SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed a wide range of topics at their twice-yearly conference on Saturday but primarily implored members of the faith to emphasize unity over division and eschew polarization. Officials at the faith’s first in-person conference […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a civil-rights investigation into how LGBTQ students are disciplined at Brigham Young University. The Utah college said in a news release Thursday that the Department of Education concluded the private religious school is exempt from parts of Title […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil-rights investigation into how LGBTQ students are disciplined at Brigham Young University, a private religious school. The Salt Lake Tribune reports it comes after the school said it would still enforce a ban on same-sex dating even […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has sworn in a historic new city council where the majority of members identify as LGBTQ, and most are people of color. The Salt Lake Tribune reports councilwoman Victoria Petro-Eschler said Monday the makeup of the seven-member council is not just a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and rebuked the faith over social issues and LGBTQ rights in an unusual public move. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeff T. Green has pledged to donate 90% […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook and retired NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade have joined Utah leaders to announce the completion of a local advocacy group’s campaign to build new homes that provide services for LGBTQ youth. A non-profit providing mental health services for LGBTQ youth has surpassed […]
(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 […]
(Provo, UT) — Provo’s “Y” Mountain looked a little more colorful Thursday night. Brigham Young University students lit the Y in rainbow colors ahead of LGBTQ History month in October. Back in March, students lit up the mountain in rainbow colors to mark the anniversary of when BYU clarified that […]
(Provo, UT) — A Brigham Young University student seen on video washing out chalk art messages supporting LGBTQ students is no longer enrolled. Officials for BYU won’t say whether he dropped out or was expelled. In the video recorded last month, the man is seen pouring out a water bottle […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservative member of Utah’s board of education who criticized the use of a gay pride flag in a social media post is under investigation. The Utah State Board of Education said Tuesday that Natalie Cline’s post does not represent the school board and that […]
