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Arizona Town Puts Civil Unions on Hold to Tweak Legislation

By Bob Christie | Saturday Apr 13, 2013
The City Council in the Arizona community of Bisbee will rewrite a recently enacted civil union ordinance after being threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General’s office, which said the ordinance ran afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage.

Gay Son Defends Congressman’s Opposition to Marriage Equality

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 5, 2013
The openly gay son of a Republican Arizona representative defended his father’s opposition to gay marriage in a recent interview.

Arizona Town Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions

Wednesday Apr 3, 2013
The City Council in a former mining community-turned-artist’s haven in rural southeastern Arizona voted Tuesday night to approve an ordinance to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples.

Arizona AG to Sue to Block Civil Unions in Bisbee

Wednesday Apr 3, 2013
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne will go to court to block the artists’ community of Bisbee from implementing a newly approved ordinance recognizing civil unions for same-sex couples, his office said Wednesday.

Ariz. Marriage Ban Means Transgendered Man Can’t Divorce Wife

By Felicia Fonseca & Paul Davenport | Friday Mar 29, 2013
The absurd results of banning same-sex marriage were full display in an Arizona courtroom, where a judge wouldn’t let a man divorce his wife because the judge considered him still a woman he got married.

Arizona House Panel OKs Softened Transgender Bill

By Bob Christie | Thursday Mar 28, 2013
An Arizona House panel late Wednesday approved a measure targeting transgendered people who want to use bathrooms of the gender they identify with, voting along party lines to advance a bill that protects business owners who bar the practice.

Town Poised to Be 1st in Ariz. to OK Civil Unions

Thursday Mar 21, 2013
The Bisbee City Council is poised to make the southeastern Arizona town the first in Arizona to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.

Essential Tips for White Water Rafting on the Grand Canyon

By EDGE | Thursday Feb 28, 2013
You’ve been training all winter in anticipation of your very first white water rafting trip. Once you’ve got your wardrobe in check, then what?

Phoenix Adopts LGBT Anti-Discrimination Measure

Wednesday Feb 27, 2013
The Phoenix City Council approved a proposal Tuesday to expand the city’s anti-discrimination law to include protections for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in city contracts, housing, employment and public accommodations.

Go-Go Dancer, Bar Manager Fends Off Ax Attacker at Gay Bar

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Feb 26, 2013
A bar manager and go-go dancer helped stop a man from attacking patrons in a gay bar with an ax.