1903 Ogden Standard Examiner 1903-04-21 page
6 STEVE HUBBLE IS BEING TRIED He is charged with a villainous crime. The case
of the state of Utah vs Steve Hubble was in the district court today. This is
the first case of the new district attorney George Halverson. John K Bagley appeared for the defendant. The
charge against Hubble who is a colored man is that of a “Crime Against Nature”
committed in this city on February 11th of this year. A short time was consumed
in securing a jury….Four witnesses were put on the stand for the state and the
arguments of the counsel for both were made after the case went to the jury who
were out as this report closes
1915 Salt Lake City’s Pantages Vaudeville
Featuring the Marco Twins. The widely heralded Marco Twins, one of whom is two
feet tall and the other about seven feet, appear in contortions of the crudest
type, verging pretty close to vulgarity.
Howard and Mason are two entertainers in black face in song and dance. “Ray
Lawrence promises wonderful impersonations and delinations of feminine oles. He
has an unusual falsetto voice with his natural feminine cast of coutenances and
ability to wear stunning gowns with the grace of a show girl enables him to
carry the deceptive role to perfection.” “Ray Lawrence, a female impersonator,
looks stunning as he parades in attractive gowns. Also he sings a fair
soprano.” “Ray Lawrence is a clever female impersonator” Amusements Deseret News [21, 23, 27 April
1915]
1966-The Mattachine Society of New York held
a "sip-in" at Julius's bar in New York. The New York society president Dick
Leitsch, along with John Timmons and Craig Rodwell organized a "sip in," modeled after the civil rights sit-ins of the South, decided
to challenge the regulation that prohibited bars from servings gay clients. On
April 21, 1966 The trio went into Julius a historically gay bar and ordered a drink. With
reporters in tow, the activists thendeclared they were gay and asked to be served. They waited to be served, or turned away, in
order to sue. Julius’ had recently been
raided, which meant they were under vice observation and they refused service. This seminal protest, which
challenged the regulation that bars were not allowed to serve homosexuals, took
place three years before the historic Stonewall Rebellion. Their denial of service helped launch a court case, which declared
that the New York State Liquor Authority could not stop service to gay patrons.
1980-John
Anderson (R-IL), who was running for the Republican nomination for president,
declared his support for Gay rights.Anderson spoke in San Francisco emphasizing his
progressive social views, including what was then an unusual attitude of
support for gay rights.
1985-Rudi Gernreich, acclaimed fasihon designer died of cancer at age 62. He
was a founding member of and financially supported the early activities of the
Mattachine Society. He consciously pushed the boundaries of acceptable fashion
and used his designs as an opportunity to comment on social issues and to
expand society's perception of what was acceptable.He
met Communist Harry Hay in July 1950, and the two became lovers. Hay showed
Gernreich The Call, a document outlining his plan for a gay support
organization, and Gernreich told him, "You know that I'm an Austrian
refugee. This is the most dangerous thing I have ever read. And, yes, I'm with
you 100 percent." In 1951 Gernreich was arrested and convicted in a
police homosexual entrapment case, which was common in Southern
California at that time. Gernreich
was a financial supporter of the
Mattachine Society, though privately, preferring to be known by the initial
"R". Gernreich ended the relationship with Hay in 1952. He was survived by his lover
of thirty-one years Dr. Oreste Pucciani. His obituary in the New York Times
stated there were no survivors and he lived alone.
1985-The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer opened
at New York's Public Theater.
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1986-First Romanovski and
Phillips Concert held in Salt Lake at the University of Utah sponsored by LGSU
and the Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church Tickets were $5.00 and
all the proceeds went to AIDS research.
1991 Geoff Wertzberger director of the new
Utah State Bureau of HIV-AIDS Prevention. The new agency took over the job
formerly done by the Health Department’s Bureau of Epidemiology. Wertzburger
stated that since 1983 there have been 376 cases of AIDS in Utah and 228 men,
women and children have died. 25 new cases were diagnosed this year. Bureau has
a staff of 15 members to tack the number of developed AIDS cases and people
whoa are infected with HIV (SLTRIBUNE 4/27/91
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| Antonia Novello |
1992- U.S. Surgeon General Antonia C. Novello
the nation's highest-ranking public health official spoke at the University of
Utah. She stated that The number of AIDS cases is dramatically increasing, and
people aren't seeking early treatment for the disease because of its social
stigma, ``We must take the stigma out of the disease or people won't come in
for treatment,'' A decade ago, AIDS was considered a disease of homosexuals.
``Now it is a disease of us,'' Salt Lake
Tribune
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| Phillip O Austin |
1994 ADVISER CHARGED IN KIDNAPPING EX-WSU
STUDENT SAYS HE FLED CAR OF SCHOOL OFFICIAL Byline: By Tom Quinn and Vince
Horiuchi THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE(04/21/94
Page: B1) ROY -- A former Weber
State University student who fled a sexually motivated kidnapping walked on
campus and spotted his alleged attacker -- the school's director of academic
advisement. Phillip O. Austin, 42,
Ogden, who has been a director at the school for seven months, was charged
Wednesday with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony. Colby Clifford, 20, West Point, did not know
his alleged attacker until he saw Austin on the campus April 14, said Roy
police Det. Mike Donehoo. Clifford says
he was kidnapped March 12 while waiting at a bus stop in Clearfield. Police say
Austin offered him a ride into Ogden and then began making sexual advances.
