October 2016 Issue. Although Phoenix is best-known for it’s rocky, desert landscapes peppered by saguaros and desert foliage, it will finally get a [...]
By Anthony Costello, May 2016 Web Exclusive. As part of the 2016 Mr. Phoenix Leather weekend festivities, leather newcomer Daniel Christopher O’Leary has earned the [...]
By Anthony Costello, May 2016 Issue. Photos by Scotty Kirby. Each year, fiercely intense Miss Gay USofA Newcomer hopefuls go wig-to-wig to bring home the coveted crown. Miss [...]
By Anthony Costello, March 2016 Issue. As Arizona State University settles into the spring semester, a proud tradition of honoring LGBTQ students draws nearer with Devils’ [...]
By Anthony Costello, January 2016 Web Exclusive. The holidays can be a drag. And, this year, your favorite “RuPaul’s Drag Race” queens are giving that statement an [...]
By Anthony Costello, December 2015 Issue. The Miss/Mister Arizona USofA team is preparing to bring Arizona intensity to nationals, which will take place March 6-13 in [...]
By Anthony Costello, November 2015 Issue. Freedom For All Americans (FFAA) debuted its first-ever apprenticeship program, LGBT University, in Phoenix Sept. 18. The program [...]
By Anthony Costello, September 2015 Issue. While college courses are designed to educate, the broader experience offers students the opportunity to follow their passion, take [...]
By Anthony Costello, August 2015 Issue. The day so many same-sex couples have waited for and worked toward is finally here: same-sex marriage is now just marriage – a [...]
By Anthony Costello, June 18, 2015. As the blazing heat of another Arizona summer approaches, any outdoor activities that don’t involve pools or large bodies of water are [...]
By Anthony Costello, May 2015 Issue. While training and practice are necessary contingents for success in sport, the success of a team isn’t always measured in goals [...]