Kristen Ford: A queer alt-rocker driving forward in uncertain times
By Timothy Rawles, November 2020 Issue. How does an energetic rock musician like Kristen Ford stay sane during a pandemic? She makes music of course. But that’s the easy [...]
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The Black Theatre Troupe celebrates 50 years of performances
By Timothy Rawles, October 2020 Issue. Whether it be love or loss, the theater is a place to watch characters go through conflicts and struggles, much like our own, and [...]
Arizona’s Kraig Foote helps young artists navigate the art world
By Timothy Rawles, October 2020 Issue. I know very little about the business of art, but I learned some basics from Kraig Foote, owner of the Art One Gallery in Scottsdale. [...]
Actor Phillip Keene is flying in the face of the Coronavirus
By Timothy Rawles, September 2020 Issue. I used to think being a native Californian was a rarity. And to be born in Hollywood, well that was truly exceptional; much like [...]
Actor Joey Pollari is known for his mainstream Queer roles and now, his music
By Timothy Rawles, September 2020 Issue. Joey Pollari has a smile that lights up a room. That might be a hyperbolic idiom, but if you have seen any of his headshots you know [...]
Celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz finds his light
By Timothy Rawles I can imagine that during this time of coronavirus, celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz looks great in a surgical mask. No, not because he’s so handsome he [...]
Spoil your pets: gifts and goodies for the animal companions in your life
By Timothy Rawles, August 2020 Issue. One great thing about shopping for animals is that you never have to ask, “What do you get a pet that has everything?” That’s [...]
Faith and affirmation: having Pride in the churches of the desert
By Timothy Rawles, July 2020 Issue. Reverend Patrick Stout’s words have been an earworm inside my head ever since I read them: “We are a part of the community, not apart [...]
Writer/director Steven Clay Hunter says he got “Nothin’ but support” from Disney/Pixar for his history-making LGBTQ short, Out
By Timothy Rawles, July 2020 Issue. Although different brands, Disney and Pixar are synonymous with each other, the only difference being Pixar tries to build its animated [...]
Drinks with Destiny
By Timothy Rawles, June 2020 Issue. If there is anything this quarantine has taught us it’s that we have time to learn a few new things: Romantic language, a new [...]
Ashley Naftule’s timely play Radio Europa opens to the streaming community
By Timothy Rawles, June 2020 Issue. There might be nothing more fitting this year than a theatrical performance about an alien invasion played out through the interface of a [...]
GLAAD’s virtual fundraiser Together In Pride: You Are Not Alone is a star-filled show of support
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 [...]
Singer Justin Utley is a change agent who lived an “American Nightmare”
By Timothy Rawles; photos by Ryan Bakerink Singer Justin Utley stands tall. His physique is what you notice first, made up of what appears to be solid muscle; it’s rugged, [...]
Dominic Miller is a social worker in a time of social distancing
By Timothy Rawles, May 2020 Issue. Caregivers and patients in Arizona’s mental health population have a relentless leader in their community. Dominic Miller is the Vice [...]
Crowning achievements: Meet Miss and Mister Phoenix Pride
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 [...]
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