This Day In Gay Utah History SEPTEMBER 16

September 16th

Spanish Fork Canyon

1896  Beastly Tramps Crime committed by Them Against Nature- Sheriff Fowler received a telephone message from Spanish Fork yesterday to come over as there had been some terrible trouble with tramps who had committed a “Crime Against Nature” with a boy of about 18 years of age. Mr. Fowler went over and succeeded in arresting eight tramps whom the boy identified. Provo Daily Enquirer

1967 Salt Lake City Vice Officers led by Sgt. Gene P. Young led a Morals drive along the 500 block of West 2nd South with a

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massive round up of prostitutes. Two months ago Salt Lake City was ranked in the top 1/3 of cities its size for prostitution in a survey conducted by a national social health organizations. The Jazz Hut at 559 West 2nd South and the Regal Lounge at 537 West 2nd South were also raided. (09/16/67 SLTribune page 19)

1979 - The newly formed New York City Gay Men's Chorus holds its first auditions.

1986- Mark LaMarr was asked to withdraw his membership from the Restoration Church if he could not support Tony Feliz as prophet. Mark LaMarr withdrew.

Mark Lamar

1988 Mark LaMarr walked with me down to the Central City Community Center to set the dance up for Unconditional Support. Alan Peterson and Randy Olsen showed up too late to be of any help and Eric Vaughn never showed up at all. Anyway it was a very small dance may be 30 people and we only made $75, fifty of which we will need for the next dance. I gave Richard Morris $10 for doing the music. The dance lasted until midnight. I was tired but Randy Olsen wanted me to go to Bandaloops for coffee after the dance. (Journal of Ben Williams) 

1990 – General Motors issues an apology after one of its commercials refers to trucks made by foreign companies as “little faggot trucks.”

1990 Sunday Heroism and hope: Hundreds at fund-raiser are joined by an irrepressible 5-year-old born with the disease. AIDS WALK FOR LIFE By JoAnn Jacobsen-Wells, Medical Writer Deseret News At age 5, Tyler Spriggs probably weighs less than the pumpkin he'll carve into a jack-o'-lantern on Halloween. But for 31/2 years, he's carried a heavier load than most adults ever will. Tyler has AIDS - a disease, he says, that put "bad bugs" in his blood and prevents his body from growing. He's weighed 33 to 35 pounds for a couple of years.  Nonetheless, he kept pace with heavyweights on Saturday - political leaders, prominent physicians, parents and patients - who joined in "A Walk For Life." Sponsored by the Utah AIDS Foundation, the second annual walk was held to raise funds for AIDS care, education and services provided through five community organizations.  Half of the funds will go to the foundation, with the remainder donated to Remember the Forgotten Children, Shalom Apartments, The People with AIDS Coalition, and the Cache Valley AIDS Council. Last year's walk raised $11,000, with 200 walkers. This year's goal was $72,000 to $100,000 - with about 1,000 walkers.  "We're making a lot of progress," said Ben Barr, foundation executive director. "There are a lot better

Ben Barr

treatments, which means many more people are willing to go in now for testing. But we still have a lot of work to do." AIDS education, Barr said, continues to be a top priority. "Studies in San Francisco and New York have shown that when you stop education efforts, people go back to their old behavior. So it's important to sustain education." Tyler is a constant reminder of that philosophy. At birth, he had two deadly strikes against him: He was addicted to methadone and he was infected with the AIDS virus by a mother who had been a prostitute and drug addict.  Carolyn Spriggs and her husband, Mick, took custody of Tyler when Spriggs' half-sister called from jail. She pled for help in caring for her ailing 14-month-old child. Tyler's been an important member of the Spriggs household ever since. And for the most part, he has lived a relatively normal life with his three adopted siblings. "His life has been as normal as a child with AIDS can be," Carolyn Spriggs said. "One thing we decided as a family was that we wanted his life to be as normal as the rest of our kids. He had that right." Spriggs said the prejudice that has plagued other AIDS patients has not affected Tyler. He attends preschool and plays with neighborhood children. "Kids in our neighborhood are great to him. So are the parents," she said. "If he's naughty, they send him home. If he's good, he's welcome. And that's the way it should be. His lifestyle is as normal as any other child's and I think that's one reason he has lived as long as he has." Tyler's "special spirit, inborn spunk and determination" have also been ammunition against the disease, Spriggs said. "He can be feisty and naughty but can bring out a spirit that I have never encountered."  Spriggs said in four short years, the tiny child with curly blond hair and big brown eyes has taught her family some mighty lessons. "Because of Tyler, my children have been raised to have no prejudice toward anybody. It doesn't even enter their minds to worry if someone is gay, black or different than they are because they have accepted Tyler. He has shown us that people are different, yet they are all the same." Almost the same; in many ways, Tyler is different, of course. He takes three different drugs a day, including AZT, to fight the disease that has produced itchy lesions on his face and arms. Tyler knows he has the disease - and that it can kill him, Spriggs said. He also knows he can transmit it to others. Last year, after getting a puppy for his birthday, he awakened with nightmares. They stopped when Mom told him that puppies can't get AIDS. "He is very aware. He knows he can't give AIDS to you by kissing, hugging, or sharing a Coke," Spriggs said. "He does know that when he bleeds, he has to take precautions." While others walked or ran the 10K benefit race last year, Tyler rode in a wagon pulled by his father. This year, he rode his shiny red bike. Maybe next year, he'll foot it with others raising funds to fight AIDS. Or possibly the 1991 race will go on without Tyler.  "The prognosis is that he will live as long as God will let me have him," Spriggs said, tears filling her eyes. "We just take one day at a time and are grateful for the days we have him. Our responsibility is to make sure he grows into a human being who is compassionate." **** (Chart)188 have already died For 188 Utahns, Saturday's "Walk For Life" came too late. They died from the disease that, has afflicted hundreds of residents. Since 1983, 323 cases of AIDS have been reported to the Utah Department of Health. "Another 130 people have been identified as having AIDS, and several thousand more are likely HIV-positive and need  

