Phoenix, AZ. (July 13, 2011) – Equality Arizona, the statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political advocacy group, announced today that the board of directors has voted to appoint Nick Ray as the organization’s Executive Director with immediate effect. Equality [...]
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By Sam Castañeda Holdren, MSW June 25, 2011 @ 4:25 p.m. As you most certainly know by now, the movement for equality achieved a great victory last night when the Republican-controlled New York State Senate voted to grant the freedom [...]
June 16, 2011 @ 11:06 a.m. Following the spate of suicides by gay youth and young adults, we’ve witnessed an overwhelming response from people who are dedicated to curbing these tragic deaths, as seen by the It Gets Better Project [...]
May 26, 2011 @ 8:59 a.m. Political campaigns can be divisive and aggressive. Sometimes, though, a line is crossed. That line was crossed yesterday, when an Arizona-based conservative blog posted a message that is so far out of the mainstream [...]
May 25, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Equality Arizona, I am proud to announce that Greg Stanton has received Equality Arizona’s endorsement for mayor of Phoenix in the election on August 30, 2011. [...]
May 18, 2011 @ 9:14 a.m. You may have already read the story in the May 15th edition of the New York Times – the one about Mr. Rick Welts, president and CEO of the Phoenix Suns. It was a [...]
May 5, 2011 @ 3:13 p.m. I am proud to announce that Bryan Jeffries, a friend of mine and the community, was appointed today to serve on the Phoenix City Council, filling the seat left vacant by Councilwoman Peggy Neely. [...]
By Sam Castañeda Holdren, MSW April 12, 2011 @ 3:02 p.m. Moments ago, the Arizona State Senate voted to give final approval to SB 1188, a bill that would create obstacles to placing children and youth in foster care with [...]
Equality Arizona is excited to be hosting the first candidate forum in the 2011 Phoenix mayoral election cycle. This historic event will not only be the first opportunity for the candidates to appear together in public, it is the first [...]
By Sam Castaneda Holdren samh@equalityarizona.org Last week, Caleb Laieski and I traveled to Washington, D.C., where we spent an impactful couple of days meeting with officials in the Obama administration and on Capitol Hill, along with representatives of some of [...]