This Day in Gay Utah History December 16th

December 16

1871 - Seymor B. Young, son of senior Seventy's president, writes: "Salt Lake City has for the first time in its history houses of Ill fame almost on every corner."

1913 The Utah Supreme Court rules that fellatio does not violate the state's "“Crime Against Nature”" law. the Utah Supreme Court was presented with the legality of fellatio in the case of State v. Johnson. After beginning the opinion, for unclear reasons, by stating that defendant Johnson was "a negro," and reviewing the case law in England and the United States on the subject of fellatio, the Court reluctantly concluded that, while ‘we, from the standpoint of decency and morals, fully concur in all that these and other courts have said regarding the loathsome and revolting character and enormity of the act charged, yet we cannot, in the absence of legislative enactment making such acts criminal and punishable, denounce and punish them as crimes. To do so would be in effect be judicial legislation.’ The legislature took its time to express the same level of outrage that the Court did.

1921-The New York Times printed a story about Ethel Kimball, who passed as a man named John Hathaway for several years. She married a woman, and after being discovered was arrested for providing false information when applying for a marriage license. While in jail she was offered female clothing but refused to wear it.

1926 News Advocate Local and Personal News Thursday Price Utah this city Saturday night for Leavenworth Kansas with Vaughn Price whom he arrested the week before upon information from the government which had posted a 30 dollar reward tor for his apprehension. Price is charged with violation of his parole granted at Chicago March 12, 1918 after being imprisoned in the federal penitentiary September 1917 under a two year sentence for sodomy. He had worked in a local restaurant as cook for several months prior to his big arrest and has a wife and little daughter.

Mark Petersen

1978 Mark E. Petersen, Apostle, December 16, 1978, "Sin is No Excuse", Church News, p. 16 "It was not God who made them [homosexuals] that way....He gave all mankind free agency."

1979 Women Aware sponsored a Christmas Dance at Bogart's at 1225 Wilmington Ave. in Sugarhouse Salt Lake City.

1986 Salt Lake Tribune carries feature on first Utah baby with HIV. Baby With AIDS (C1)

1989 Sentencing: On Wednesday, Judge Ballif will decide if murder

Michael Archuleta

gets life in prison or death. JURY FINDS ARCHULETA GUILTY OF TORTURE SLAYING  By Michael Morris, Staff Writer A 4th District Court jury deliberated eight hours Friday before finding Michael Anthony Archuleta guilty of capital homicide in the torture slaying of Gordon Ray Church. Prosecutors and the victim's family welcomed the verdict, which was reached at 5:10 p.m. Members of Archuleta's family, visibly upset, hurried from the courtroom after the verdict was read. "The verdict is the right one under the evidence," said Millard County Attorney Warren Peterson. "The jury did a responsible job. They were careful and they heard what was presented. They made the decision that the evidence allowed." Defense attorney Michael Esplin said he would reserve comment until after the sentencing hearing, which Judge George E. Ballif set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. Archuleta will receive either the death penalty or life in prison. "We're somewhat relieved that one of the parts of this terrible, horrible tragedy in our lives is complete," said the victim's father, David G. Church. "We believe the correct verdict was achieved." Church said the jury's verdict, however, won't ease his family's painful loss. "We've just had to try to get through it," he said, adding that he would not wish on anyone the experience of sitting through a murder trial. "It's terribly hard. We all loved Gordon very much." The victim's body - gagged, naked from the waist down and draped in tire chains - was found Nov. 23, 1988, north of Cove Fort in an area known as Dog Valley, Millard County.  Trial evidence showed that Church had suffered serious blows to the head, that his left arm and jaw had been broken, his neck cut, his liver stabbed and that he had been sexually assaulted with battery jumper cables and a tire iron. In reaching the verdict, the seven-man, five-woman jury found that Church's death was caused while the defendant was "engaged as a party in the commission of" kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping and object rape. The jury also found that the murder was committed in an "especially heinous, atrocious, cruel or exceptionally depraved manner." Archuleta, who took the stand this week in his own defense, showed no emotion as the verdict was read. The defendant will be held in the Utah County Jail until sentencing. While on the witness stand, Archuleta, 27, claimed that co-defendant Lance Conway Wood had killed Church. Wood, 21, will be tried in February. "They (jurors) made their decision in light of his testimony, and I think they knew what they were doing," Peterson said. "The jury had a tough decision to make, and they were entitled to that eight hours." Peterson praised co-prosecutor Carvel Harward and Millard County investigators. "We've got a good team, and they served us well - every one of them," he said. "It's been a long year," said Sheriff Ed Phillips, adding that the case has required countless man-hours. "We're confident to move forward on" the Wood trial. Prosecutors called approximately 40 witnesses during Archuleta's trial and presented between 250 and 300 pieces of evidence. "We felt strongly about the evidence," Peterson said. "We didn't have second thoughts. It was a murder that deserved a first-degree murder verdict." ***** (Additional information) Co-defendant loses a round in U.S. court Lance Conway Wood, Michael Anthony Archuleta's co-defendant in a murder case, has lost a round in U.S. District Court. Wood, 20, is charged in the killing of Southern Utah State College student Gordon Ray Church. Wood is awaiting trial in the case. Meanwhile, he filed a federal suit saying he tried to warn parole officers "something bad was going to happen" because Archuleta had shown up. He said that on Nov. 15, 1988 - a week before the murder - he tried unsuccessfully to have Archuleta arrested. But U.S. Magistrate Ronald N. Boyce ruled that Wood "had no right to leave his supervision or violate his parole officer's orders. He also had no right to have Archuleta arrested."  recommended that the $2 million suit be dismissed, and U.S. District Judge Bruce S. Jenkins agreed, throwing it out.