Suzanne Dandoy

education that will be increased through efforts like this," Dr. Suzanne Dandoy said. Dandoy, health department executive director, was one of several public officials who spoke at the non-partisan, non-denominational pre-race rally Saturday in Liberty Park. Rep. Frank R. Pignanelli, D-Salt Lake, also addressed the gathering. And Michele Parish-Pixler, state director of the American Civil Liberties Union, led the group in "an attitude of prayer."  The ACLU recently filed suit against some school districts in federal court seeking to ban prayers from public school graduations. But Parish-Pixler, calling Saturday's walk a "non-government" event, said prayer was appropriate. The impact of AIDS will be discussed by Dandoy again Monday, when the Utah official, representing state health departments nationwide, addresses the National Commission on AIDS in Washington, D.C. "Public health departments are rapidly becoming the care-giver of last resort as persons with AIDS cannot afford care in the regular health-care system," Dandoy said Saturday. "So in addition to our responsibilities for education, prevention, testing and counseling, we are responsible for finding access to medical care." Dandoy said finding the funds for that care is a major issue that must be addressed immediately by the federal government. AIDS WALK FOR LIFE

1993-Thursday - Since 1983, 835AIDS cases have been reported in Utah. Another 730 people have tested positive for HIV, but HIV records have only been kept for the last couple of years. More than half of the   AIDS victims -- 453 -- have died. (09/16/93  Page: C3  SLTribune)

Jesse Helms

1994-The International Lesbian Gay Association lost its non-governmental organization representative status at the United Nations after a campaign by US Senator Jesse Helms revealed that one of its member organizations, NAMBLA, condoned sex with children. As a result, ILGA expelled NAMBLA from its membership.

1999 UTAH   GAY COMMUNITY TO CHURCH: THIS IS THE LAST STRAW by Ben Fulton Salt Lake City Weekly   City Beat September 16, 1999 Consider the line drawn. That’s the attitude of a growing number in Salt Lake City’s gay community following the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ directive that California members use their time and money in the fight against gay marriage. As it’s now widely known, the LDS church writes very large checks when it comes to fighting even the slightest possibility that gay people might one day legally marry. Last year, the church contributed $500,000 and $600,000 for political efforts banning same-sex marriage in Alaska and Hawaii respectively. But the church’s recent call for Golden State members to write checks in support of the Knight initiative, which would rewrite state law tread that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California,” has created enough critical mass for political action from the other side of the debate. Just as LDS wards in California are hosting pro-Knight fund-raising parties, so are local gays, lesbians and heterosexual allies hosting anti-Knight fund-raisers here at home. Clearly, one person’s holy war is another’s Inquisition. Beyond check-book activism, hitting the streets in protest is also in the works. So is support for church members working to remove their names from official rolls, some of whom allege harassment on the part of the LDS church after sending their letters of resignation. Educate, organize, fund-raise: It’s almost certain to be a familiar mantra on both sides of the battle, especially as the March 7 Knight initiative primary election ballot approaches in California. Recently, The Trapp nightclub in Salt Lake City raised $2,600 during a fund-raising event to benefit Californians for Fairness, a group working to defeat the Knight initiative and counteract the numerous religious groups supporting it. “There’s always been a sense of outrage when the church sent checks to Hawaii and Alaska, but this has really hit people,” says Joe Redburn, owner of The Trapp. “I’m sure this is just the beginning of fund raising in the Salt Lake community.” Even if it isn’t, those who can’t write checks are hitting the streets in protest: right in front the church’s downtown office tower. Last week local gay activist Kathy Worthington assembled a rag-tag group of sign-wavers to razz the church’s membership records department for refusing to immediately remove the names of members angered over the brethren’s recent actions in California. Worthington says she’s heard from as many as 40 people locally and nationwide alleging harassment by church officials after they sent notarized letters of resignation to church headquarters in Salt Lake City. I think it’s a control issue,” Worthington says. “The church doesn’t like it when people aren’t willing to accept its authority and control. But for a lot of people this is just the last straw, and it feels good to say, ‘This is not my church anymore and I’m walking away from it.’” The church has justified its actions against gay marriage as divinely inspired. Although IRS rules prohibit a tax-exempt religious organization from using the majority of its budget for political purposes, the church defends its right to intervene in issues it sees as vitally important. Gay marriage, viewed by the church as a threat to traditional families, is obviously one of those issues. The church is also adamant that matters of membership be handled by local bishops, not top administrative brass in Salt Lake City.“A caring bishop who calls to verify a member’s wishes and soothe hurt feelings is simply doing what the Lord taught-—showing concern for his congregation,” LDS church spokesman Mike Otterson said in a faxed statement.“Ultimately, any member who wishes to leave the church has the right to dose.”But to those looking for a more speedy process, phone calls and delays constitute a form of harassment for which they have neither the time nor energy. Brian Burke, an environmental attorney in San Francisco, has had it with the church’s rigmarole. He sent his resignation letter by registered mail to Salt Lake City Aug. 26, and is still getting calls from his bishop. A lawyer, Burke says he knows he’s well within his rights to have his name immediately withdrawn from church records without hassle. Legal precedent, notably Guinn vs. Church of Christ of Collinsville, says so.“The case law is very clear that when any church fails to recognize a resignation, any activities taken after that constitute harassment,” Burke says. “I think [the LDS church] is deliberately trying to make it difficult to exercise a fundamental right: the freedom to withdraw from a church. I don’t know how I could have made my letter of resignation any clearer totem.”Burke has no plans to visit with his Bay Area bishop, but he won’t rule out a class-action lawsuit with others seeking resignation if the church won’t honor his request to leave. “I’d certainly consider it,” he says. Susan Loder of Mason City, Iowa, is also losing patience with the church over her request to leave. Like Burke, the consumer researcher and mother of three sent her letter in late August. She’s talked with her local bishop several times already, but doesn’t see her request being processed any time soon. The church’s active backing of the Knight initiative is one of many reasons she wants to leave the Mormon fold after converting six years ago.“When my sister left the church they held onto her resignation letter for one and a-half years,” Loder says. “That concerns me. I don’t think this is going to be easy.”Even before last week’s small gathering at the church office building, others in the gay community met at the offices of the American Civil Liberties Union to plan a peaceful protest outside Temple Square on the last day of church conference, Oct. 3. Jared Wood, chairman of Utahns for Fairness, a sister group to Californians for Fairness, encouraged those attending to write letters to newspaper editors, and generally spread news about the protest date. Many there had already organized their own “potluck political party” fund-raisers for Californians for Fairness. Wood, himself a former member of the church, made it clear that the efforts and actions of the gay community aren’t directed at Mormons generally, but church hierarchy specifically. He also emphasized that October’s protest will be quiet and non-confrontational.“We’re just going to hold our signs and smile,” he said. “If we plant a few seeds in a few good hearts after church conference, that’s a good place to start.”And if the church is at all surprised that gays and lesbians are starting toast after a long silence, it shouldn’t be, Wood says. “It’s unfortunate when church that’s experienced bigotry and stereotypes continues to do the same with other minorities.”Salt Lake City Weekly © 1996-1999 Copperfield Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

