1896 Fourth
District Court- Thomas H Clark, the
18 year old boy who was so horribly outraged by tramps at Spanish Fork Monday
night is at the county jail waiting to appear as a witness against the tramps
in the 4th District Court. He is suffering greatly from his inhuman
treatment yesterday forenoon 11 o’clock he was seized with a vomiting spell and
was delirious all day. The county
physician, Dr. Allen is doing all he can for the unfortunate boy. Clark is
subject to epileptic fits, and the tramp at their preliminary hearing Thursday
stated that he had told them he had been removed from the Reform School in
Kearney Nebraska where he served a term to the hospital by feigning
epilepsy. The boy, however, denied
having told them so. This morning young
Clark was better and able to walk about. Deseret News
- The Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney
(YRTC-K) was established by the Nebraska State Legislature in 1879 and began receiving
young people, both male and female, in July 1881. In 1892, the then Nebraska State Reform School
for Juvenile Offenders, became a male-only youth facility with the establishment of the
female youth facility in Geneva, Nebraska.
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| Randy Wicker |
1964- Randy Wicker was one of the most visible homosexuals in New York in the early 1960's , and in 1964, became the first
openly Gay person to appear on East Coast television with a January 31
appearance on The Les Crane Show. Wicker is credited with organizing the first
known Gay rights demonstration in the United States. Wicker, along with Craig Rodwell, sexual freedom activist Jefferson Fuck Poland and a handful of others,
picketed the Whitehall Street Induction Center in New York City in 1964 after
the confidentiality of Gay men's draft records was violated .
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| Leonard Matlovich |
1975-A
three-member Air Force panel recommended that Sgt.
Leonard Matlovich be given a
general discharge.
1983- Robert Michael Painter died of a HIV related
disease. He is the first documented death in Utah attributed to the AIDS virus. (Personal
knowledge of John Butler) Robert M. Painter age 34 died September 19, 1983 in a
SLC hospital. Born 23 April 1949 in Salt
Lake City. Married to Patty Young he served a mission
to Montreal/Quebec. He was a contract administrator for Mountain Fuel Supply
Company. Graduated from U of U with a Master Degree. Survived by wife and son
of Murray.
Buried at Memorial Estates. [What is not mentioned in the obituary was that he
and his wife were divorced in 1977 because he was Gay. He was for a while
lovers with John Butler. He may have contracted AIDS out of state for he
traveled and he also went to the baths a lot.
Butler and Painter met at Liberty Park. His last lover was Bryan Martin a
member of the Salt
Lake’s Men Choir who died
about November 1991 of AIDS]
- Michael Aaron June 2017 I was just contacted by the son of Robert Michael Painter. I'm trying to help him find people who would have known his dad. I'm thinking Kristen Ries and Ben Barr would know him. Can you think of others I can hook him up with?
His message:
Michael, I'm working towards doing a documentary on my father, Robert Michael Painter, who was the first person in Utah diagnosed with AIDS. Initially it looked like Jim Dabakis was going to help, but for reasons unexplained he has now decided not to share his memories of my father or the gay scene that existed in 70s and early 80s here in Salt Lake City. It's a crushing blow. I've never really known my father, he died when I was 7 years old. I know my mother's side of the story, but desperately want to get a sense of his side. I went to Jim because he brought up my father in another documentary. I've been working on a book and sent Jim a draft. I don't know if he found something objectionable in what I had written. I have no agenda. I just want to know my father and try to understand what he was feeling. Do you have any idea of other people I could approach? Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. - Ryan
- Ben Williams-John Butler in Centerville knew him as he was the one that told me about Michael Painter...he's over 70 now... He came to GMA last year so I am sure he's around but not sure how to contact him... I can send this kid what I have in my files...
- He is at https://www.facebook.com/ryanmichaelpainter
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| Elizabeth Taylor |
1985- $1.3 million was raised at Commitment to Life Banquet a
benefit sponsored by Los Angeles AIDS Project. It was organized by Elizabeth
Taylor, and among those attending were Betty Ford, Burt Lancaster, Shirley
MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr, Linda Evans, and Burt Reynolds. "Money will not
come from leaders who believe in divine wrath and miracles. We have to
give." --Actress Marlo Thomas "The federal government has devoted
significant resources to the problem and will continue to devote additional
funds to the search for a cure for AIDS, and to the development not only of
effective treatment methods, but of a vaccine to prevent its spread. My
administration has made this a top priority." -President Ronald Reagan, in
a prepared statement read by Burt Reynolds. "We have to focus on helping
people live with AIDS, not just die of it." - Elizabeth Taylor has tried to raise money for conclusive tests
about the AIDS virus in Saliva feeling if research can prove AIDS cannot be
transmitted through saliva it would defuse hysteria and panic.