1991- In the evening I went to the O.P. Club to print the Yule Issue of  Salt and Sage for the Sacred Faeries. Molly Mormon was the clerk and she gave me dirty looks but who cared. It cost $34 to run it off. I paid for it myself. Morning Star helped me staple it together back at the apartment. (Memoirs of Ben Williams)

1992- Scott G. Monson Vice President of Utah AIDS Foundation wrote “Statistics show that the largest growing population testing positive for the HIV virus does not include the homosexual community. The incidence of HIV infection has increased six-fold since 1981 in the heterosexual community. The incidence of infection among teen-agers has increased 70% in the past two years. Daily, 75 Americans die of illness related to AIDS/HIV.

Douglas Koehler 

1993- Page: B6 SLTribune) David Nelson Thacker, 26, of Nevada, has pleaded innocent to murdering 31-year-old Douglas C. Koehler, of South Salt Lake, outside a ParkWest condominium on Aug. 21.  A three-day trial was set to begin in 3rd District Court on April 12. Mr. Thacker's roommate, 21-year-old Clint Crane, will be a key witness.  At an October preliminary hearing, Mr. Crane testified that he and Mr. Thacker met the victim in a bar, where they drank, played pool together, and sniffed cocaine. Later, Mr. Thacker grabbed Mr. Crane's .22-caliber pistol and the two drove toward ParkWest, where the victim was staying. They caught up with him outside the condominium, where Mr. Thacker allegedly shot him in the head. Mr. Crane has been charged with obstructing justice, but his case will not be adjudicated until after the trial.

1996 Page: D1 YWCA IN TRANSITION: Edwards Is Moving On To New Passions, Causes; Edwards Keeping Options Open for Future Byline: BY NANCY HOBBS THE SALTLAKE TRIBUNE    Jane Edwards works best when she is in the middle of a social cause that kindles her passion.   For more than a decade, that cause has been the YWCA, which Edwards has guided and promoted as executive director since 1985.During the same period she has been active with the AIDS Foundation, serving terms as vice chairwoman and chairwoman.   But now it's time to move on, says Edwards. She has felt her energy level waning, which is her internal signal to find a fresh pursuit.   And with the YWCA on the threshold of several new projects, she knew the time was perfect to initiate a new leader. Susan Sheehan, a long-time advocate for single mothers working toward self-sufficiency, will take over the helm Jan. 1.    Edwards will continue working three-quarters time on fund raising for the YWCA through spring. ``Beyond that,'' she admits with an easy smile, ``I don't know what I'll do. That's kind of the scary part.''    She has high standards for whatever that maybe, however.   ``It has to have certain ingredients. It needs to be related to human rights and be something I can feel passionate about. And it has to have some sort of service component,'' says Edwards, whose degrees in social work – a bachelor's from the University of Maryland and a master's and doctorate from the University of   Utah -- decorate the wall of her corner office in the historic YWCA building in Salt Lake City.   Other souvenirs also adorn her office – most notably a rusted, crumbling water pipe that worked well several years ago as a visual aid in convincing Salt Lake County commissioners to appropriate funds for building repairs. That exercise was so convincing, recalls Edwards, that she wrapped up a piece of the pipe and sent it to philanthropist James L. Sorenson with a plea for help. ``He gave us $10,000,'' she says.   It's because of that gumption and those kinds of successes that the YWCA board of directors and Community Advisory Council conspired to keep Edwards involved in the organization's development efforts.``We all felt Jane's name and reputation in the community would be a benefit to us'' in raising project funds, said board President Cheryl Bolinder.   At a recent roast in her honor, Edwards' associates often referred to her tenacity and persuasive abilities. One YWCA board member likened her to a pit bull: ``Jane sinks her teeth into something and holds on until it's done.''   Salt Lake attorney Pat Shea, a member of the Community Advisory Council, was more reverent. He calls her ``St. Jane.''   ``The image I have of Jane in my mind is a beacon of hope in a sea of despair,'' he says. ``She can be incredibly compassionate and caring, while at the same time be able to look at how do we solve this problem?''   Then Edwards makes the solution work --``and she does it well,'' Shea adds.   He also credits Edwards' uncanny ability to cut through peoples' protective facades as ``endearing her to the hearts and minds of Salt Lake's political, business and community leaders.''   Edwards hopes that includes her ``Rotarian brothers,'' who more than once have heard her correct their gender-biased language or perceptions. She says they've been patient with her comments ``and, I would even say, appreciative.''   On the other hand, Edwards says she's learned a lot from the predominantly male Rotary Club.   ``I was surprised to find what a match the Rotary mission is with the YW's, with international peace and international service, and how much I enjoyed working with, well, I want to say `men.'   ``I've had the opportunity to work here, in an all-women's organization, for 11 1/2 years. It was good for me to go into an organization that was predominantly male for a couple of reasons.   ``No. 1, I realized that men are compassionate and caring and want to serve the community. And second, it is a reminder of how it feels to be in a minority position in a majority group,'' Edwards says.   Since Edwards hasn't charted a course for herself beyond next spring, others have offered their opinions.  Most often, she says, the suggestions are running for political office or writing a book.    In contemplating politics, Edwards takes a deep breath and says little more than, ``I've thought about it.'' If she were to try it, it probably would be on a smaller, community level rather than statewide office.   Writing seems more inviting, especially since The Salt Lake Tribune has published Edwards' series of stories on women in Utah's history to commemorate the state's centennial.   She found yet another passion in researching the articles.    ``I loved uncovering the history of Utah through the lives of women,'' though she was frustrated at finding so little historical information on women who contributed much to their communities.    Her interest also helped recover lost history about the YWCA and Mary Willis Martin Critchlow, one of the Salt Lake organization's original founders and namesake of new low-income apartments being built at the YWCA. The 36-unit will provide transitional housing for battered women and their children who seek refuge in the YWCA shelter.   When Edwards announced her pending retirement earlier this year, Debra Daniels, who heads the YWCA's prevention services, panicked. Not only was she losing her mentor, Daniels recalls, but the YWCA would be losing its best image-polisher.   ``People out in the community never questioned Jane's integrity, her commitment, or the YWCA's credibility,'' says Daniels.   Finally, Daniels says, she's accepted the inevitable.    ``Jane brought us to a great place. Now I'm excited for the new changes, and the next phase.''

