August 2nd
1465 Alfonso
issues a manifesto declaring himself king of Spain, and promises that "the
sins of heresy, sodomy, and blasphemy, which were as prevalent as they were
notorious in the reign of my predecessor Enrique [Henry], will be uprooted from my
kingdoms and destroyed by me." He was 12 years old at the time and died at age 14.
1970 Mrs. W.S.
Maurine Brinhall, director of Citizens for Decency,
argues against a Sea and
Ski Billboard in Salt Lake City for showing a girl in a Bikini.
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1981-Adele
Starr founded a support group for parents with Gay children, which
is known today as Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
1986 Saturday - Rev. Bruce Barton organized a cleanup and paint party for Resurrection MCC’s new church building on 6th East in Salt Lake City.
1986 Roy Cohn, self loathing homosexual American lawyer and
anti-Communist best known as Butt boy for Joseph McCarthy died of AIDS
(1927-1986) Roy Cohn was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the
witch hunt for communists and Gays in the government in the 1950’s. Homosexual
Roy Cohn, infamous as chief counsel to Senator Joe McCarthey during the 1950's,
died of complications from AIDS in Bethesda MD. McCarthy led the witch-hunt for
communists and Gays in the U.S. government in the 1950's. Cohn’s character was
later portrayed in "Angels in America" as a mentor to a Gay Mormon
lawyer from Utah. He denied that he had AIDS to the end of his life.
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| Donald Trump Roy Cohn |
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| Evan Mecham |
1988-The Ft
Collins Colorado city council voted to allow voters to decide if sexual
orientation should be added to the city's anti-discrimination code. It would
fail, and be opposed by Rev. Pete Peters, who advocates capital
punishment for homosexuals.
1988-Ronald
Balin died of complications from AIDS at age 53. He had been the founder of
the
Washington DC chapter of The Mattachine Society and was among the first group
to picket in front of the White House in 1965. He also spotted a vice detective at the first meeting of the DC Mattachine Society in 1961.
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| Jack Nichols & Ron Balin |
2004 Gay Speed dating at Club Panini. Club
Panini and Salt Lake Metro present Gay Speed Dating tonight at 7pm. Do as many 5-minute
dates as you can. complete a form of who you would like to spend MORE time
with. If you both match, you'll get each other's contact info. Great fun at a
great new space. Club Panini is at the Wells Fargo Building above the KUTV
Studios, 299 South Main Street. Free appetizer from the bar. Separate smoking
room. Indoor and outdoor seating. $2 Drafts Come on by and snag a boyfriend!
2005 Laura G
Stacy Subject: I have a question To: ben@slmetro.com Please pardon my
bluntness. I read your article and think
you can handle it, lol. Seriously though
Is it against the law in Utah to Dress in drag? Is there a law that states it
is a crime to dress up in clothes of the opposite sex? Thanks.
I hope you know the answer. If
not I appreciate the time. Laura. Answer:is no...it is only criminal if purpose is to deceive.
2006 St.
George police arrest two men, pledge crack down on public sex The Associated
Press Salt Lake Tribune ST. GEORGE - Police are pledging to crack down on
public sex and cruising in city parks after making their first-ever Tonaquint
Park lewdness bust. A 54-year-old St. George man and a 53-year-old Springville
man were arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with lewdness in a public
park. Police Sgt. Craig Harding said officers patrolling the park heard noise
coming from the restroom and from outside were able to see one man touch the
other in a sexual manner. "Any kid could have been exposed to this kind of
activity, which is outrageous," Harding said. The park purportedly has
gained a reputation as a cruising spot for men to hook up. "We heard there
was possibly some gay stuff going on, and I have my officers patrol that
area," Lt. Dave Moss said. "If there's people down there trying to
hook up, they usually leave and go somewhere else." Harding said, "We're
going to cruise it more. We're going to work it undercover and try to stamp
this out." Leland Young, a gay community activist in St. George, said the
community does not want people to behave badly in a park, but some fear the
police will go beyond cracking down on public sex. "There's been
harassment on some levels. They're not going up to the heterosexual community
and saying, 'What are you doing in the park?"' Young said. Police denied
targeting people for being gay. "We can't target people. We can't target groups. We can't target cultures, but
we can target criminal behavior," Harding said.
