(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new policy that would allow Utah school staffers to address students by their preferred pronouns is getting attention from critics and supporters. Protesters came to a meeting of the Utah Board of Education yesterday ahead of a discussion of gender identity issues in state classrooms. One group of protesters criticized the new policies and showed their support for board member Natalie Cline, who has been outspoken in her statements opposing LGBTQ and racial equity issues in education. Others held a counter-protest in support of the new policy. A Board of Education subcommittee is expected to review the new gender identity policy today.