When Clifford refused, Austin allegedly pointed a handgun at him. Clifford then
jumped from the moving car and called Roy police. Officers had few leads
because Clifford did not know the suspect's vehicle license number, nor could
he identify the assailant. A month after
the kidnapping, Clifford visited the campus to retrieve his school records to
enroll in the Navy. He spotted Austin in the administration building, found out
his name and called police, Donehoo said.
Authorities arrested Austin Tuesday. The suspect acknowledged he gave
Clifford the ride, but denied he threatened him with a gun for sexual favors.
Austin has been put on administrative leave with pay while school officials
review the case, said university President Paul Thompson. ``We're just quite surprised, and we're
trying to learn more information to be fair to the institution and the
individual,'' he said. Messages left
Wednesday for Austin and his attorney were not returned. Marie Kotter, vice president of student
services, said Austin supervises five full-time counselors and three part-time
student counselors. Austin and his staff advise new students on career choices,
class schedules and other registration issues. University officials hired
Austin Sept. 1, 1993. He has a doctorate in counseling and guidance from the
University of Denver. It is unknown if
Austin has a prior criminal history. Utah school officials said they do not
check a job applicant's criminal history, even if a prospective employee may
work closely with students. Officials rely on the applicant's word that he or
she has not been convicted of a felony.
``If they lie to you, you can't verify that,'' Kotter said. Austin
appeared in 2nd Circuit Court Wednesday and will have a preliminary hearing
April 27. He was booked into the Weber
County Jail and released on $20,000 bail.
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| Joe Redburn |
1995 KTKK radio (alias
"K-Talk," AM-630) will celebrate its 30th birthday next month. The
station, Utah's first all-talk station and among the first three such formatted
stations in the nation, will hold special activities on Friday, May 5. Joe
Redburn, still at KTKK, is credited with helping to start the station back in
1965. - KTKK (alias "K-Talk, AM-630) - Joe Redburn, considered the founder
of talk radio in Utah, has returned to the station for November 1994 a 9 a.m. weekday show. Redburn started the
talk radio format in Utah back in 1965. At the special May 5 birthday
celebration, the station hopes to round up all the former station hosts that it
can, as well as have a big party at Liberty Park - from 4-8:30 p.m. - with
dancers and singers. In any event, Joe Redburn is likely the true
"granddaddy" of Utah talk radio. He started at KSXX (KTKK forerunner)
back in 1965 and he's still around. Tom Carlin, John Prince, Jim Debakis, Bob Salter
and others at KTKK also all had talk shows before Barberi, according to
Michaelis.
- SALUTE
TO JOE REDBURN: A FRANKLY PERSONAL APPRECIATION- Joe
Redburn’s voice--heard by thousands, maybe millions--kept the air agitated from
the Wasatch to the Oquirrhs and way beyond--even all over the forbidden
backlands of Utah--during some of the most politically active years in our
nation’s history. The radio voice of Joe Redburn, a joy and an irritant, was
first heard on KSXX-AM in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joe
had unexcelled radio presence. If it can be said that a voice has
“presence”--his had it. That may mean, as it whizzed over landlines and winged
across the magical ether, those who listened felt his presence, and many, who
did not intend to listen, were caught by it. Joe
managed to be always alive, alert, and amiable. He could challenge without
trying to dominate; could disagree without disparaging. He was a hub--THE radio
hub--of the wheel of protest against the USA war against Viet Nam. Whatever
the subject, he was constantly under attack by the right and especially Utah’s
own brand of “ultra-right”. He responded with entertaining good humor--his
ready wit was extravagant. This
should not hint that Joe was a go-along-er; he was not without his own
direction. He was true to his own compass. When he asked Starley Bush for days
off to go to the Democratic Convention of 1968 in Chicago, Starley said “No.”
Joe said, “I go.” Starley said, “No job.” Joe said, “Goodbye.” That
decision included Joe in the demonstrations and protests that ignited the
startling, confrontational, wild police riots of Chicago. “Hippies” and
“Yippies” (the media liked to use those words) were loaded into Black Mariahs
singing at top volume, “We shall overcome”. It
wasn’t fun and games. The cops were deadly serious and willing to be
deadly--nay, eager to be deadly. Heads were cracked; bruises were laid down.
Battles were bloody. When
Joe returned to Salt Lake City with excitement ringing in his voice, Starley
welcomed him back. Now,
now--imagine having Joe back. No,
some things cannot be repeated. All of it--all the hope, all the sorrow, the
camaraderie, all the good will and the anger, are history. Period. Ethel
C. Hale and W. Paul Wharton
1996 An East High Benefit Concert
for the Gay Straight Alliance of East High featured Catie Curtis and Sweet
Loretta at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Utah campus,
Tickets, were $10 general admission, $8 for students and were available at
University Union, Coffee Garden, Utah Stonewall Center.
