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Tuesday: Trans folk and their allies marched to Phoenix Children’s Hospital to protest it ending part of a gender-affirming care program for youth age 19 and under.

Trans Queer Pueblo is launching an email campaign to increase community pressure on the CEO and demand that care be reinstated.
Trans people and their allies shout chants and hold up flags, signs outside of Phoenix Children’s Hospital in midtown Phoenix on Feb. 18. A poster on the right reads “Trans Kids Belong Everywhere!” on top of a trans flag background. Trans people and their allies shout chants and hold up flags, signs outside of Phoenix Children’s Hospital in midtown Phoenix on Feb. 18. An organizer on the left holds a blue sign that reads “Transgender Rights Are Human Rights” in one hand and a combined Palestinian-trans flag in the other. Trans people and their allies shout chants and hold up flags, signs outside of Phoenix Children’s Hospital in midtown Phoenix on Feb. 18. A protestor in the middle wearing a cowboy hat, Protect Trans Kids shirt & buckled belt holds a “Don’t Tread on Us” poster with trans-flag colored snakes.
February 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Wednesday: AZ lawmakers, legal advocates express support for nondiscrimination protections based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression.

In committee, Rep. Villegas (D-Tucson) seeks to amend House Bill 2062, replacing “outdated” definitions of sex and gender with inclusive language.
Democratic Rep. Betty Villegas speaks into microphones perched on a wooden podium in the Rose Garden outside of the Arizona State Capitol. Supporters, including Democratic Reps. Patty Contreras and Lorena Austin, stand behind Villegas. Two people on the right hold blue Human Rights Campaign signs that read “Protect AZ’s LGBTQ+ Future! We Won’t Back Down.”
January 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Rodriguez addresses the proposed ballot referral Arizona legislators are voting on. LUCHA members, folks opposed spoke to a packed hearing room Wednesday.

Rally at the state Capitol against HCR 2060 will be 10 a.m. this Saturday.

For more context from youth click the story link in my original post
A screen shot of an Arizona organizer’s response to a Teen Vogue 2024 election correspondent’s question about the state legislature’s immigration ballot referral, HCR 2060.
May 10, 2024 at 7:58 PM