By Ashley Fredde/El Inde If one were to conjure up an image of a southwestern rancher, Richard Collins might be close. A rancher since the 1980s, Collins looks every bit the part, with his pants pulled over boots that have dried mud around the sole. His hands and face are weathered from working in the…
By Emma Muigai/El Inde Lizette Trujillo is a mom and activist in Tucson, who moderates a support group called Families Transformed. With a mission to create and support a network of families embracing their children’s gender nonconformity, Families Transformed provides a monthly meeting for parents of gender diverse children from Southern Arizona. Trujillo is a…
By Alexandra Pere/ El Inde When Gary Nabhan was growing up in the Indiana Dunes, Indiana, he remembered being sleepy in the middle of his class one day. Looking out the window, he studied the leaves of a tree nearby. Nabhan, who would later find out he is color blind, thought the leaves had odd…
By Mish DeCarlo/El Inde The offseason came early for athletes this year amidst the coronavirus pandemic, but the routine has stayed the same for junior hockey player Andrew DeCarlo. As he has every offseason, DeCarlo uses this time to refocus, recharge, and rehabilitate his body. Every morning starts with a run around his Southern California…
By Heaven Rodriguez-Elliott/El Inde Never in a million years did I think I would be living through one of the most confusing times — like I am today. I was supposed to be getting ready for graduation, ready for the next step of my life and going to classes. Most days, I used to hate…