- 2006 By Ben Winslow Deseret Morning News St. George police plan to start cracking down on public sex and cruising in city parks after two men were arrested inside a park restroom. Officers said the men were engaging in sexual activities. Police arrested a 54-year-old man from St. George and a 53-year-old man from Utah County after finding them inside the public restroom at Tonaquint Park on Saturday. According to a police report, officers were patrolling the park when the pair was discovered. "This is at 4:20 in the afternoon," St. George Police Sgt. Craig Harding said Monday. "It's not even late at night when families won't be there." Tonaquint Park, located next to a golf course and near some posh homes in St. George, has gained a reputation as a "cruising spot" for men to hook up. Police said one of the men arrested on Saturday had heard of the park and came from out of town to check it out. "We heard there was possibly some gay stuff going on, and I have my officers patrol that area," St. George Police Lt. Dave Moss said. "If there's people down there trying to hook up, they usually leave and go somewhere else." In an area dealing with rapid growth, police said this is the first lewdness bust of its kind in Tonaquint Park. The St. George Police Department does not even have a dedicated vice squad to conduct such investigations. Still, police said they plan to aggressively crack down on lewdness in public parks. "We're going to cruise it more," Harding said. "We're going to work it undercover and try to stamp this out." The effort is getting some measure of support from some in southern Utah's small gay and lesbian community. "People in the park who are behaving badly, we as a community, we don't want it to happen," said Leland Young, a gay community activist in St. George. However, he said some fear the police will go beyond cracking down on public sex. "There's been harassment on some levels. They're not going up to the heterosexual community and saying, 'What are you doing in the park?' " Young said. The St. George Police Department insists it is not targeting people for being gay. "We can't target people. We can't target groups. We can't target cultures, but we can target criminal behavior," Harding said. Young said he has approached the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Utah for help in offering some sort of training and education to southern Utah police agencies on gay and lesbian issues. Along the Wasatch Front, police have been dealing with public sex and cruising for years. "The numbers show that 60-plus percent of the men arrested engaging in public sex do not self-identify as gay. Most of them are married with families," said South Salt Lake Police Capt. Tracy Tingey. After a series of arrests several years ago in Oxbow Park, police approached the GLBT Community Center for help. Gay and lesbian advocates told them they would help — but it's not really a gay issue. "The honest truth is, the majority of the people who are being arrested would not be caught dead going to a gay and lesbian center," Tingey said. "You interview these guys, they will never, ever say they are gay." Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake and West Valley City have been able to curb a lot of public sex through a program called "Healthy Self Expressions." In cooperation with the courts, it requires men who are arrested for lewdness or public sex to go through counseling. Its success rate is phenomenal with only a 1 or 2 percent recidivism rate, police said. "We're not punishing the gay community," Tingey said. "We're punishing a specific behavior, which is being committed by a majority of men who don't identify themselves as being gay." Young said he would like to see such a program in St. George. "If they've got a successful thing up there, let's have it down here," he said. E-mail: bwinslow@desnews.com
2018 Join Ogden Pride for the Annual Soireé to support Ogden Pride and our Youth OUTreach programs. Keynote Speaker: Alex Florence An intimate performance with Leo Cody Hors d'oeuvres* Individual Ticket: $40 Table of 8: $350 plus an ad in the Ogden Pride Guide (Ad is $50 value. Table must be purchased by July 25th to receive the ad in pride guide) *Catering services donated by Nicci Hutchins, Hygge Kokkken
Opening night of the National Gay-Straight
Alliance Conference at the Utah Pride Center. Looking forward to the public
forum tomorrow - 20 YEARS AFTER EAST HIGH VS BOARD OF EDUCATION. Special thanks
to our partner -ACLU Utah
- Tracy L Johnson-Faulkner-We had a fabulous time at the Ogden Pride Soiree this evening at the ECAC. We met some fun folks from Logan, Mark & Adam and their friend Jennifer. Visited with the UUCO bunch (Tom Taylor, Evelyn Bertilson, David Winmill, Jeffery Lensman, Shannon Barnes, and Karline Valentine)and had fascinating conversation with David Andreason, he is such a great guy. We had the good fortune of being the highest bidder, at the silent auction, of two Big Bad Voodoo Daddy tickets at Deer Valley. Guess that's what we'll be doing on our anniversary night. The speaker was Alex Florence. He talked about his saga of
transitioning. Leo Cody sang and played guitar. The food was yummy too. The catering company, Hygge Kokken, donated their time and food to the event. Sara Jade Woodhouse saw you there and meant to get over to you to wish you Happy Birthday. Many thanks to all the board members and to Evelyn and the late Roxanne Taylor for starting Outreach many years ago, which this year has merged with Ogden Pride. Fabulous!