1996 Sen. Craig Taylor's Senate Bill 1003,
banning Gay and lesbian clubs in high schools, approved in the Legislature's
special session called by Mike Leavitt. The bill originally appeared as SB246
and SB262 in the 1996 general session. SL Tribune stated, “Few expected
Wednesday's special legislative session -- which Republican Leavitt meant as an
afternoon of sharply focused lawmaking -- would turn into a disjointed 12-hour
catharsis of emotion, verbal conflict and, in a
few cases, outright Gay-bashing. The 104 part-time legislators finished
their one-day session shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday. In hand was a bill that
forces Utah's school boards to ban clubs for Gay and lesbian students and other
select
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| Carol Gnade |
organizations – while allowing other groups access to school
facilities…. The reworked measure, which Leavitt said Thursday that he will
sign into law, is sure to be challenged under claims that it flouts federal law
and the U.S. Constitution. ``Not only does it violate the rights of lesbian,
Gay and straight students,'' said Carol Gnade, executive director of the
American Civil Liberties Union in Utah, ``but [also] everyone associated with a
Utah high school, including teachers, administrators and volunteers.''
1996 Anti-Gay legislation is harming U.S.
youths already struggling with sexual issues, former U.S. Surgeon General
Joycelyn Elders said at a speech in Arizona ``We can't let lawmakers sit on
God's judgment seat and make those decisions for us. I haven't met a politician
good enough to make that kind of decision for me,'' Elders said Friday in
keynoting a conference at Arizona State University on ``affirming sexual
diversity.'' Elders said that 4 in 10 adolescents who try to commit suicide are
Gay, lesbian or bisexual. Elders was forced to resign in December 1994 after
she spoke openly about masturbation
1998 The Utah Attorney General's Office says
a lawsuit filed last month over the Salt Lake City School District's policy on
extra-curricular clubs should be dismissed and the two main defendants removed.
The Utah and California chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and the
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the suit on behalf of two
students, Ivy Fox and Keysha Barnes, who said the district was picking and
choosing which clubs were allowed to meet on campus, even though all
noncurricular clubs were banned in the Salt Lake City School District in 1996.
After the lawsuit was filed, the board had made the right decision in banning
the noncurricular clubs because it was time to focus on learning, not clubs.
Salt Lake Board of Education President Karen Derrick said ``It was an economic issue,
not a Gay-lesbian issue.”
21 April 2000 GAY
STUDENT CLUBS The
Salt Lake Tribune 04/21/2000 B2
Gay-Club Issue Goes Back to U.S. Court East High students seek injunction to allow
discussion group, PRISM, to meet on
campus. East High School
students hoping to create a club to discuss Gay and lesbian issues demanded
Thursday to be allowed to meet on campus for the rest of the school year.
Through their attorneys, Jessica Cohen and Margaret Hinckley asked a federal
judge to force the Salt Lake City School District to let the PRISM -- People
Respecting Important Social Movements -- club convene immediately, pending the
outcome of a lawsuit they filed last week. U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell
made no decision Thursday on the girls' request for an injunction forcing the
district to allow the club to meet. She is expected to rule within days. Cohen
and Hinckley, both juniors, claim in their April 10 lawsuit that Cynthia
Siedel, an assistant district superintendent, violated their First Amendment
rights of free expression by denying their request to create the PRISM Club in
January and a separate group, called the Rainbow Club, last year. The girls
designed the clubs to allow students to discuss Gay and lesbian perspectives of
history, sociology and government. Campbell
sharply questioned the district's refusal to sanction PRISM. "Just because
you go to school doesn't mean you don't have First Amendment rights," Campbell told Dan Larsen, an assistant state attorney
general representing the Salt
Lake City School District.
Siedel rejected the PRISM Club in March, saying it wasn't tied to academics.
East High, she noted, doesn't offer courses from Gay and lesbian perspectives.
Nonacademic clubs were banned in 1996 by the district to prevent students from
forming a support group for Gay, lesbian and bisexual students. The ban was
upheld in federal court last October.
The district argued that PRISM is too narrowly focused on Gay and
lesbian issues to be academic. "Because it was narrowed to be exclusive,
it was no longer curricular-related," Larsen said after the hearing.
"It's not a history club or a science club anymore. Its organizing nucleus
is a Gay-positive perspective on curricular subject matter." It is OK for
students to express their views on Gays and lesbians during class and in other
clubs, Larsen said. But a club formed around that perspective would be
"viewpoint exclusive," he said. Siedel apparently applied the same
standard to nix a women's literature club. She testified she had suggested
students form a genderless club instead. Campbell
seemed particularly interested in that decision and asked for district records
on it. Larsen also said later that
exclusive clubs such as PRISM are not acceptable because they are political,
thus unrelated to curriculum. The district also does not allow clubs related to
political parties. "This [Gay and
lesbian] social movement they want to talk about is political," he said.
"It may not be a political party, but the content is [politicized]."Campbell, however, sharply
rebutted Larsen's arguments and declared that school administrators were not
above the law. Campbell
said her responsibility was to uphold the U.S. Constitution "and I will do
that even though I am not an elected official." Stephen Clark,
representing Cohen and Hinckley as legal
counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, said the district
violated its own club policy. The rule against "viewpoint exclusive"
clubs, he noted, is not part of the district's rules. "They're new regulations nobody's ever
heard," he said after the hearing. "The issue is, are these students
being treated fairly under the district's own rules?"
2004 Corrections officer jailed on child
molestation charges David James Gomez By
Ashley Broughton The Salt Lake Tribune A Utah Department of Corrections
administrator was booked into jail on suspicion of 125 counts of sexual abuse
for allegedly molesting boys while serving as a Mormon bishop a decade ago.
