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Phoenix disability creator Dani Medina shares her experience living with a rare chronic illness
PHOENIX – Dani Medina is a content creator, model and activist living with a rare health condition. She shares her health journey on social media and is a vocal advocate for disability awareness, LGBTQIA+, women and Indigenous rights.
Anti-trans bills and executive orders are reshaping campus life
PHOENIX – Federal and state lawmakers continue to pass laws that target, control and limit queer youth. As universities comply with executive orders, many queer students and allies are left feeling abandoned. Still, they have rallied around one another in ways that institutions can’t.
High suicide rates in ‘tough guy’ construction trade prompt industry to start talking
PHOENIX – Construction has the highest suicide rate of any occupation in the country. The male-dominated industry is labor-intensive and requires long hours, often leaving workers to cope with both mental and physical pain. Industry leaders and organizers are now working to destigmatize mental health conversations on and off the jobsite.
Science and health program for Native American youth to shut down in Northern Arizona
PHOENIX – Training in STEM and health fields in northern Arizona is in jeopardy of shutting down due to a wave of Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI. The summer program serves primarily people from nearby Indigenous communities and tribal nations, while also welcoming participants from other backgrounds.