2003 The Chronicle's View: U makes the right decision on spouse cards and same-sex partners Recently the U announced the availability of spouse cards. By offering these cards to non students of the U, the benefits afforded to students of the U can now be enjoyed by their partners. The key to understanding the significance of the decision is found in the ever-so-important word "partner." According to the Associated Students of the University of Utah policy and Procedure Agreement, those eligible are "all student spouses, same-sex partners and opposite sex partners who are not married." By extending these benefits to partners, specifically same-sex partners, is a substantial victory for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students on campus. Across the nation, debates are being contentiously held on the rights of same-sex partners concerning health benefits, rights of attorney and marriage. The U's policy indicates a commitment from the university to support, at least to some degree, the extension of benefits to same-sex partners. Questions surrounding gay rights are growing more and more complex. The liberal tradition of the United States is committed to a limited role of government in making decisions affecting citizens' personal choices and liberties. However, as the state works to provide certain services that are essential to citizens' well being, the line between liberty and non-governmental interference becomes blurred. The blurring of such this line between liberty and government interference or regulation becomes quite problematic with the issue of gay rights. Intuitively, it seems that one's sexual preference is nobody's business but one's own. The problem arises when certain state funded benefits come with prerequisites relating to sexual preference, like marriage. As marriage is an institution reserved for only heterosexuals, it is an option that is unavailable for homosexual men and women. As such, the benefits given to individuals from the state are predicated on one's sexual preference-a personal choice. The decision by the U to extend the benefits of spouse cards to same-sex partners is both logical and encouraging. It is illegitimate to discriminate against people based on their sexual preference. By conditioning certain benefits on one's sexuality, the state would be discriminating, and such a policy would be illegitimate. Undoubtedly, there will be an attempt at some level of the system to change or overturn the U's decision in this area. Such a move by any party to do this-regardless of how opponents paint their proverbial pictures-is nothing more than simple-minded discrimination.

 2003 Hi Guys, This Sunday we will be watching the Emmy Awards for Movie night. Unfortunately, this week will be the last Sunday night that Kelly and I will be able to host movie night. Both Kelly and I work on Sunday's and it is just too difficult for us to continue especially since it is at our house. We have been doing this for over 12 years now and it is time for us to take a break. There is the possibility that after a few months rest, we might be interested in hosting again. Perhaps when the new season of Queer As Folk begins, but if we do, it will need to be on a different night than Sunday. It's been a great run. Many Thanks to those who have helped. Love, Courtney and Kelly 

2003-U of U Spouse Cards Spouse Card open to all Same-sex couples included By Adam Benson The Associated Students of the University of Utah is offering a new- and in the eyes of some-controversial benefits package to non-student spouses at the U. The Spouse Card, available to all student spouses, same-sex partners and opposite-sex partners who are not married, offers eligible students discounts on campus recreation facilities, public transportation and free library access. But the card's major impact may be its vision. "We're really bringing a voice that has been silenced out into the open...it was hugely important to include them in this package," said April Heiselt, director of nontraditional student services board.  According to Heiselt, the Spouse Card committee, comprised of several key administrators, decided to include members of the U's gay community when deciding who was eligible to receive benefits from the card. "We made this decision together, but with the full support of U President Bernie Machen and Vice President of Academic Affairs Barbara Snyder," Heiselt said. Though not everyone has embraced ASUU's inclusionary approach, Heiselt said most of the feedback has been supportive. "We've obviously had some negative responses but we've had a lot more positive responses, not only from the gay community but from the heterosexual community as well," Heiselt said. ASUU Chief of Staff Jeff Mathis called the Spouse Card program "long overdue," saying it will bring more nontraditional students to the U's campus. "I definitely foresee this program continuing when this administration is gone...(bringing) students back onto campus wasn't the card's main purpose, but it's a very good byproduct," Mathis said. Released on Aug. 25, the Spouse Card has been a popular and much- needed addition to the nontraditional student community. Heiselt spent her summer months researching similar spouse card plans from universities around the country including the university of Tennessee, Stanford University, Utah State university and Brigham Young University. Though the Spouse Card is catching on fast-about one per day being produced by the UCard office-Heiselt said it hasn't been smooth sailing all that time. Since the card's inception nearly three weeks ago, Heiselt began receiving e-mails from upset students who didn't agree with card's availability to same-sex and non-married partners. But with no money coming out of student fees to support the card's production or distribution, Mathis and Heiselt both say the Spouse Card is a step in the right direction for the future of student involvement at the U. "I'm thrilled about the success of it so far...I think this is going to be one of those things that's word of mouth," Heiselt said. Mathis agreed, adding that the support of U administrators can only help the program's success. "People have been very positive for the most part about the spouse card, and ASUU is not paying for any of this. We're just making it happen," he said. Students interested in obtaining a Spouse Card can contact ASUU at 581-2788 or visit their Web site at  www.asuu.utah.edu. abenson@chronicle.utah.edu John Boyack contributed to this article On-campus students: 1. Go to the UCard office. Bring a picture I.D. And proof or partnership. Items that will qualify as proof of partnership include: marriage license, joint rental agreement, or joint utility bill. 2. Fill out the Student Spouse Card application. 3. Pay $5 Student Spouse Card fee to the UCard office. 4. Pay the $20 Campus Recreation Fee (if desired). 5. The UCard Office will have the Student Spouse Card available for pick-up within 24 hours, except on weekends and U holidays. 6. Student spouses who desire to obtain UTA Education "Ed" Pass for UTA TRAX/bus transportation will take the Student Spouse Card to their Housing office. 7. The Spouse will then pay the $33 transportation fee to the appropriate housing office. Effective July 1, 2004, the cost will increase to $38.50, and effective July 1, 2005, the cost will be $44. 8. The Housing office will then give the spouse the "Ed" Pass Card. Off-campus students: The procedure is the same for Off-campus students, EXCEPT:Off-campus spouses are not eligible to participate in the "Ed" Passprogram. However, Off-campus spouses are eligible to purchase a monthly UTA Pass at the student rate, which is currently $33 per month. Spouses must present their Student Spouse Card to the Unionfront desk to purchase UTA's monthly student pass. Additionally, theOff-campus Spouse is eligible to purchase a Campus Recreationmembership at the Student Spouse Card rate.