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| Fran Pruyn |
1988 FOLLOWING THE ADVENTUROUS LEADERSHIP By Joseph Walker, Theater
Critic Published: Monday, Sept. 19, 1988 Following the adventurous leadership
of artistic director Fran Pruyn, the New Shakespeare Players, opening their
season this year with the play "Bent," have carved out a nice little
niche for themselves in the Salt Lake theater community."Little" is
the operative word here. NSP doesn't do things on a grand scale. They've made
their reputation as an alternative theater, producing an eclectic mix of shows
that appeals to small segments of the community. They don't brag about numbers;
they brag about survival. Their main concern seems to be doing the best job
that they can do on their shoestring budget so they can maintain their
small-but-loyal audience. And if they can do it while tweaking the nose of
convention, so much the better. "We do theater
for people who like to
think," NSP proclaims in big red letters in its 10th-season brochure.
"We do theater for people who can embrace startling new ideas, new
staging, unconventional humor and raw passion . . . and call it
entertainment." Never was that more true than with "Bent," the
World War II drama that Pruyn directs as the company's season opener at its new
facility in Westminster College's Walker Hall. "Bent" is a homosexual
love story set during World War II in Nazi Germany - just the sort of upstream
swimming NSP was apparently spawned to do. Before we go any further we'd better
be very clear about one thing. This is not the sort of play in which the
homosexuality of its characters is only vaguely alluded to. It is explicitly
depicted, with graphic language and intimate physical contact. There is no
nudity in the play, but it is extremely sexual, with a couple of scenes that
would be considered exploitative even if they were presented in a heterosexual
context. I daresay most in this community would find viewing the play
uncomfortable, if not downright offensive. So much for the Family Home Evening
audience. Indeed, the very nature of the play probably eliminates a sizable
portion of the area's play-going public. Which leads you to wonder why a small,
struggling theater company would undertake a play with such limited appeal. In
her program notes, Pruyn says she chose "Bent" because "it
represents what we think is best in contemporary American theatre." She
also expressed a need to shed some light on a little-known historical tragedy:
The execution of an estimated 250,000 homosexual men in Nazi concentration
camps. But I have a hunch that the strongest motivation for doing the play was
revealed in something else she said in her notes: "I am proud of NSP for
producing `Bent' in a conservative city during a conservative decade." In
other words, it was an image thing. Doing "Bent" was not as important
as being able to say "We did `Bent,"' thereby perpetuating the
company's reputation for non-traditional, off-center, alternative-style
theater. Certainly it wasn't the script that was the big attraction here.
Martin Sherman has written essentially a TV script, with blackouts and
complicated scene changes that would fare better on videotape than they do in
the intimate Walker Hall facility. And his language is so graphic, you have to
wonder if he was really going for communication - or shock value. "Bent"
couldn't have been selected for its directorial opportunities, either, with
fully half of the play's action consisting of two men walking back and forth
across the stage, carrying rocks from one pile and putting them into another.
And the acting challenges? Well, one character presents an interesting study.
But the rest play mostly to one-dimensional extremes: Nasty Nazis and
homosexuals who are, respectively, swishy, masochistic and soulfully sensitive.
The one exception is the character of Max, who is brought to angst-ridden life
by Grant Gottschall. This is the play's most interesting and most important
character, a self-absorbed free spirit who is able to con his way through life
- even in a concentration camp - until love reshapes his values and priorities.
Gottschall is outstanding throughout, and his excellence seems to elevate the
overall quality of the play. But one fine performance isn't enough to recommend
"Bent" - unless, of course, you're vitally interested in the subject
matter and aren't worried about the visual and verbal beating you'll take. And
you don't mind being used to help perpetuate an image.
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| Ben Barr |
1990 Wednesday UNITED WAY GIVES $8,000 TO UTAH AIDS FOUNDATION The
United Way of the Great Salt Lake Area allocated a one-time $8,000 emergency
grant to the Utah AIDS Foundation. The grant will be used in the direct client
services program to help fund a 400 percent caseload increase during the past
six months. The program, which receives up to five new clients a week, provides
counseling and referrals, client advocacy, food banks and transportation. The
Emergency/Special Needs Committee, made up of 10 community volunteers, decided
that voluntary pay cuts and staff reduction were not enough to close the gap
between increasing needs and services, said Ernie Sandoval, committee chair man
and representative from Utah Power and Light. The foundation consists of three
major service categories: AIDS education, prevention programs and direct client
services. "There are currently 317 diagnosed AIDS cases in Utah," said Ben
Barr, foundation director. "And an estimated 2,500 to6,000 carrying the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus." The educational outreach program contacted
more than 10,000 Utahns in 1989. "Because of the nature of the AIDS epidemic,
it is a need that will continue to grow in scope and complexity over the next
several years," Barr said.