David James Gomez, 57, was arrested Monday at Corrections headquarters, said
department spokesman Jack Ford, and was placed on administrative leave without
pay. Police said they interviewed more than one alleged victim, but would not
specify how many. In one scenario, a 13-year-old boy who had approached Gomez
for religious counseling was allegedly abused for three years, beginning in
1990. Investigators allege that abuse included hundreds of incidents of
inappropriate touching, as well as oral and anal sex, and took place in Gomez's
office at a neighborhood center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, at Gomez's home and in the parking lot of Granger High School. The
allegations did not come to light until after Gomez had been released from his
position as bishop. The alleged abuse was reported to police March 30, said
West Valley City police spokesman Capt. Craig Black. "The detectives
involved interviewed more than one victim and potential witnesses, " Black
said. Following his arrest, Gomez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on
suspicion of 10 counts of sodomy on a child; 15 counts of aggravated sexual
abuse of a child; 50 counts of forcible sodomy and 50 counts of forcible sexual
abuse. Salt Lake County prosecutors had not filed charges against Gomez as of
Tuesday. Dale Bills, spokesman for the LDS Church, said the church was
"shocked to learn recently of these allegations, particularly considering the
relationship of trust that must exist between a bishop and the members of his
congregation." The LDS Church expresses its deepest sympathies to the
alleged victims, Bills said, and has cooperated fully with law enforcement in
the investigation. In June 2003, Gomez was appointed to his current job as
director of Utah Correctional Industries, a self-sustaining prison work program
employing about 700 inmates who make license plates, furniture and highway
signs, among other jobs. The program's projected revenue for 2005 is $17
million. Corrections hired Gomez in November 2000 as diversity coordinator,
Ford said. Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) certification is not
required for that position, so a criminal background check on Gomez was not
performed, Ford said. But Corrections officials did check with Gomez's former
employers, who gave him the "highest remarks," Ford said. Before joining Corrections, Gomez was
manager of the Salt Lake County Census Office during Census 2000. A search of
statewide court records shows no previous criminal history. Gomez also served
on the state Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Legal System. Jim
Pietramali, who lives near Gomez, called him "nice and pleasant" and
said he is well-known and popular in his West Valley City neighborhood.
"He was one of those guys who was always helping everybody,"
Pietramali said. "Heck, I was with him the other day, helping somebody
move. "This is one of those mystery
ones," he said. "I just hope he didn't touch any of my kids."
2004
Subject: Until Death Do Us Part Billboards- Ben Williams wrote: Does
anyone know what is up with these Bill Boards with the rainbow, a church and
the slogan until death do us part? Some think it is pro Gay marriage and others
feel its anti-Gay basically saying Gays are going to hell! Can anyone tell us
for sure what the confusing message is?
- “Word on the street is that it's a
stunt by a radio station. Definitely radio related. The website is registered
to Simmons Media, owner of KJQ, X96, and 101.5 Eagle Country. The message on
the billboards is an old fashion ploy to see what the visibility is of that
billboard, this helps the owner of the billboard to price the billboard for
future sales. Respectfully, Becky Moss”
- “The billboards were a "media
ploy" by X96. They apparently have
put up new billboards today (which I haven't seen yet) that show the
"Radio From Hell" morning crew in a mock marriage ceremony (correct
me if I'm wrong). That's my
understanding of the situation from listening to the radio today. They claim
it's all just a joke and no one should be offended or take it so seriously. I'm
not sure exactly how I feel about it right now, but am not real excited about
having our serious struggles for same-sex marriage, made into a joke, or a
media ploy. Does anyone know anything else regarding these billboards? Has anyone seen the new one? What are your personal opinions of it? -Toni
P. [Palmer]”
- “I believe that to make fun and use our struggle is in bad taste.
We have an uphill battle ahead of us and to have this fight made into a joke
for sensationalism sake is inappropriate. If we were to mount an ad campaign
using billboards, their effect has been compromised by the flippant use of the
church, rainbow colors and the "alternative lifestyle" copy in the
X96 ads. This is serious business! Our rights have been taken from us by the
Right. We need to be as serious in our fight and determination to get them (our
rights) back. A complete lack of compassion was displayed
by X96, and I for one, am hoping for an apology and retraction. Mike
Picardi”
- “Morning Everyone, Yes the
billboards could be read as tasteless by us, but I think they were just lame.
For a communications company whose very product is information and clarity,
they were really ambiguous and pointless (unless they deliberately wanted to
create a controversy with a Rorschach test billboard that would inflame both
the conservatives and the liberals and generate some cheap buzz). My concern is
that although the corporate parents of X96 may be opportunistic weasles, the
radio personalities on the billboards have been some of the most vocal
supporters of the gay and lesbian community over the years. They have used
their air time to forward discussion on a lot of our issues. If we ask for an
apology or retraction, lets make sure its from the corporate folks and that we
reiterate our personal support for the DJ's. Fergie. [Donald Steward]
- “I work
with a very mixed group of people and most were mainly curious about what the
bill boards meant. I am troubled that many think that our fight can not be
fought on many fronts and with humor. We need to break down all the walls that
do not lead to constructive conversation. This may have been and in your face
ad but it didn't hurt any one and it surly did open up a lot of talk with
people who saw it. I usually don't like to get into the mix of these type of
debates because I feel that all to often only one view is being looked at. As a
community we are made up of many different groups who are brought together by
or one common goal equality. To many times people attack before they know the
whole story and the attack is then seen as mean and uncalled for and many times
we hurt those who are are friends. To often to much energy and time is wasted
fighting battles that we can not win at that time. I feel this bill board is
the perfect example of this type of reaction. As was said earlier lets educate
our friends about bad taste and attack or enemies. I have been in many
leadership roles in Salt Lake and on a few national boards. I know how we
attack those that we feel are hurting us or who we disagree with. It's okay to
disagree but to react without thought is fruitless. It always saddens me when
the whole picture is tore in half so that people only see what they want to
see. Lets quit reacting to those who are are enemy's and act. We can and will
get more done that way. Don't get me wrong though. I do believe that in your
face activism is very important to start conversations and that we need to
embrace all parts of or community from drag to butch, transgender to leather,
young to old, female to male, lipstick to fem and from conservative to liberal.