 

2005 Friday- Hurricane Relief Show presented by "Andre" of the Salt City Kings.  Trapp Door Show Starts at 9pm. $5 Suggested cover.

2006 Saturday Walk For Life Utah AIDS Foundations 18th Annual Walk For  Life September 16th, 2006  Help Raise Money & Awareness For People Affected by HIV/AIDS In Utah Begins at the Northwest Corner of Liberty  Park and will finish at the 9th and 9th Street  Fair

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2006 Utah Stonewall Historical Society Group Site Ben Williams wrote: In pre-Stonewall Utah homosexuals were not simply arrested for engaging in public sexual behavior, but also they were spied on, clandestinely pursued to hotels and motels, sneak peaked on in park cars, and even arrested in their own homes. Utah was pretty dreary place for those “light in the loafers” as the year 1969 began.  Richard “I am not a crook” Nixon becoming President of the United States in January did not bode well for the seventies but as the faerie fates would have it ’69 was so fine. As hard as it might be to imagine, in pre-Stonewall Utah homosexuals were not simply arrested for engaging in public sexual behavior, but also they were spied on, pursued to hotels and motels, sneak peaked on in park cars, and even arrested in their own homes. If you were a Utah pansy, life seemed bleak and desperate. As a societal pariah, you were considered by the good people of the state as either mentally ill, sexually maladjusted, a criminal or all of the above. Usually all of the above. Of course there were no Gay and Lesbian support groups in the state back then. All homosexual intercourse, socially as well as sexually, fell under the perusal of the vice squads of your local police departments. Only the thin blue line stood between the Citizens for Decency and sodomy on Temple Square. The only true social outlets pre-Stonewall were softball leagues for the ladies and private house parties for the men. While a friendly game of softball was egalitarian enough; not so were the elite affairs of the homosexual men. Having visited with several seniors who were “practicing homosexuals” prior to Stonewall, I was told that much of the "Gay" scene was conducted at such private parties, at private residences, much like what is still happening today in Utah County. A fortunate few homosexuals were invited to these cliques but unless initiated into such a group, you were simply out of luck. These cliques jealously guarded their privacy knowing that exposure could destroy lives.  Invitees often brought acquaintances or "initiates" to these top-secret parties which were very much middle class soirees, only with the curtains drawn and the shades pulled down. People were expected to dressed up, coats and ties for men, dresses and makeup for women. Drag was not even a remote possibility. Cocktails were served, and small talk made. These chic parties tried to imitate the cosmopolitan air of similar avant-garde chic parties on the east and west coasts. This left only parks, discreet toilets, and a few bars for the queer riffraff and the anxious closeted homosexual community. A message sent to a Utah group site recently proves this point. It said: "Since moving to Provo 8 months ago, I have found there is no safe place for gay men in Utah County to play. No gay bars, no sex clubs, no saunas, OR safe cruising places. So, I'm hosting two parties. I have had 3 parties since July 30th & they were phenomenal visual & sensual experiences for all." While the homosexual gentleman, hosting these Utah County parties, in a private residence, is more democratic by posting such an invite to the general public, prior to the electronic mail age, and the Supreme Court's 2003 decision on sodomy, such affairs were impossible- except for small secret homosexual cabals. Gay bars are often disparaged today but prior to Stonewall they were really just about the only scene in which a homosexual could relax especially in smaller metropolitan areas such as Salt Lake City. After Stonewall openly indentified Gay bars were the important social and political arenas where our culture, history, traditions could be transmitted safely to those just coming out, regardless of class, gender or ethnicity. The role of private clubs, bars and taverns as foundations of our current queer culture cannot and should not be understated. Local community activist and general hell raiser Kevin Hillman said it best,  “Until we acknowledge all of our history and the part that Gay Bars played in that history and those who provided a path for our freedoms that we have today we will always be fighting amongst ourselves.” While Gay bars were never safe, due to police raids, blackmail, or assaults by guilt-ridden heterosexuals, prior to Stonewall, and in some places even today, they were wellsprings, where the beginnings of homosexual consciousness bubbled up. For it was in these places that we were not alone; were not an aberration. There were too many of us to be simply freaks of nature. Also the bars were the only semi-secure place homosexuals could meet even if discreetly.Even there we had to speak in code. "Do you have a light...dear?", "Do you know Dorothy?", and “I have a red tie at home just like yours," and more. Utah’s Gay friendly bars were mostly associated with the red light districts of Commercial and Regent Streets, and later Second South in Salt Lake City. While Ogden, being a railroad town, was wide open. Ogden was infamous in the 1940’s for its dens of prostitution with eleven brothels operating along 3 blocks of 25th Street with men and women hookers.  Provo always was and probably always will be repressed and suppressed. It should be noted that Gay friendly bars were the only safe places where Utah homosexual transvestites could cross dress. May heterosexual males make little distinction between "loose women" and “Sissy Men” using either for personal sexual gratification. Often Sissy men were preferred because they didn't charge and would perform oral sex which women are sometimes loathed to do. I was told this in 1975 at Pioneer park by a cross dressing Gay man who said hetero-men had no problem with him being Gay as long as he was in a dress. (Don't ask why I was hanging out at Pioneer Park.) In fact to many older homosexual men the word Gay always had a semi-sexual connotation.

