Results of Utah gov. meeting with gay rights groups
(Salt Lake City) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.
Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.
Within weeks of his inauguration, Herbert said …
Utah Gov. Herbert meets with gay rights groups
(Salt Lake City) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is meeting with gay rights advocacy groups for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.
Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.
Within weeks of his inauguration, Herbert said …
Creator of Mormon hunk calendar loses BYU diploma Appeal
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Brigham Young University has denied an appeal to award a diploma that the creator of a Mormon beefcake calendar says he earned.
Chad Hardy’s diploma was withheld by BYU last fall after he was excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns and …
Harvey Milk sculpture proposed for Utah Capitol
(Salt Lake City, Utah) A Salt Lake City area man has a unique proposal to counter what he sees as growing homophobia among Utah politicians – a statue to Harvey Milk at the Utah Capitol.
Roger Carrier says the statue, honoring the openly gay San Francisco politician who was …
Utah Dems demand sanctions after Buttars’ homophobia
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Utah Senate Democrats on Tuesday called for the ouster of a GOP lawmaker from two additional key committee posts because of his anti-gay comments.
In recent comments to a documentary filmmaker, state Sen. Chris Buttars compared gay activists to radical Muslims and said they are “probably the …
Utah gov. faces wrath after supporting civil unions
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) is facing a backlash from fellow Republicans, the powerful Mormon Church and from evangelical Christians following this week’s statement that he would support civil unions for same-sex couples.
Dozens of protesters rallied at the Capitol Wednesday to express their anger. Many of …
Utah gay rights bills get off to bad start
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Legislation that would allow same-sex couples to sue for wrongful death damages has been defeated in a state senate committee. It was the first of six LGBT bills filed in the legislature this session.
The committee room was packed as senators took up the death damages bill.
It …