The marriage debate is as divided in the gay community as it is in the straight
community. What we are fighting for? I don't feel it is for the definition of a
word (Marriage) but in many ways those that have chose to lead this battle make
me feel that that is the only thing we are fighting for. Until they, them, me
have clearly defined to me and the country as a whole what we are fighting for
we can not have a united front. In this country it has take years for civil
rights laws to change and until we educated and define clearly what we are
fighting for we will keep running into walls. I am truly sorry that I have let
myself be drug into a debate about a bill board that will be forgotten in a few
days. Kevin Hillman”
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2005
Subject: Film Festival Tim
Keller: Sixth PrideFest Film Festival at USU PrideFest, Utah State University’s
gay and lesbian film festival, begins April 22 and runs through the 26th. The
event has been running for six years and ffers some of the finest queer-themed
film programming. This year’s festival includes excellent new films that have
never before been seen in Utah, as well as some old favorites. On Friday, April 22 the festival will present
Pumping Velvet, an artistic and autobiographical look at the life of Dustin
Robertson, a gay man who produced music videos for some of the music industry’s
hottest stars. This film will make you
feel uncomfortable, and also make you want to cheer, no matter whether you are
gay or straight. If you liked "Tarnation" you'll love this
one.2005 On Saturday, April 23,
PrideFest presents the short features selections. These selections include
"Night Shadows" one of the first gay horror films, a unique coming of
age short in "Fairies" and "Blessing". A locally produced film about a mans journey
home to see his devout Mormon father.
2005 Monday April 25th will have a documentary about Sister Jeanine
Grammick's journey to the Vatican on behalf of gay and lesbians. Interesting
side note though.... She actually tangled with the new Pope on the issue.
Followed by a fund raiser for the Logan high GSA showing a film strip they
produced but couldn't show at their own diversity assembly and a great set of
Youth related short films 2005 Tuesday April 26 will be great fun for all as
Film Maker Vincent Roth will be presenting his film Surge Of Power! the stuff
of heroes". A great camp film about
a Gay Super Hero. Watch as the stars from films you haven't seen in years do
cameos. Admission is $5 for evening films or $3 for matinee's Festival pass $20
All day Saturday for $10 All films to be shown in the main auditorium of the
Taggart Student Center. For more
information check the website at
http://www.usu.edu/pride/pridefest6/
As there have been some schedule updates since it hit the papers. Come on up and have a great time!
2005
[UVSCGSA] Presenting Resources For understanding Homosexuality Feelings
Of Homosexuality Don't Go Away UVSC'S Gay-Straight Alliance Presents
"Marriage Hopes and Realities" A Video Documentary Thursday, April
21, 2005, 2:00 pm Utah Valley State College, Ballroom Marriage Hopes and Realities, tells the
story of an LDS man married for 25 years,
who also was a leader in the Evergreen support
group. Two pamphlets will also be presented. A Guide for LDS Families Dealing With Homosexual Attraction
provides careful counsel and direction
to reach out with love and understanding.
The Persistence of Same Sex
Attraction in Latter-day Saints Who Undergo
Counseling or Change Therapy provides insight into the outcomes for over 800 LDS people involved in counseling. This report includes the counseling
experiences of an LDS Bishop and two important LDS Family Counselors. Resources
for Understanding Homosexuality is a group of Latter- day Saint families and
friends whose focus is to educate LDS families and other conservative groups
about homosexuality. The idea that homosexuality is chosen and that
homosexuals can change to
heterosexuality is a misconception that our group challenges with our Resources. We believe that when people understand that
the feelings of homosexuality don't go
away, then compassion and understanding
towards homosexuals will be more widely accepted. We believe our Resources can be an important
method for spreading educational information, particularly among Mormons
because they are designed especially for
Mormons. We welcome your attendance to view one of our documentaries and to review our pamphlets. UVSC'S Gay-Straight Alliance, Contact Kevin