• SALT LAKE CITY During the fifties and early sixties Gay life in Utah was extremely difficult as there was only one official "Gay bar" in the state. Most homosexuals went to bars where their presence was tolerated and where the clientale was a little more open and accepting. In 1953 Salt Lake County passed an ordinance banning dancing on the premises where beer was sold. In 1956 the Utah State Supreme Court up held the ban on Tavern dancing, thus upholding validity of the county ordinance. In 1959 Salt Lake City Commissioners adopted a city ordinance which said no more than two beer taverns could be established on either side of the street within any city block with commercial zoning. This effectively destroyed night life in downtown Salt Lake City and the law is still in effect. Bars that had already existed were grandfathered in but new bars were prohibited from replacing them. This law was enacted due to the large amount of beer taverns located on Second South and West Temple. The Salt Lake Tribune in 1963 featured a story on the many taverns located on 2nd South and West Temple. There were six beer taverns along 2nd south and around the south east corner of West Temple, "only a block from Main Street." "You see drunks, panhandlers, panderers, bums, and prostitutes," the reporter wrote, and added "You can see a young man, gay and aggressive, guzzle beer and proudly announce for all to hear, `My wife's coming home tomorrow so I'm on the loose tonight." The reporter also wrote that in the bars, "the language is vile, (and) obscene." The Bar situation became so intense in the summer of 1963 that special uniformed and plains clothes patrol units were sent to 2^nd South and West Temple to control "unlawful loitering, begging, and other activities." Patrols of two uniformed officers and one vice squad officer policed the area from Main Street to 1st West (now 2^nd West) on 2nd South and on West Temple from 1st South to 300 South. Six Beer Taverns located near 2nd South and West Temple were said to be the source of problems for the city. By 1964 Salt Lake City passed a law that all employees of Salt Lake clubs or restaurants that serve beer had to be finger printed and furnish photographs for the police department. The Salt Lake Tribune wrote an editorial against the law. It was legal to drink alcohol in Salt Lake City parks until 1965. when a Memorial Day riot of 1,00 persons in Liberty Park was sparked by police brutality. In the aftermath however the city cracked down on selling beer to minors and allowing beer in the parks. Not so coincidently just a week prior to the riot the police held a riot training session given by the FBI and Utah Peace Officers; training that was used in Liberty Park. The ban must have been rescinded at one point because in 1969 also on Memorial Day, a smaller riot of 300 people broke out at Sugar House Park and then Police Chief Dewey J. Fillis asked the Salt Lake City Commission to ban beer in city parks following that incident. Taverns in the 1950's were still being raided by paddy wagons where all patrons within the establishment could be arrested. In the 1960's, more often than not, individuals were arrested for such minor violations as not wearing appropriate amount of male or female gender clothing, for not wearing a shirt, and for dancing without the correct amount of males to females on the dance floor. Salt Lake City did not have an ordinance against dancing but still homosexuals who wanted to go out and socialize and wanted to dance while they were there had to make sure there were two men and two women on the dance floor. Lesbians were often required to wear dresses, or at least pants with side zippers. Men also had a dress code to eliminate effeminacy, "so the appearance of acceptable behavior was portrayed".
• Bars in the 1950’s and 1960’s The Radio City Lounge 147 South State, for men, and the Broadway Lounge for women. Other meeting places included the Metro on the corner of State and Main in the New Grand Hotel, The Boulder 24 East 2nd South,  the Crystal Inn on State Street almost across the street from Radio City, Rancho Lanes Lounge 641 West North Temple The Gayway Lounge 2827 South State Golden Gate Tavern 217 South West Temple, Rose Bowl 363 West South Temple, Three Aces 579 West 2nd South, and The Twilight Lounge, (Twilight being a coded word for queers,) located on State Street across from Social Hall 28 South State in downtown Salt Lake City.

2009 Words of love: 'I don't care that you're gay'  After daughter pulled him back from the brink, Salt Lake City dad finds peace and joy. By Rosemary Winters The Salt Lake Tribune Updated:09/16/2009 02:04:43 PM MDT Even as a 3-year-old, Russ Baker-Gorringe sensed

Russ Gorringe

he was different from the other boys he watched playing kick the can in the street. But, as a Mormon, he grew up believing that faith could heal what he later realized he was feeling: He was gay. He served a mission, married a "beautiful" woman in an LDS temple and had four children. "I knew I was attracted to men," Baker-Gorringe says. "My core belief, in every step I took in my church activities, was that there was something wrong with me. ... But with God all things are possible, and this could be fixed."   Experiences like his will be discussed at two conferences this weekend held by Evergreen International and Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons. Both groups work to support Latter-day Saints who experience same-sex attraction, but they vary widely in their approaches.  Evergreen, which offers referrals to therapists, aims to help people "overcome homosexual behavior" and "diminish same-sex attraction." Affirmation supports Mormons -- active and former members of the faith -- in being openly gay, calling their sexual orientation a "special gift from God."  Last month, the American Psychological Association passed a resolution advising mental health professionals against telling their clients they can change their sexual orientation through therapy or other treatments. No solid evidence exists that such efforts work, the APA concluded, and some studies suggest the potential for harm. But the organization acknowledged the role that religion often plays in one's desire to pursue sexual-orientation change. An APA task force recommended that therapists "respect the client's religious beliefs" and help him or her "consider possibilities for a religiously and spiritually meaningful and rewarding life." Such possibilities could include celibacy or switching churches.  Baker-Gorringe, 55, was one of Evergreen's first board members after its creation 20 years ago. The Salt Lake City resident helped pen the group's initial mission statement. In a way, he says, the organization was a "godsend," because he finally learned he was not alone. "There were others who had felt this way their whole life -- just like me," recalls Baker-Gorringe, who served in an LDS bishopric and a stake presidency. "I had felt so long like I was the only Latter-day Saint that must have to deal with this." But even with that support and the help of a "very understanding" wife and children, Baker-Gorringe became severely depressed when his continued efforts to change -- including through prayer, scripture study and obedience to LDS teachings -- did not work. "I always felt I was never quite good enough," Baker-Gorringe says. "I felt like I had the faith required for the miracle -- but was being denied the miracle." A decade ago, he was hiking with his wife and four kids in Glacier National Park and decided to take his own life. He wanted it to look like an accident to spare his children the sorrow of a suicide.  He stood on a rope bridge, strung above a deep ravine, and swung one leg over. Gazing at the backs of his family, hiking ahead of him, he bid a silent farewell. In that moment, his then-14-year-old daughter, Emily, turned around. She ran to her father and pulled him away from the edge. "I saw the look on his face, and I knew he was going to do it," Emily Fuchs, now 24, says. "I told him, 'Dad, I don't care that you're gay. I think you're exactly how you're supposed to be. I love you.' " Baker-Gorringe began to question some of his beliefs about homosexuality. Ultimately, he and his wife decided to divorce. He met his partner, Joe Baker, a few years later. The two married in a religious ceremony at Holladay United Church of Christ -- a congregation that Baker-Gorringe left the LDS Church to join -- in 2005. Fuchs and her three siblings walked their father down the aisle. They, too, left the LDS Church, Baker-Gorringe says, after feeling like their dad was stigmatized and watching their grandparents disown him. The Baker-Gorringes -- Russ and Joe share a hyphenated last name -- received a state-recognized marriage license in pre-Proposition 8 California in 2008.  "I know what joy is now," Russ Baker-Gorringe says. "I just thank God that my daughter turned around ... or I wouldn't be here. I would never have come to a point of peace with who I am."  The LDS Church has softened its stance on homosexuality in recent years. It teaches that same-sex attraction is not a sin, only acting on it is. Sex is to be reserved solely for those in a heterosexual marriage. (The church strongly opposes gay marriage.) Parents should not be blamed if their kids are gay.  The church no longer officially advises that someone with same-sex attraction should marry someone of the other sex. Baker-Gorringe received that counsel

