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Orrin Hatch supports civil unions as an option to preserve ‘traditional marriage’
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says be supports legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples as a means of preserving “traditional marriage” for heterosexual couples.
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Boy Scouts reject Utah troop sponsored by gay rights group
SALT LAKE CITY — The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization. The Utah Pride Center recently asked permission to start a troop for 10 middle-school aged children with straight troop leaders, said executive director Valerie Larabee…
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Three same-sex couples challenge Utah’s gay marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Three couples have filed a lawsuit challenging Utah’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Utah Boy Scout council says 83 percent of parents, leaders oppose lifting gay ban
SALT LAKE CITY — A survey finds that that 83 percent of Boy Scout leaders, parents and representatives from troops in the greater Salt Lake City area oppose lifting a ban on openly gay scouts and gay and lesbian scout leaders.
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Chipotle cancels sponsorship of Utah Boy Scout event due to anti-gay policy
SALT LAKE CITY — Chipotle Mexican Grill has pulled its sponsorship of Utah’s “Scout-O-Rama” because of the Boy Scouts of America’s long-standing ban on gays.
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Utah senator: Bill prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination is dead
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill to create a statewide law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual identity or orientation is dead, the lawmaker behind the measure said Monday.
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Utah Senate committee advances bill prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Senate committee on Thursday advanced legislation proposing a statewide law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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School: ‘Singing valentines’ OK for gay students after flyer warned ‘no same-sex deliveries’
WEST JORDAN, Utah — A Utah high school will allow “Singing Valentines” to same-sex students on Thursday after students, faculty and parents complained that a flyer distributed last week singled out LGBT students and was described as anti-gay bullying.
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Utah LGBT advocacy group to file amicus briefs in DOMA, Prop 8 cases
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Pride Center announced Wednesday that it will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the pending cases involving the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. Utah Pride said it has retained a bipartisan team of prominent Utah attorneys to challenge Utah’s system of […]
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Alex Pelosi’s Sundance debut ‘Fall from Grace’ profiles Jim McGreevey
PARK CITY, Utah — Alexandra Pelosi was beaming: She had just made her Sundance Film Festival debut with the HBO documentary “Fall from Grace,” about former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey; her mother, Rep. Nancy Pelosi was on hand to witness it; and Sundance’s founder and Pelosi’s hero, Robert Redford, made it a point to […]