Photo by Mark Burnett on Unsplash The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints issued a statement this week opposing a ban on gay conversion therapy in Utah. The statement could put a bill … [Read more...] about Mormon Church Issues Statement Opposing Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy
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Utah Lawmaker Derek Kitchen, Who Fought to Overturn State’s Gay Marriage Ban, is Separating from His Husband
Utah state senator Derek Kitchen, who fought to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage, is separating from his husband Moudi Sbeity, he announced in an Instagram post on Monday. The AP … [Read more...] about Utah Lawmaker Derek Kitchen, Who Fought to Overturn State’s Gay Marriage Ban, is Separating from His Husband
High School Football Players Burn LGBTQ Pride Flag, Say ‘All Gays Die’ in Disturbing Snapchat Video: WATCH
Two high school football team members from Kearns High School in the Salt Lake City area have been indefinitely suspended after sharing a video to Snapchat in which members of the team burn an LGBTQ … [Read more...] about High School Football Players Burn LGBTQ Pride Flag, Say ‘All Gays Die’ in Disturbing Snapchat Video: WATCH
2-Year-Old’s Reaction to Seeing a Drag Queen for the First Time Goes Viral
Austin DeSpain took his two-year-old daughter Madilyn to the Salt Lake City Pride parade last weekend, and her face lit up when she saw drag queens for the first time. DeSpain uploaded the live photo … [Read more...] about 2-Year-Old’s Reaction to Seeing a Drag Queen for the First Time Goes Viral
Married GOP Mormon Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie Comes Out as Gay in FB Video: WATCH
He's a Republican, a Mormon, a Utah County Commissioner, married to a woman, and gay. Nathan Ivie came out of the closet this week in a Facebook video. Ivie said he attempted suicide at the age of … [Read more...] about Married GOP Mormon Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie Comes Out as Gay in FB Video: WATCH
Arrest Warrant Issued for Gay Basher Who Didn’t Show Up to Court
Police have a warrant out for Carlo Alazo, the man seen in a viral videotaunting a gay man before assaulting him, after Alazo failed to show up for his court date on Friday. The Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Arrest Warrant Issued for Gay Basher Who Didn’t Show Up to Court
Utah Governor Writes Letter to Young LGBTQ Activists Staging Sit-In Outside His Office Over Gutted Bill to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy: WATCH
Utah's Governor Gary Herbert wrote a letter to a group of young LGBTQ activists who staged a sit-in outside his office after a bill to ban gay conversion therapy was gutted in the Utah legislature … [Read more...] about Utah Governor Writes Letter to Young LGBTQ Activists Staging Sit-In Outside His Office Over Gutted Bill to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy: WATCH
Jonas Brothers, Solange, Edie Windsor, Stevie Nicks, Chicago, George Pell, Jason Collins: HOT LINKS
A WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE. Edie Windsor memoir coming in October: 'Windsor's "A Wild and Precious Life" will draw upon her uncompleted manuscript and other personal papers, St. Martin's Press announced … [Read more...] about Jonas Brothers, Solange, Edie Windsor, Stevie Nicks, Chicago, George Pell, Jason Collins: HOT LINKS
This Man’s Anti-Gay Attack Was Seen By Thousands on Twitter But He Won’t Be Charged with a Hate Crime
Salt Lake City Police have identified and charged Carlo Alazo, the man seen in a viral video shared on February 17, taunting a gay man before assaulting … [Read more...] about This Man’s Anti-Gay Attack Was Seen By Thousands on Twitter But He Won’t Be Charged with a Hate Crime
Homophobic Utah Lawmaker Chris Buttars, Who Once Said Gays are Greatest Threat to America, Dies at 76
Longtime readers of this site will remember Chris Buttars, the racist, homophobic Utah state senator who was removed from two committees for comparing gays to radical Muslim extremists and asserting … [Read more...] about Homophobic Utah Lawmaker Chris Buttars, Who Once Said Gays are Greatest Threat to America, Dies at 76