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from multiple priesthood leaders when he returned from his LDS mission in Indiana.  "Marriage is not an all-purpose solution," Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, writes in a 2007 Ensign article. Some "attempts have resulted in broken hearts and broken homes."  Still, David Melson, executive director of Affirmation, says "there's no consistency" in the way the guidelines are implemented by lay clergy in LDS congregations. Some still are advising marriage to gay members, he says, or even telling parents to kick their gay kids out of their homes so as not to "contaminate" siblings.  "The church has done tremendous damage to families, to individuals," Melson says. "The breaking up of families, the homelessness, the suicide has to end. We would like to work with the church to do that, but, with them or without them, we would like to make an effort to end the damage now."  Evergreen, executive director David Pruden says, tries to help Mormons with "unwanted" same-sex attractions live "lives that are consistent with gospel principles," but it does not encourage them to get married. As many as 40 percent of adults who contact Evergreen seeking help with same-sex attraction, Pruden says, already are married to someone of the other sex.  "Obviously," Pruden says, "a person shouldn't get married until they are ready to live in a monogamous, heterosexual relationship in a healthy way."  But his group, which will feature at its conference one of the nation's leading advocates for so-called "reparative therapy," does believe that sexual orientation can "change," Pruden says.  Salt Lake City resident Rebekah Mohr says Evergreen helped her "diminish" her same-sex attraction. A mother of two, she at one time considered leaving her husband.  But her belief in the LDS Church, ultimately, led her to stick with her marriage. She has a "strong testimony," she says, of the church's teachings that families -- led by one man and one woman -- can live together in the eternities.  Mohr, 42, says therapy that taught her "coping skills" and "life skills" helped. She also leaned on a friend she met at Evergreen. "I was fortunate enough to diminish [feelings of same-sex attraction] to a point that it's not a bother any more," Mohr says. "I understand that some people can't get that far."  Lisa Diamond, a psychology professor and researcher at the University of Utah, says many women experience "fluidity" in their attractions to men and women -- falling in love with the person, not the gender -- but their underlying sexual orientations don't change.  Treatments that purport to change someone's orientation or attractions, she says, raise concerns about truth in advertising.  "Most accredited psychologists don't approve of such therapies," Diamond says. "There's a lot of concern that people are still being given the message that they can change their orientation through these sorts of techniques when there's really no evidence that that's true." Behaviors might change, Diamond says, but the "attractions, themselves, don't appear to go away."  The "longstanding consensus" of the behavioral and social sciences, the APA reports, is that homosexuality is a "normal and positive variation of human sexual orientation." For Fuchs, seeing her father finally fall in love has been the "most healing thing" since she watched him nearly take his own life. For months after the incident, she was like a "leech," clinging to her father, even checking on him in his sleep to ensure he was OK. She told herself it was her responsibility to keep him alive. She's happy her mom has remarried, too.  "They can finally have the love they're supposed to have," she says. "My mom and my dad."  rwinters@sltrib.com  Affirmation's 30th annual conference What » Affirmation, a support and advocacy group for gay and lesbian Mormons, will stage workshops, a theatrical reading, pop concert and Sunday devotional. When » Friday through Sunday. Where » University of Utah (various locations), Salt Lake City.  Highlights » Chad Hardy, creator of "Men on a Mission" calendar; Carol Lynn Pearson, playwright and author; Lisa Diamond, University of Utah psychology professor; pop/ folk duo Jason & deMarco; reading of "Borderlands" play by Plan-B Theatre Company. Cost » Registration has closed, but a limited number of walk-in attendees could be allowed. Cost would be $179 plus a late fee. Attendees of the Evergreen conference are invited to attend an Affirmation workshop for free. Evergreen International's 19th annual conference What » The conference, which includes workshops and lectures, supports Evergreen's mission to help Latter-day Saints overcome same-sex attraction. When » Friday and Saturday. Where » Joseph Smith Memorial Building, 15 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Featured speakers » Bruce C. Hafen, a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy; Melissa Fryrear, a public policy director for Focus on the Family; Joseph Nicolosi, a reparative therapist and former president of National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). Cost » Prices vary. A two-day ticket for a person who does not belong to Evergreen is $160. Discounts offered to couples.

2010 Will Cedar City Be Next to Pass Gay Ordinance? Written by JoSelle Vanderhooft So far, seven Utah municipalities have passed ordinances protecting residents from job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With less than four months of 2010 left, Equality Utah is hoping that at least three more will join their ranks. Currently, the gay and transgender rights group has approached mayors and city councils around the state about the ordinances, which Salt Lake City first approved in 2009. The discussion is especially developing in Holladay, Ogden and Cedar City, said executive director Brandie

Balken. Although Equality Utah’s staff discussed the ordinances with the Ogden City Council earlier this year, the body voted to put off considering them until they had dealt with pressing budgeting concerns. Balken said that she hopes to meet with Mayor Matthew R. Godfrey in mid-September. Meanwhile, Holladay’s city council discussed whether or not to move forward on the ordinances during a Sept. 2 work meeting. Here, Councilman Barry Topham touched off controversy by saying that he didn’t know why the council was discussing this “can of worms” issue. “I think you should be able to discriminate if you don’t want a cross-dresser living in your house,” he said in the meeting. His remarks prompted Councilman Jim Palmer to call Topham’s position discriminatory and in violation of “the equal-protection clause of the Constitution that we’ve all sworn to uphold.” Balken said that Equality Utah is encouraging Holladay residents to contact their councilmembers and let them know they support passing these ordinances. “I think in some cases it’s good for people to express their deeply held opinion. It gives us an opportunity to discuss what those concerns are,” said Balken of Topham’s remarks. “We’ve got some outreach to do.” Out of all three cities, progress is happening the fastest in Cedar City, where Equality Utah has been working closely with Southern Utah University’s Queer-Straight Alliance to educate residents about the protections the ordinances offer.  Along with speaking to Mayor Joe Burgess, the organization held a series of three public meetings about the proposed measures at the mayor’s request. “We got on the radio, we got fliers out, we papered the town in an attempt to get as many people from as many backgrounds as possible to come and talk about the ordinances because no one wants to pass

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something they don’t understand,” said Benjamin King Smith, QSA President. “We’ve had a lot of people who have come to them wanting to know if they’ll be protected. It’s nice to have these conversations.” 

