Topics :: Utah

2 Boy Scout Leaders Could Lose Membership For Utah Pride Support

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jun 17, 2013
Two Utah Boy Scout leaders may lose their memberships after marching in the state’s Gay Pride Parade.

Group of Mormons Join Utah Pride Parade Again

Monday Jun 3, 2013
For a second straight year, a large group of Mormons took part Sunday in the Utah Pride Parade in a show of support for the gay community.

Scouts Reject Troop Sponsored By Gay Rights Group

By Brady McCombs | Tuesday Apr 2, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization.

Mormon Church Working With LGBT Leaders on Utah Anti-Discrimination Bill

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Feb 12, 2013
Officials from the Mormon Church are working with gay rights groups to create a bill that would protect the LGBT community against discrimination in Utah.

2 Moms Book Back on Utah School District’s Shelves

Tuesday Jan 15, 2013
A book about a lesbian couple raising children has returned to a Utah school district’s library shelves, amid a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Park City’s High West Celebrates Repeal Day

Thursday Nov 29, 2012
On December 1, Park City’s High West Distillery and Saloon celebrates its third anniversary and National Repeal Day, marking the end of Prohibition in 1933.

Patrons at Salt Lake City Gay Club Attacked by Fireballs

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Aug 20, 2012
About 40 people who were partying at one of Salt Lake City’s most popular gay clubs on Thursday were attacked by flaming projectiles.

Moab Pride Festival Returns to Southern Utah

Friday Aug 17, 2012
Though pride festivals are common in major cities around the country, the Moab Pride Festival is a standout for its remoteness in southern Utah. Last year’s inaugural event drew hundreds of participants from the Four Corners area.

ACLU Criticizes Utah School District for Removing Lesbian Parenting Book

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jul 2, 2012
ACLU is challenging a Utah school district’s decision that restricts elementary school students from accessing a picture book about a lesbian couple raising children.

Over 300 Mormons Join Utah Gay Pride Parade

Monday Jun 4, 2012
More than 300 Mormon church members who are not gay drew shouts of approval and tears from spectators while marching in the Utah Gay Pride Parade in downtown Salt Lake City.