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| Frederick Combs |
1992-Frederick Combs, who played Donald in the 1970 film
version of "The Boys in the Band," died of complications from AIDS at
age 57 in Los Angeles, CA. Obituary
1999 I am T. Robert Axelson, BYU 1972, BA Japanese and Asian Studies, MA and Ph.D.
University of Tokyo 1974,5. Northern Far East Mission, Japan Mission 1968-70
(one of the 2½ year missions before the LTM was "revealed").
Organized the San Francisco Chapter of Affirmation in 1979 and wrote the
article on excommunication with Paul Mortensen which can be found linked from
those pages. It is still in the
Affirmation literature, however outdated it may have become. Excommunicated in
1980 (after serving as Bishop and High Councilor in the San Francisco Stake)
for being a homosexual (by direct command from SLC after accusing Mr. Kimball
of being a liar) one week following my appearance on television in SLC
discussing Affirmation. Funny that. I had always been taugh
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| T. Robert Axelson |
t that High Council
Courts were the purview of the Stake President and the subject of revelation,
but this proved to me that things were not as they seemed. I was, at that time, still trying to find a
way for gay people and That Cult to coexist.
I would discover the error of my thought process several years later.
The rest of my now mid-serialization life may be found at the link under my signature
at the end of this email. I am particularly interested in those who, like me,
have had Electroshock Aversion Therapy performed upon them at BYU... the Y
continues to deny that this exists, or ever did. I am one who personally experienced it in 1971-2. It was done under completely unscientific
research procedures and my consent was neither asked for or given. I have been told by current Y bureaucracy
that the records of the "era" are no longer available and that I can
basically "whistle in the wind".
They have carefully created a revised history of this period, and in
typical fashion, attack the person and his integrity when questioned upon the
subject. Any comments and personal experiences would be welcomed by me
(privately if you do not want them published on any list.) I realize that asking this is asking one to
dredge up memories which are particularly painful and emotionally damaging... I
apologize if even having read what I have written here has caused you any pain.
That aside, BYU's diploma did little for me in my career, as I have never lived
in "Zion"... and now, later in life, I have discovered that it is not
the "sterling credential" that I was lead to believe it was. Others have had completely different
experiences. I welcome this list and the
possibility to discuss some of that. Thanks again, Eric. Bobby T. Robert
Axelson in Fabulous Las Vegas Article Axelson wrote on Excommunication
2000-Ex-gay spokesman John Paulk was confronted and
photographed by activists with the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group,
while patronizing Mr. P's, a Gay bar in the heavily gay DuPont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
He claimed he did not know it was a gay bar and entered only to use the
restroom, though he was there for at least 40 minutes. He would later be
removed as board chair of Exodus North America, the nation's most prominent
ex-gay organization.
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| Mike Thompson |
2006 Tuesday Dear Community Members: 4 LGBT candidates! 33
LGBT-friendly candidates! Equality Utah
Political Action Committee will be hosting Allies Dinner 2006. Proceeds from
this event will support the campaigns of 37 endorsed candidates. Let's get
these folks elected and make a difference in Utah politics! Equality Utah is currently looking for volunteers to
participate in Allies Dinner 2006. Will you consider becoming a volunteer? We
need 60 people to support this 1,000-person event. Volunteer activities
include: Guest check-in, sponsor hosts and table hosts. Volunteers will join
guests for our dinner and program once event responsibilities are completed.