Tracy and Marilyn Johnson-Faulkner, David Andreason,
- Students reunite 20 years after a landmark lawsuit over Gay-Straight Alliances in Utah schools Posted 3:40 pm, August 2, 2018, by Ben Winslow, SALT LAKE CITY -- Ivy Fox whipped out her phone and took pictures of East High. "Twenty years!" she exclaimed. Ivy Fox (right) at a 1998 court hearing in in her lawsuit against the Salt Lake City School Board over the creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance club (Image via FOX 13 archives) Fox was among a handful of students who sued the Salt Lake City School Board in a landmark case that ended in 1998. Students at East High School wanted to form a Gay-Straight Alliance. The school resisted and, rather than allow the LGBT-supportive club to meet, the school board canceled all extracurricular clubs. The decision sparked walkouts, protests and litigation. The shockwaves of the situation reverberated in schools across Utah. On Thursday, Fox returned to the school to meet with reporters ahead of a discussion about the case 20 years later. She and a co-plaintiff, Leah Farrell, will talk about the lawsuit and what's changed since then. "I would do it all again in a heartbeat," Fox said. Farrell attended West High and joined the lawsuit when her school clubs were taken away. "I understood it was about homophobia," she said. "There was a fear that was driving the decision to close all clubs." Fox said it was tough at times being in the eye of the storm. "I would come outside to my tires slashed weekly. My locker would get broken into," she said. "I think I faced the least of it. It was really brutal. Some people got kicked out of their homes." The students ultimately won their lawsuit when a federal judge dismissed it, but ruled they had a First Amendment right to express their views -- even on topics like sexual orientation. The lawsuit, the judge essentially said, cured the violations. The school district then reversed itself and allowed the GSA to meet. "In the 20 years since East High GSA v. Board of Education of SLCSD, we’re proud to say that the Salt Lake City School District has evolved to foster a culture of inclusivity and sensitivity, with an emphasis on providing excellence and equity: every student, every classroom, every day," Salt Lake City School District Superintendent Dr. Lexi Cunningham said in a statement to FOX 13. "While we are continually evolving and striving to better address the needs of our students, we recognize all – staff and student advocates alike -- who have worked tirelessly to foster this cultural change within our district, and we remain committed to being a safe and nurturing space for all students in Salt Lake City." Fox, who lives outside Utah, said she believes the case has fostered positive change for LGBTQ students in schools, but there's room to improve. "Every person, every student deserves to have a safe, comfortable space in their schools," she told FOX 13. "In Utah, we're still looking at the highest teen suicide rate in the nation and that's not something to be proud of." Farrell grew up to be a lawyer for the ACLU of Utah. She said she still gets phone calls from students across the state who run into problems creating their own Gay-Straight Alliances and she works to help them."It means that these spaces are being created in parts of Utah where they've never been created," Farrell told FOX 13. "People are calling for GSAs and creating safe spaces and that's great." The discussion on East High GSA v. Board of Education takes place Friday at the Utah Pride Center beginning at 6 p.m.
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