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Man sentenced in Utah attack on gay man

Man sentenced in Utah attack on gay man

Saturday, December 19, 2009
A man once on the Salt Lake City Police Department's "Most Wanted" list has been sentenced to probation and a year in jail for 2008 attack that SLC police have [...]
Openly gay Utah state senator announces his resignation

Openly gay Utah state senator announces his resignation

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Utah's first openly gay state senator will be resigning from office effective the end of this week to focus more time on practicing law, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. [caption [...]
Mormon church announces support of SLC gay rights ordinance

Mormon church announces support of SLC gay rights ordinance

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
In a rare move, the LDS Church announced Tuesday night its support of Salt Lake City's proposed ordinances protecting gay and transgender people from discrimination in housing and employment, the [...]
Gay rights supporters deliver petitions to Mormon church

Gay rights supporters deliver petitions to Mormon church

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Like Mormon pioneers in the 1850s, gay-rights supporters pulled a handcart through Salt Lake City on Wednesday in what they dubbed a "rescue" mission, The Salt Lake City Tribune reports. [...]
Gay advocacy groups criticize Mormon apostle over Prop 8 comments

Gay advocacy groups criticize Mormon apostle over Prop 8 comments

Friday, October 16, 2009
Four gay advocacy groups that include Mormons and former church members released a joint statement Friday disagreeing with points made earlier this week in a speech on freedom of religion [...]
New signs posted at LDS plaza following ‘gay kiss’ incident

New signs posted at LDS plaza following ‘gay kiss’ incident

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
If you walk through the LDS Church Plaza in Salt Lake City you'll see some new signs. They put visitors on notice that the Church can refuse access to anyone [...]
UT Governor says ‘no protected class’ based on sexual orientation

UT Governor says ‘no protected class’ based on sexual orientation

Friday, August 28, 2009
In his most definitive comments yet on gay rights, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he doesn't believe sexual orientation should be a protected class in the way that race, [...]
SLC Mayor proposing LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance

SLC Mayor proposing LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance

Monday, August 24, 2009
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker is proposing a new city ordinance that includes protections for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The public discussion draft is based on [...]
Utah Newspaper Refuses Gay Couple’s Wedding Announcement

Utah Newspaper Refuses Gay Couple’s Wedding Announcement

Thursday, August 13, 2009
A southern Utah newspaper has rejected a gay couple's wedding announcement, saying its policy is to publish announcements only for marriages legal under Utah law. The Spectrum in St. George initially accepted [...]
Video: Gay couple’s confrontation with LDS guards

Video: Gay couple’s confrontation with LDS guards

Thursday, July 30, 2009
Newly released film footage shows four LDS Church security guards separating and handcuffing a gay couple after the two men kissed on the Main Street Plaza. The Salt Lake Tribune [...]
‘A Hug and Kiss’ lands gay couple in handcuffs at Mormon plaza

‘A Hug and Kiss’ lands gay couple in handcuffs at Mormon plaza

Saturday, July 11, 2009
A gay couple say they were detained by LDS security guards on a plaza owned by the Mormon church and later cited by police, claiming it stemmed from a kiss [...]
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