Petersen We'd Love everyone's Attendance, Hope to see you all there. Club
President,Kevin Petersen
2005 University of Utah's 1st Queer Spelling.
Queer (kwir) adj 1.differing from what is usual or ordinary; off; singular;
strange Come one, come all, to the University of Utah's first Queer Spelling
Bee ever! This fabulous event is being held to have fun, and to promote Queer
community empowerment for EVERYONE on campus, and we mean ALL! When: April 21st
at 7pm - Changed from April 14th Where: Panini 299 South Main Street, located
inside the Wells Fargo Building $5 suggested Donation Register to be a contest
by email Charles Milne
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| Nikki Boyer |
2006 Utah Stonewall Democrats Present
MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMAN Barney Frank Gourmet Buffet Fine Arts Museum
University of Utah Friday, April 21st 7-10 PM Limited Seating, Tickets $60,
Corporate Tables Available Contact: Nikki Boyer 532-5330 or Adam Bass 414-4586
or State Democratic Party 328-1212, www.utdemocrats.org Congressman Barney
Frank (D-Mass) is the Senior Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. The
openly gay congressman has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since
1981. Dear Community Members: On April 21st, The Utah Stonewall Democrats will
be hosting an evening with Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank. Congressman Frank has been a
member of
Congress for 25 years and is the ranking Democrat on the House Financial
Services Committee. This is the first
visit to Utah by the Congressman. Please
join The Stonewall Democrats in
welcoming this national leader and great Democrat. The event will be held at the Utah Museum of
Fine Arts on the campus of the University of Utah. The Museum will be made available to guests.
The contribution is $60.00 and tickets may be purchased by calling Nikki Boyer
532-5330 or Adam Bass 414-4586 or State
Democratic Party 328-1212,
2006 Friday Miller at the U.: Second thoughts
about 'Brokeback'? Emotional meeting: The Utah magnate acknowledges the issue
is more complex than it seemed By Jennifer W. Sanchez The Salt Lake Tribune
Larry Miller may be having a change of heart about yanking "Brokeback
Mountain" from his Sandy movie theater complex. On Thursday, Miller met
with about 30 University of Utah students, faculty and administrators - some
who opposed him speaking on campus today for a U. community event because he
pulled the gay romance film in January. After the two-hour discussion, where
some people shared their personal stories about being gay, Miller said there
were some issues he was going "home [to] think about.'' "Now, I
understand how something I said inadvertently made them feel demeaned as
individuals," Miller said after the meeting closed to the public and news
media. "Maybe their well-being trumps my beliefs, my rights to express myself."
Still, some folks said they are going through with the "silent
protest" today during Miller's speech in the student union ballroom.
Organizers are calling the protest a "celebration of free speech,"
where they will sit holding banners and listen to Miller. His speech about the "rewards
of investing in higher education" kicks off the university's first
campuswide open house, Discover U. Days, this weekend. People said Thursday's
meeting was respectful, warm and honest, and they were pleased with Miller's
willingness to reach out to the gay community and discuss his decision to pull
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the movie. During the meeting, folks talked about coming out to their families
about being gay and the heartbreak of not being accepted. Others talked about
the fear of being physically harmed while walking in public with their partner,
said Kathryn Stockton, the U.'s
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gender studies program director. "I felt
like he cared about what we had to say," said Charles Milne, coordinator
of the university's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center.
"I wouldn't say we changed his mind, but I think he did come away with
ideas he had to process." By pulling the movie from the Jordan Commons
movie complex, Miller said he thought he was demonstrating a "social
statement," but he didn't think
about the consequences, perpetuating gay stereotypes or "the toes I had
stepped on." "In 2006, it's wrong that they have to live in that
fear," he said about the stories he heard during the meeting. Kt Farley, a
U. student and employee, started an online petition in March asking the university
to rescind its invitation to Miller and issue a formal apology. Supporters had
said Miller did not represent the ideals of open dialogue and respecting
different viewpoints. About 1,600 people signed the petition that Farley called
a success. She said she just wanted to make sure the university takes the gay
community into consideration when making decisions. "We're a contributing
part of the campus community," she said.
- 2006 Friday Larry Miller talks with Bonnie
Owens, Charles Milne and other students after the two-hour closed door meeting
with Miller and some of the LGBT community leaders and U faculty, which ended
with an overall sense of accomplishment and better understanding of each others
views on Thursday. The protest scheduled during Millers speech tomorrow will
still go on, but as Kathryn Bond Stockton, director of gender studies at the U
said, it is more an expression of the LGBT point of view, not a protest of him
speaking, and she wants the dialogue to continue.
- Miller time: Larry Miller meets
with protesters to discuss concerns over campus speech Dustin Gardiner Posted:
4/21/06 Larry H. Miller said he is fearful for the harm that pulling the gay
romance film "Brokeback Mountain" from his theatres may have caused
the homosexual community. "The big single thing I learned today is that
there is a real physical and emotional threat to these people, that they live
with every day and to the extent I added to that, I'm concerned about,"
Miller said. Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz, a local chain of movie theatres
and several car dealerships, met on-campus with a small group of faculty,
students and administrators Thursday. Miller discussed concerns that arose when
a student began an online petition to block his upcoming keynote speech for the
Discover U days. The petition has since gained more than 1,500 online
signatures. The meeting, which was closed to the press, ended in loud applause
after what petition leaders called a "positive dialogue." Miller
wouldn't say whether he regrets pulling the film from his theaters. "How
do we reconcile my concern for their well-being, which is very real, with my
rights to express myself?" he said. "I do absolutely support their
rights to feel safe, to express their opinions and so on (and) to the extent
that anything I've done would take that away, then I've got to make some course
corrections." Kt Farley, a U student and staff member who started the
petition, said she was happy with what occurred in the meeting, even though
Miller is still coming to speak on campus. "We weren't really in search of
a resolution, we were more in search of mutual understanding and fostering a
dialogue-in that way it was a very successful meeting," she said. Farley
said Miller was very warm and friendly with the students. "Larry Miller was
a great listener," she said. "It changed our assumptions about Larry
Miller and I'm sure it changed some of Larry Miller's assumptions about (LGBT)
people." Charles Milne, coordinator of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Campus Resource Center, said he was particularly pleased with
Miller's newfound awareness of the constant discrimination that LGBT students
face. "He's going to be able to walk away with a greater understanding of
what we deal with on a daily basis," he said. Administrators present were
also happy with the understanding Miller was able to achieve with the students.
