Salt Lake’s 6-month-old registry gives gay couples “real hope”

Posted on October 13, 2008
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Jay Christianson and Daniel Holsinger dream of living someday in Boston, California, Canada or even Europe – someplace where they can be married.
    But, for now, they’re happy in Salt Lake City.
    That’s partly thanks to the capital’s mutual-commitment registry, which turns six months old this week. So far, relatively few people have enrolled: 34 pairs, most of whom are same-sex couples.
    In Salt Lake County, there are 18,358 households headed by unmarried partners, including 1,644 same-sex pairs, according to a 2007 census survey.
    “I would encourage as many folks that are able to use it to use it,” says Valerie Larabee, the Utah Pride Center’s

What’s next on Becker’s human-rights agenda?

    The freshman mayor wants to pass a broader nondiscrimination ordinance. He’s hosting a series of meetings to include Salt Lake City residents in a discussion of what should be in the ordinance and what experiences they have had with discrimination.

    The kickoff, featuring a panel discussion, is Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in City Hall, 451 S. State St.

executive director, who has registered with her partner. Other prominent couples on the list include state Sen. Scott McCoy and his partner, Mark Barr. More of Salt Lake’s 6-month-old registry gives gay couples “real hope”
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