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The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

The revised bill strips out provisions that specifically targeted discussion of LGBTQ issues
"Strength Together" by Sam (detail), part of "Mapping Q" presented by the University of Arizona Museum of Art.

"Mapping Q" and the art of identity.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Asian community in Southern Arizona stands together; and parents of color discuss the need to prepare their kids for something that could mean the difference between life and death.
JaVonte' Marquez dancing in a scene from "Retrograde Lemonade".

"Retrograde Lemonade": Move like no one is judging.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Playwright Elaine Romero is recognized for her body of work; and how the murder mystery podcast "Tucson Heat" came to be.
AZPM's Tony Paniagua interviews Darian Benitez Sanchez over Zoom on June 22, 2020. The Phoenix teen hopes to apply for DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children from deportation.

After Supreme Court rulings on DACA, LGBTQ rights, what’s next for those impacted?

Tony Paniagua spoke to Arizonans affected by the rulings.
A protester bangs a drum on the sidewalk outside the La Palma Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona. Protesters in over 200 cars circled the facility on on April 10 calling for the release of detainees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Migrants plead for release as COVID-19 cases surge in ICE detention

At least 122 migrants have the virus at the Eloy Federal Contract Facility, the second-most nationwide.
Taken at the 2019 Tucson Pride celebration.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 5: The Roots of Transphobia

Why is gender identity so controversial?
It's unknown how many pre-teens are gender non-binary. Recent [studies](https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/health/teens-gender-nonconforming-study-trnd/index.html) found that 0.7% of teenagers identify as transgender, while 3% identify as gender non-binary.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 4: Riding the Ambiguity Train

When the binary of male and female doesn’t fit.
Noah James came prepared with interview questions for Scotty Pignatella.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 3: Trans-Generational Advice

A transgender teenage boy interviews an adult trans man.
Tucson’s Pride celebration includes transgender youth from preschool through high school as well as their families and friends.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 2: Changing Expectations

Raising a Transgender Preschooler.
Lizette and Jose Trujillo are the parents of a transgender son. Lizette is the facilitator of a support group for parents that is part of the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA).

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 1: Parents Taking Pride

The journey for families when a child comes out as transgender.
A banner for the Tucson Unified School District hangs in the school board's meeting room at the Duffy Community Center.

Proposed TUSD sex-ed curriculum changes draw vocal criticism and support

Arizona 360 hears from people on both sides of the issue.
Demonstrators call for the firing of a professor at the University of Arizona over a homophobic letter, Sept. 18, 2019.

Demonstrators call for firing of UA professor over homophobic letter

LGBTQ protesters and allies demanded the UA remove professor and former anesthesiology chair Randal Dull.
Katrina Folson, the youth advocate for Friends Advocating Mutual Individuality by Loving Yourself, gave out flyers for the LGBTQ+ support group during the Tohono O'odham Nation's first Pride event June 28, 2019.

Tohono O'odham group celebrates Pride with poetry, storytelling

Organizers said the event was the first-ever Pride celebration on the nation.
Arizona State Capitol building.

Arizona Governor Signs Repeal of HIV/AIDS Instruction Law

The state schools superintendent said the law created myth and fear around the mention of LGBTQ relationships in the classroom.
A transgender woman said a pharmacist at a Fountain Hills CVS made her feel humiliated.

Transgender Woman Says She Was Denied Hormone Prescription at CVS Store

Arizona law allows pharmacies to refuse to fill a prescription on religious or moral grounds.
The new winter melon crop grown from heirloom seeds donated by Chinese Tucsonans in the Mission Gardens.

A Taste of Tucson History

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An update on Central American asylum seekers at the U.S. / Mexico border; using music to build community for America's homeless; learn about the traditions of Ramadan from a Tucson Muslim family

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