Coralie Alder, chairwoman of the Discover U Days Committee, said she hopes the
controversy surrounding Miller's visit does not overshadow the rest of the
Discover U Days events. Farley said that although the results of the meeting
were positive, she still plans on protesting today during Miller's speech.
"Oh yeah, we're still going to protest," she said. "People will
be listening respectfully, but we'll be wearing cowboy hats to signify we're
here." Farley said she hopes the U administration is more mindful of the
LGBT community in the future. "The university administration has become
much more aware of the (LGBT) community on campus," she said. "And
the next time they face this sort of a decision they'll take into consideration
that community in a way that they hadn't before." [Daily Chronicle U of u]
- 2006 Friday Ben, I apologize for not being
able to respond to this message until now. I have been inundated with emails
for the past several weeks. I would like to help explain a little of the
process that happened here at the U of U in regards to establishing a meeting
with Larry Miller. I will let you know that this meeting came together with a
lot of work from the University administration communicating with Larry Miller.
As a result of the University administration agreeing to be the neutral party,
and with it being a small group of university community members he agreed to
meet with us. A group of faculty, staff, and students was formed with the help
of the LGBT Resource Center, and the Gender Studies department. This coalition
of university community members were the group invited to attend the meeting.
There was no one official person selecting who would attend. As the University
administration was moderating the meeting all parties involved agreed we
wouldn't be able to have a productive meeting if the numbers in attendance was
too large. It was highly emphasized that the meeting is an opportunity for
students to speak with Mr. Miller directly. As many people here on campus were
upset at the administration for selecting Mr. Miller as the speaker this
meeting was also a time for the students to express their concerns with
University Officials. I can let you know that from every level the students
have received apologies from the administration, including the Chair of the
Presidents circle which made the decision of who would be the keynote speaker.
As you have read in the papers this morning everyone involved in the meeting
yesterday felt we had a powerful conversation yesterday. One student expressed
to me afterwards that it is not often you are able to confront your oppressor,
and they were able to do that yesterday. I hope this email helps you to
understand the many complexities that went into coordinating a meeting between
Larry Miller, and the University of Utah community (mostly students). Thanks
for your open questions about the processes that we as a community undertake. I
also wanted you to know that your support of LGSU throughout the years has been
very appreciated. I would hope that we as a community will always continue to
support students gaining an education.
Sincerely, Charles Milne
- 2006 Deseret Morning News, Friday, April 21,
2006 Miller vows to be more 'sensitive' By Deborah Bulkeley Deseret Morning
News In a frank and often emotional discussion, Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller
discussed his decision to pull "Brokeback Mountain" with concerned
students and faculty at the University of Utah Thursday. Larry Miller The
discussion was prompted by concerns among some at the U. that Miller had been
selected to speak at today's kick-off of the university's "Discover U
Days," a first-time event aimed at showcasing the campus. After the
two-hour meeting behind closed doors, Miller said he didn't regret pulling the
gay-themed movie from his theater earlier this year, but he does have a deeper
understanding of why there was opposition to the move. "It was very clear
these people live with very real fear of emotional and physical harm, even
now," Miller said. "Learning that they live in that world, that
causes me to rethink and be more sensitive to some of the actions I do may have
unintended consequences." Miller said he pulled the movie about a gay love
affair over concerns about what he sees as a growing breakdown in traditional
families. And that concern hasn't changed. Still, he said, "It gives me a
lot to think about. "I'm not going to make any promises on where I'm going
to land," he said. "I will have learned a greater sensitivity to the
things they live with." At noon today, Miller will speak on "The
Rewards of Investing in Higher Education" at the U. Union Ballroom. Some
students are still planning on a silent protest, but Miller said he'll stick to
the topic of funding education and the relationship between higher education
and the community. U. spokeswoman Coralie Alder said the two-day "Discover
U Days" event is "an opportunity to invite our campus friends and
community friends to come up and really see the campus." Miller's address
will be followed by educational sessions on topics such as global warming and
the Brain Institute. Saturday's events include a free pancake breakfast, soccer
and golf clinics, a community health fair, free admission to Red Butte Garden
and the U.'s two main museums, along with the annual "Red &
White" spring football game. "People can come in and get a glimpse of
all the expertise we have at the U.," Alder said. She said that Thursday's
meeting was respectful and thoughtful on all sides. "It was a very good
discussion," Alder said. "There was very open dialogue; it was very
candid on all sides." Charles Milne, program coordinator for the U.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center, said "people spoke
from their hearts very openly and very much about their thoughts and feelings.
. . ."We have an understanding of where he's coming from, and hopefully he
has understanding of where we're coming from," Milne said. "We are
looking to continue that conversation." Miller said he hoped to continue
the dialogue and come up with something more substantive. Miller's decision to
pull the movie garnered international media attention. Miller said the response
he's gotten personally has been overwhelmingly positive. "I didn't think
it would be this big," Miller said. "It must have been a slow news
day." For a full schedule of "Discover U Days" visit
www.ucomm.utah.edu/udays/ or call 801-581-6773.
