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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialColorado could be the first blue state to pass an anti-trans ballot measure. Propositions 134 and 135 would restrict trans students in sports and ban gender-affirming care for minors. This story is in partnership with Westword.
@lookoutnews.bsky.socialBREAKING NEWS: Border Patrol agents arrest at least eight people protecting the "grandmother" cottonwood tree in Lochiel, AZ, and cut the tree down.
@lookoutnews.bsky.social87% of national coverage of the Venture-N shooting came within two days. Then the news cycle moved on. That affected trust.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialWorking on it! It's also available on GayPHX: pod.gayphx.com/feed/podcast...
@lookoutnews.bsky.socialMore that it’s interesting how same-sex marriage seems to galvanize people to get out and vote, even despite corruption. But it’s gotten so bad that even an issue that could bring people to the table isn’t enough to get them there because of the corruption.
@lookoutnews.bsky.socialA shuttered prison in Marana is about to reopen as an ICE jail. The for-profit company running it, Management and Training Corporation, has a track record of scandals.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialHell yeah! 🏅 Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com named LOOKOUT "Best Protection Against Fascism" in its Best of Phoenix 2026 issue. Editors recognized our accountability journalism and the community we're building across the Valley.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialNEW DETAILS 👉 Police records obtained by LOOKOUT show the Venture-N shooter bought his gun days before, went to a range for the first time, cased the bar, and carried a list of other LGBTQ+ bars in Tucson.
@azmirror.comReposted by @lookoutnews.bsky.socialYoung Diné voters are preparing to cast their first ballots as the Nation weighs marriage equality, economic opportunity, basic services and whether their government can deliver
@lookoutnews.bsky.socialBoth Navajo Nation presidential candidates say they’d repeal the same-sex marriage ban. Voters told us that’s not what will get them to the polls on Nov. 3. In partnership with @altavozlab.bsky.social
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@lookoutnews.bsky.social“Law enforcement basically guessed.” A retired officer who reviewed Connor Schuyler’s manslaughter case found cameras aimed at the crash site nobody pulled. What police did document: the priors a queer kid picked up after running from an abusive home at 12.
@lookoutnews.bsky.social“Democrats for Biggs” signs are going up across Greater Phoenix. They don't name a single Democrat. Turns out, conservative group Turning Point USA made them.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialA federal appeals court ruled Club Q shooting victims can’t sue the bar’s owner over its security measurers. Colorado law shields property owners from third-party violence.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.social"We have to keep dancing, we have to keep gathering like nothing will stop us.”
Four days after two men were killed outside a Tucson gay bar, hundreds of LGBTQ+ people packed a queer dance party across town.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialA judge ruled Pietro Graza would be tortured if returned to Brazil. ICE deported him to Equatorial Guinea instead.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialArizona's official count of homeless youth misses anyone couch-surfing, indoors during extreme heat, or trying not to be seen. And it never asks about sexual orientation or gender identity.
@lookoutnews.bsky.socialArizona's official count of homeless youth is 677. That is not an accurate number. That's a January headcount of the people volunteers can find in shelters and on the street.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.social"(What if) an LGBTQ rally happens and the Flock cameras capture all attendees?"
Cities are canceling contracts, but police departments, private retailers and college campuses may still be surveilling residents.
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@lookoutnews.bsky.socialSCOOP: Border Patrol wants 87 acres of public land for a new station near Three Points. Pima County got 30 days to respond. The public comment window opens later, but the letter LOOKOUT obtained doesn't say when.
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