SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah. Utah is one of more than 20 states considering similar measures that opponents say would harm transgender teenagers. The Republican lawmaker sponsoring the measure says it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Murray School District has suspended a program aimed at introducing kids to more diverse and inclusive literature after parents complained after a teacher read a book about a transgender child to a class of third graders last month. Murray School District spokesman Doug Perry […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah parents and teachers have called for the removal of a conservative state school board member for posting comments they consider racist, homophobic and uniformed. Natalie Cline represents District 11 on the Utah State Board of Education. A MoveOn.org petition with more than 4,000 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City School District condemned a student’s yearbook quote after a social media post about it went viral. A student at Highland High School posted on Facebook a photo of another student’s yearbook statement that read, “There are two genders and a lot […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican ousted in a primary after coming out as gay in conservative Utah says a backlash during the campaign has him questioning whether his party has a place for him. Rancher Nathan Ivie announced his orientation last year while serving as a county commissioner […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — They support police reform, LGBTQ rights and Medicaid expansion. But in heavily conservative Utah, thousands of liberal-leaning voters are registering as Republicans. It’s a step they say is the only way for them to have a political voice in a key election next week. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Salt Lake City over the weekend to continue to speak out against police brutality and discrimination. They marched to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office on Saturday, and to the spot where a man died after police officers responding […]
SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — The Salt Lake City Police Department has launched an investigation Thursday into a possible hate crime after a man was arrested on multiple sexual misconduct charges. The Deseret News reported that 34-year-old Adam Quinn Atwood was accused of sexually assaulting a lesbian woman, who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several hundred Brigham Young University students protested Friday afternoon outside church headquarters in Salt Lake City to show their displeasure with a letter this week that clarified that “same-sex romantic behavior” is not allowed on campus. The letter dashed the hopes of many LGBTQ students […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah says “same-sex romantic behavior” isn’t allowed on campus even under recent changes to its strict code of conduct. The revision dropped a section that banned any behavior reflecting “homosexual feelings.” The university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