2006 THE SEX HABITS OF AMERICAN WOMEN By
Julie Marie Myatt Directed by Fran Pruyn April 21-May 13, 2006 Rose Wagner
Black Box Theatre General Admission $18 and $12 8:00 pm Thu
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| Fran Pruyn |
rsdays: May 4 and
11, 2006 8:00 pm Fridays and Saturdays: April 21, 22, 28, 29 and May 5, 6, 12,
13, 2006 2:00 pm Sunday Matinees: April 30 and May 7, 2006 In 1950, a respected male psychotherapist
sets out to write the definitive handbook on female sexuality while his wife of
47 years and their unmarried daughter are conducting their own
"research". Against this 1950’s story, Myatt, cleverly juxtaposes a
videotaped documentary interview with a contemporary single mom - feisty
product of women’s liberation. Take a hard look at the unexpected repercussions
of the sexual revolution. This is a multi-media event directed by Fran Pruyn.
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| Don Penrose |
2007
Ben Williams The Gay Agenda Someone named Sideon [Don Penrose] posted
this on a comment thread in the SL Tribune when someone asked for a copy of the
Gay Agenda because Chris Buttars wouldn't give up his copy.: Sideon : 4/20/2007
The homosexual agenda: 6:00 am: Gym 8:00 am: Breakfast (oatmeal, egg whites,
and mimosas) 9:00 am: Hair appointment and manicure 10:00 am: Shopping
(preferably Neiman's, Saks, and/or Bloomingdale's) 12:00 pm: Brunch 2:00 pm:
Assume complete control of all U.S. federal, state, and local governments;
destroy all healthy marriages; replace all school counselors in grades K-12
with agents from Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels; bulldoze all houses of
worship; secure total control of all forms of mass media including the internet
2:15 pm: Be fabulous 2:30 pm: Mud mask and forty winks of beauty rest to
prevent wrinkles caused from the stress of world conquest 4:00 pm: cocktails
6:00 pm: Light dinner (soup, salad with romaine, radicchio, arugula, and
balsamic vinaigrette, and a dry Chardonnay) 8:00 pm: Theatre 10:30 pm: Dancing
and more cocktails 12:00 am: In bed
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| Toni Palmer |
- 2007 Toni Palmer RE: [gay_forum_utah] The Gay
Agenda Thatz pretty damn funny. I decided to make the Female Homosexual
version. The [Female] Homosexual agenda. 6:00 am: Still sleeping w/
life-partner and a minimum of 4 cats and 3 dogs. (Dogs are stretched out on bed while you
consider sleeping on the floor to give Them more room.) 8:00 am: Now sleeping
on floor. Dogs snooze peacefully. Cats have moved to the floor with you and
sleep on your chest. 9:00 am: Life-partner now on floor too. Dogs left undisturbed. 10:00 am: Wake, sit
up. Cats scatter. Crack back. 10:01 am:
Let dogs out to pee. 10:02 am: feed dogs, cats & fish. 10:03 am: Make a
healthy breakfast of pop tarts and coffee for self and partner. 10:04 am: Check
email and/or MySpace. Fwd a minimum of 2
"Fwd's" or online/email survey's (bacon bits or croutons?), while watching "This Old House" on
PBS. 11:40 pm: Just finished up "survey's" 11:49 pm: showered,
dressed and ready to start the day. 11:55 pm: Starbucks drive-thru 12:00 pm:
Take dogs to Dog Park 12:45 pm: Fast-food drive-thru. Who has time for brunch?! 12:55 pm: Shopping!
(preferably Cabella's, Home Depot, Petsmart.) 2:00 pm: Assume complete control
of all U.S. federal, state, and local governments; destroy all healthy
marriages; replace all school counselors
in grades K-12 with agents from Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels; bulldoze all houses of worship;
secure total control of all forms of
mass media including the internet 2:15 pm: buy Toaster oven 2:25 pm: Home 2:30
pm: Consider napping 2:33 pm: Napping (w/ 4 cats, 3 dogs) 3:45 pm: Wake. Cats
scatter, dogs out to pee, check email and/or MySpace. 4:00 pm: clean cat boxes,
scoop lawn, play fetch w/ dogs. 4:45 pm: get dogs and cats dinner. 5:00 pm:
relax w/ iced coffee or iced tea. 5:30 pm: Video store. Rent movies. 6:00 pm: Order Pizza. 6:30 pm:
Dinner of Pizza and breaksticks, served w/ a fine '07 Diet Coke. 7:00 pm: Watch
rentals. 9:00 pm: Consider meeting friends at the local lesbian bar. Usually decide that it's probably too LATE to
get a table anyway. 9:03 pm: Work on Homosexual Recruitment & World
domination plan. 9:06 pm: ice cream 9:30 pm: check email and/or Myspace. 10:30
pm: Think about how "One of These Days" you're just gonna take it
easy on the weekend. 10:45 pm: Look up "Olivia" cruises online, see
prices, X out of page in disgust. 12:00 am: In bed, 4 cats, 3 dogs and partner.
- 2007 Ruadhan [Kevin Warren] The Gay Agenda Both of these versions are really f'in'
funny. They made my Saturday morning! Could I get permission to cross-post
these, attributions intact, to a local LGBT Pagan group I am on? Ruadhan Toni
Palmer RE: [gay_forum_utah] The Gay Agenda
I don't mind
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