The council and mayor, said Smith, gave QSA positive feedback about the meetings and are planning to discuss the ordinances throughout October. On Oct. 6, QSA members will ask the council, mayor and city manager to draft the ordinances during the body’s weekly meeting, and the body will vote on whether or not to do so. A council discussion of the ordinance will follow. Before the end of the month, Smith said the council will likely vote on whether or not to accept the ordinances. 

“There will be another vote after that, but if they pass the first vote, it’s pretty much guaranteed,” he said. Following this meeting, said Balken, Cedar City residents will be able to weigh in on the ordinances, and then the council will vote on whether or not to pass them. “We think it’s likely we’ll have a vote in Cedar City before the end of October,” she said. The meetings will take place on Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. To date, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Park City, Summit County, West Valley City, Logan and Taylorsville have passed the measures, which impose fines against businesses with 15 or more employees and landlords renting at least four units who discriminate against gay and transgender people. Religious organizations are exempt.

2010  On national television and newspaper front pages, she was the well-dressed, soft-spoken woman who became the face of LDS Church opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment. But while Barbara Bradshaw Smith helped lead the faith's fight against the failed constitutional amendment, she also sought to expand women's roles, saying she supported additional rights but not the ERA.  The former LDS Relief Society president, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, died Monday at age 88 in Salt Lake City. Smith was remembered by friends Tuesday as a loving and considerate person who presided over the women's organization within the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1974 to 1984 — a tumultuous period for women in U.S. history and in the Mormon Church. "Barbara took her church responsibility very seriously," said friend and confidante Aileen Clyde, who served in the church's Relief Society general presidency during the 1990s. "On the other hand, she felt she had to represent women." Smith was appointed in 1974 by then-LDS President Spencer W. Kimball and counseled him on the future role women could play within Mormon culture, according to Lengthen Your Stride, the Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball, by his son, Edward L. Kimball. Church leaders adopted the position that the ERA could threaten the family and women. At the same time, they held that women deserve more rights. Smith attracted the national spotlight on several occasions as she spread that message across the country. She met with U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and was recognized among women's leaders nationally. Among other things, Smith appeared on "The Phil Donahue Show," a popular televised talk program in which she debated Sonia Johnson, an excommunicated Mormon who championed the ERA.

"Barbara handled that with grace," Clyde remembered. "But she said it was not pleasant." Smith also was at the center of the controversial 1977 International Women's Year Conference in Salt Lake City. Critics claimed LDS women took over the gathering on orders of church officials in an effort to thwart the ERA. "The church said we believe in equal rights for women," Clyde recalled, "but don't believe the ERA is the way to achieve them." Smith, caught in the middle of the stormy convention, attempted to calm nerves and bring civility to the meeting, which often ran short of decorum. Throughout her service she sought to bring together disparate sides. "Barbara will be remembered as a leader in times of great transition," Clyde said. "She had a marvelous character, and she was anchored." Longtime friend Chieko Okazaki, a popular LDS author who served with Clyde in the Relief Society general presidency, remembered Smith as someone who "listened carefully to her sisters." "People who worked with her had great respect for her," Okazaki said. "She didn't tell people what to think, but believed you had to work toward understanding." Smith led without denigrating others, according to Florence Jacobsen, president of the LDS Young Women's organization in the 1960s and early '70s. "They were telling us we couldn't be a housewife and a leader," Jacobsen recalled of the times. "But she said you could be leaders in your community and your church and still be a housewife. You could do both, and Barbara and I were united in this." Jacobsen characterized Smith as "a great woman." "She had lots of ability. We will miss her." She was married to Douglas H. Smith, who died in 2009. The couple had seven children, 39 grandchildren and 84 great-grandchildren. "She served with her heart, might and mind," son Lowell V. Smith said. "She loved the women of the church." 

Lifelong friend Olive Beth Kimball Mack , a daughter of Spencer W. Kimball, said Smith was as kind and caring outside the spotlight as she was in public. Among other things, she threw parties for Mack's ailing mother. "She always did things for my mother," Mack recalled. Among Smith's trademarks: her well-dressed appearance and her articulate style. "I always thought she looked beautiful and spoke so well," Mack said. "She was that way when she traveled around the world. And she was that way at home. She was a real model for me."  Looking back The Equal Rights Amendment Section 1 • Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2 • The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3 • This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. What happened to it? The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress in 1972 and required ratification by 38 states to become the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That year, it was ratified by 22 states. In 1973, eight more approved the ERA. Just three ratified it in 1974; one in 1975 (Utah's Legislature voted it down in 1975); and one more in 1976. Indiana became the 35th and last state to approve the ERA in 1977. The seven-year deadline for ratification expired in 1979.

2013 Robert Redford to replace Sean Penn as Allies Dinner keynote speaker Due to a change in his filming schedule, Sean Penn had to cancel his appearance at the Equality Utah Allies Dinner this month. Instead, Robert Redford will address the sold-out crowd. Penn has been in Spain filming the spy thriller The Gunman, due out at theaters in December. “We are overjoyed and honored that Mr. Redford is able to join us on such short notice,” EU Manager of Development Tika Beard wrote in a statement. “Mr. Redford is widely respected for the non-profit Sundance Institute and Sundance is widely celebrated for its decade’s long embrace, inclusion and promotion of LGBT voices in independent film.” The Allies Dinner, which raises funds for Equality Utah, sold out three weeks in advance of its Sept. 16 date. The event will take place at the Grand Ballroom of the Salt Palace Convention Center. Over 2,000 people are expected at the dinner.