We're asking volunteers to cover the cost of their meal, which is $30. Are you able to volunteer? If so, please drop
Missy an email and she'll get you all the necessary
information. I hope to see you at Allies Dinner. Working for a fair & just Utah, Mike Thompson
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| Emily Pearson |
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2009 Gay Mormons seek to be LDS on own terms By Lana Groves Deseret
News Published: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 Alanna Farnsworth had no one to talk
to when her son told her he was gay. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, Farnsworth wanted to discuss this new development with
other LDS parents of children who had come out as gay. She gained renewed hope
Saturday while listening to Emily Pearson discuss her experiences and own ideas
about staying true to yourself despite sexual identity. Pearson's mother,
Carolyn Pearson, is the author of "Goodbye, I Love You," which tells
the story of her marriage to a gay Mormon man. "I was on the whole church
bandwagon about homosexuals," said Farnsworth, a Vermont woman who visited
Salt Lake City on Saturday for the Affirmation Conference, an annual series of
forums and lectures for gay and lesbian Mormons. "I didn't believe it was
right," she said. "But suddenly, my son, who's my most spiritual
child, shares with me that he's gay. I know his heart. I went looking for as
many stories about gay LDS men as possible." Many LDS and former LDS men
and women shared their experiences growing up in the church and their struggles
to accept the church's position of denouncing same-sex marriage while being
true to their own beliefs. Pearson described herself as "very Mormon"
growing up, which made for a difficult reconciliation since her gay father died
from AIDS, and her ex-husband later identified himself as gay. "You're
taught that anything outside the structure of Mormonism isn't right,"
Pearson said. "The idea of a God that makes you jump through hoops, that
says you're not supposed to be gay, is just wrong. The truth is, not only does
God not care, but he loves each and every one of us." Pearson left the LDS
Church awhile ago after what she called an epiphany in which she "gripped
her desk at work," realizing that people have to follow what's in their
heart, not what those around them tell them to do. Pearson's advice that gay
and lesbian Mormons have to be
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| Willy Marshall |
"Mormon on their own terms" struck a
chord with several listeners. Willy Star Marshall, a gay man who traveled from
Big Water in Kane County for the conference, said he's thought about returning
to the church. But just as Pearson advised, Marshall said he would want it to
be on his own terms. "I do know some people who've done that, but it's a
hard idea after so many years," he said. "Orthodox Mormons would
disagree, but you really do have to be Mormon on your own terms. The things
you're not comfortable with, you have to let them go."
2015 SL Tribune Provo Pride Fest boosts LGBT visibility in Mormonism’s ‘Happy Valley’ the third annual Provo Pride Festival held at Memorial Park in Provo, Saturday, September 19, 2015. Residents were greeted with rainbow flags, smiling faces and live music Saturday as they arrived at the city’s Memorial Park for the third annual Provo Pride Festival. The growing event, celebrating Utah County’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, featured dozens of booths, vendors and performances from a slate of area bands and headliner Caravan of GLAM, an Oregon-based drag troupe. “Our first year was definitely a novelty,” festival director Jack Garcia said. “I think now that we’re in our third the momentum just keeps going.” Garcia said the LGBT community has a lot to celebrate this year, with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized marriage in all 50 states. But he added that gay and lesbian individuals in politically and religiously conservative Utah County continue to exist outside the cultural mainstream. Events such as the Pride Festival, he said, boost the LGBT community’s visibility. “It can help people who feel marginalized to feel included,” he said. “Gay people in this area still feel left out of the mainstream cultural norm.” Among the organizations participating in the festival was Mormons Building Bridges, formed to mend and mold ties between the LGBT community and members of the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The group, which offered free hugs to passers-by, is active in LGBT events across Utah. But Bridges official Sherri Park said the Provo Pride Festival is distinctive for taking place in Mormon-dominated Utah County. “Just come down and say hi,” she said. “We love you just the way you are. We’ll give you a hug and a sticker.” Provo resident Matthew Prince said he attended the festival to celebrate the LGBT community and show pride in himself. He said he didn’t expect to find a pride festival when he moved to Utah County from Las Vegas two months ago. “I have only been out for a couple months now,” he said, “so it has been cool to see how supportive and loving and understanding, surprisingly, Happy Valley Utah is.” Lehi resident Senja Van Wagenen said she didn’t know about the Provo Pride Festival until this year. “There’s a lot of diversity,” she said. “Everything from the hugging Mormons to the atheists.” Garcia said the event was planned to coincide with the annual conference of Affirmation, an organization of LGBT Mormons and supporters. This year’s Affirmation conference was headlined by Tyler Glenn, a Utah native and lead singer of Neon Trees. “I’m excited to return to my hometown and celebrate with my fellow LGBT Mormons,” Glenn said in a statement. “Since I’ve come out, I’ve felt nothing but an increase of love I never knew I could feel. I now associate being gay with being happy, and this conference and performance will be a really cool way to connect with my community.” Unlike the larger Utah Pride Festival in Salt Lake City, Provo Pride did not charge admission or include a parade. The Utah Pride Festival’s parade is free and has become the second biggest parade in the state — after the Days of ’47 procession. Garcia said the lack of a Provo Pride Parade is a funding issue, adding that the festival is intended as a comparably low-key event where guests are welcome to come and go. “There’s definitely a need for it,” he said. “I feel like there is a sizable gay and lesbian community here in Utah County but it’s mostly invisible.”
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