Republican former Congressman Jim Kolbe of Arizona is marrying his partner of eight years this weekend in Washington D.C.

Details after the jump!

Facing the threat of a lawsuit by the Arizona Attorney General's office, the city of Bisbee will rewrite its civil union ordinance so that it remains in line with the state law that ban same-sex marriage.

So what will that actually mean for the civil union legislation?

Details after the jump.

It looks like Arizona will try to block the city of Bisbee from recognizing civil unions for same sex couples.  

Details after the jump.

Last month we hinted that the small town of Bisbee, Arizona was on its way to granting its LGBT residents access to civil unions. Today, we're happy to repor the town's City Council approved the measure by  5 - 2 after a contentious debate that included touching testimony from a local gay couple.

Apparently not all conservative politicians are following Sen. Rob Portman's lead.

Arizona congressman Matt Salmon spoke out in a televised interview telling  viewers that while his youngest son, Matt Jr., is openly gay, Salmon is not in favor of same-sex marriage. 

Swell.

Watch after the jump.

Arizona may soon get its first city to allow civil unions after the city council of Brisbee voted in favor. Sure, it’s not marriage, but for the conservative state at least this marks progress! More on the implications of the ordinance and how the state may choose to react, after the jump.

In a 5 - 3 vote and after five hours of grueling testimony, the Phoenix City Council has approved extending its non-discrimination ordinance to include protections for LGBT residents. 

Two Arizona high school students had a choice between two punishments after fighting in school. They could both be suspended or they could be publicly humiliated by being forced to hold hands while sitting next to each other in the school courtyard. 

The students chose the latter, but was the punishment effective? And what message is it sending? 

More after the jump. 

The votes were too close to call nearly a week ago on Election Night, but after improving odds, Rep. Krysten Sinema has emerged the winner of an Arizona seat to become the first openly bisexual member of the U.S. Congress!

We hate to be cynical (we're totally cynical), but this is so aggressively shady that we had to get your opinion on it. 

An NBC affiliate in Arizona is reporting that Repubican House Rep. Jeff Flake, who's currently running for the U.S. Senate, has (via his campaign) been robo-calling Democratic voters and supplying them with the wrong voting locations. 

Imagine driving 11 miles out of your way to vote because you've been instructed to, only to find that your actual polling location was in the opposite direction.

Intentional deception to dissuade Democratic voters or sloppiness on the part of Flake's campaign? Watch and decide after the jump!

Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu, the rising conservative star who earlier this year made headlines for allegedly threatening to have his immigrant gay ex deported, has been cleared of all charges.

This comes after his decision to end his congressional campaign and his subsequent successful re-election campaign as Sheriff of Pinal County.

More after the jump.

Well this is complicated...

An Arizona judge is deliberating over whether he can legally grant a divorce to Thomas Beatie (aka "The Pregnant Man") and his wife, Nancy.

The judge's primary question: Is Thomas Beatie really a man?

More after the jump.