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Provo Pride invites you, your families, and friends to join us in celebrating your 5th Annual Provo Pride Festival right here in Utah County!! So come join your Provo Pride community for great food, entertainment, and so much more! ALL FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
Our 2017 theme is: Moving Mountains Sunday, September 17, 2017Provo’s growing gay pride festival surprised many fans headed to the BYU football game Festival • Fifth annual Provo Pride moves to a more prominent position downtown. By Scott D. Pierce It’s hard to say which group of football fans was more surprised to see a gay pride festival in Provo — the visitors from Wisconsin or the BYU faithful. But a lot of people driving by the Provo Pride Festival had, shall we say, quizzical looks on their faces. The thousands of people who passed through downtown Provo on their way to LaVell Edwards Stadium for the Cougars-Badgers game Saturday afternoon couldn’t miss Provo Pride 2017. For the first time, it was staged at the historic Utah County Courthouse at the corner of Center Street and University. And some 30 businesses in the area were displaying rainbow flags. Brigham Young University student Tom Christensen, sporting a Cougars sweatshirt, stopped by. “I just work across the street and thought I’d come over and check it out,” he said. “It’s pretty cool.” A few Badgers fans also dropped in, and to say they were startled to see a pride festival directly across the street from a Mormon temple in one of the state’s most conservative cities would be an understatement. “We definitely weren’t expecting this here. Not at all,” said Mike Flannery, who drove down from Pocatello, Idaho, for the game. “We were really

surprised. It’s good to see it, though.” Yes, Provo Pride was on the same day BYU hosted No. 10 Wisconsin — but that was a coincidence. We decided in Year One that we wanted the festival to be the same time every year,” said James Bunker, Provo Pride board president and festival director. “So we settled on the third weekend in September.” This was the fifth annual Provo Pride Festival, but it was the first time it was staged in such a prominent place. Previously, it took place about eight blocks to the east, at Provo Memorial Park. The move downtown “is a sign of the growth of the festival,” Bunker said — and was prompted by the lack of parking at Memorial Park. “Actually, Mayor [John] Curtis helped us get moved to the County Courthouse. His office reached out to us and worked with us.” Organizers were hoping the new site would increase attendance to something upwards of 5,000. “I really think the location is going to draw regular people who are downtown anyway. They’re going to stop in and check it out,” Bunker said. “And this is where all the other big festivals in town go. This is going to give us more legitimacy. “We’re here. We’re part of the community, too.” No group was more visible than BYU’s unofficial LGBTQ support group, USGA (Understanding Same-Gender Attraction) — their booth was right on the corner of Center and University. “A lot of people on campus don’t know that we exist, so they feel alone. And some of them think about suicide,” said Sabina Mendoza, 22, a BYU senior from Houston. “We don’t want anyone to feel that way.” Dan Bunker, 26 (no relation to James Bunker), drove south from Draper for the event. And it brought back memories of when he came out while he was attending BYU. “My professors were very open to it. When I came out, they gave me a lot of sympathy and empathy,” he said. That included BYU Professor Roni Jo Draper, who was in Dan Bunker’s LDS ward. She “was right there to support me,” he said. And Draper was at the festival manning the PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) booth.  “I have a queer son, so my work with PFLAG is about helping parents and communities work with young people, and help them thrive,” Draper said. “The truth is that our community has LGBT young people, and they need to be loved... I think that God wants me in this work.” The Provo event is considerably smaller than its Salt Lake counterpart, held annually in early June, and it’s missing one element that’s become a fixture at events in the capital city — anti-gay protesters. “We only had one protester in Year Two,” James Bunker said. “And, since then, we’ve been very blessed not to have any.” Bunker, a former LDS Church missionary, has lived in Provo since he was 5. And he said it was “super difficult” for him growing up gay there in the 1980s. “I look back on it now and think, ‘Oh my gosh, I lived through that. And now look at us — we have a downtown pride festival,’” said Bunker, who attended in drag as his alter-ego, Jackie O. “It gives me chills because I never would have thought when I was a teenager that we would have a pride in Provo. Or that I could be a 100 percent-out person comfortably in Utah County. And I don’t have any issues.” Bunker even put a glass-half-full spin on the July decision of Provo’s Freedom Festival to boot a parade entry from Encircle, an LGBTQ resource center. “We’ve applied and never even heard back. So the fact that they actually got approved and then denied — I guess that’s progress,” he said with a laugh. Provo Pride does not have a parade, yet. Bunker said they’re hoping to organize one to accompany next year’s festival. “Honestly, it all boils down to cost,” he said “It’s pretty expensive. It will cost us a minimum $10-$15,000 to have a parade.”

2017 Discover Pride by Southern Utah Pride location Town Square Park 1100 West Street  St. George, UT 84770 Welcome!  We are so excited for this year's Southern Utah Pride: Discover Pride! We are going to have so much fun while helping some amazing organizations. While the Festival on Saturday from 3-10 is absolutely free to attend, we do have some options where we are raising money to help with our commitment to help our community. Please know that all funds collected are going to support the LGBTQ Community in some way. Of course, we need to fund this event. But any money above and beyond will go to support organizations like the LGBTQ Inclusion center at DSU or the Youth Advocates of Southern Utah. And remember, non of our organizers or volunteers are gaining from this event. We are all donating our time and efforts out of our love for this community.

2017 Join us for the 2017 Salt Lake AIDS Walk and make a difference in preventing new infections and providing compassionate services to those impacted by HIV/AIDS. The Salt Lake AIDS Walk is a 2.5 mile pledge walk in downtown Salt Lake City, Saturday, September 16, 2017. Signup as an individual and start or join a team!. Bring your friends, family and co-workers to help raise HIV/AIDS awareness and fight stigma. Registration is FREE!!! Fundraising is not required but encouraged to support of critical AIDS/HIV service programs throughout Utah. This event is brought to you by our fabulous sponsors! Thank you Delta and City Creek Center

Ryan Taylor, Richard Harmston, Greg Allen, Dan Fahndrich, Charles Bigo,

Kent Scadlock, Morgan Lim, Garth Chamberlain, Dennis Lee &

Jay Vallar

• Gay Men Aloud needs a few more volunteers to help serve breakfast at Saturday's UAF Walk and fund raiser. We need to meet at 8:15 at the front of Starbucks at the City Creek Center (80 South Main Street, Northwest Corner). . We will be serving continental breakfast to the walkers/participants prior to the walk. We should be finished by 10:00 am. Morgan Lim is the volunteer coordinator and he will be wearing a green cowboy hat. Greg Allen, Joel Jay Vallar, Richard Harmston, Charles Bigo, Dennis J. Lee, Ryan Taylor, Morgan Lim, Kent Scadlock, Garth Chamberlain, and Dan Fahndrich all volunteered. GMA member, Greg Harden is on the event committee this year
• Richard Harmston I would love to volunteer in support of the Utah AIDS Foundation and in memory of a dear friend, filmmaker Larry Roberts.