1996 The state School Board fine-tuned a policy that will give Utah educators more control over controversial school clubs, such as those for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. Under the rule, students or school staff wanting to organize a club must develop a charter that describes the kind of activities planned for its members.

Jay Bell

2003 Historian Jay Bell, a member of the USHS Board of Directors, was struck by a car Tuesday December 16, and is in a coma. He is in critical condition. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

• Deseret Morning News, Wednesday, December 17, 2003 Man struck by car and is hospitalized A 55-year-old man was in emergency surgery Tuesday night after he was hit by a car near 4450 South and 1300 East. About 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, a vehicle traveling south on 1300 East moved into a left turn lane and struck the unidentified man as it turned. "We don't have a lot of information about what the pedestrian was doing at the time. Witnesses are scarce," Salt Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Todd Griffiths said.  The man was transported to University Hospital with extensive injuries and was in extremely critical condition Tuesday night.

Heidi Ho Empress XXVII

2004 Heidi Ho Waters resigned from the RCGSE due to fiduciary irregularities during her reign as Empress XXVIII. Greg Harden stepped down as chair of RCGSE Board over controversy whether a non monarch could serve in that position.

2005  Subject: Re: [Utah_Gay Forum ] Digest Number 588 I want to apologize for the way in which I responded to the post from Chad Keller. I was out of line. This site is for other purposes and I am one who believes we tend to eat our own, and here I am doing just that! Again my apologies at any offense I may have caused.  Mike Picardi.

• David Nelson wrote to Chad Keller: How do I get an apology from him like you did? David.
• Chad Keller Responded: I do not consider this an apology...more along the lines of another slap in the face as he apologized for his response, not for what he said regarding me, or the treatment received from him and the rest of the self exulted and paid gays.  The thing that irritates me the most is he is in my eyes a do nothing leader.  Name the last time the Stonewall Demos did anything?  Piccardi in my opinion is the worst of the lot, he professes to do much, but I need to see a list, to believe he has done anything but show up for moments in the spot light. Sad to say I have decided that 1) no opinion, comment, or suggestion is welcome in our community unless one is part of the paid gay or self exulted crowd.  2) hard work for our  community is not appreciated by that IN crowd, it intrudes on their plans or makes them look bad by exposing all that they are not doing or their lack of talent and clearly showing they don’t deserve their salaries. 3) Keep ones projects to ones self, no matter how hard they try to get it, cause they will destroy it with their lack of organization, skills, and ability to relate to the entire community and because it would thwart their personal self centered agendas. (Business Guild is a prime example, It lies in ruin due to Karl Bennion and Steve Peterson.....one must care about the vision, and what it is to accomplish, be willing to work hard, have personal sacrifice, and see it through to positive self sustaining growth.)  From Requiem to the Guild, they all have been hijacked for others personal gain, and harmed me in the process.   (Call me one day we can go down the lists and review the books and books of emails.) I have officially requested to the USHS Site, and the Forum Sight no emails.  I will browse them from time to time, and I would appreciate you forwarding to me any thing you feel that I might provide insight or comment on.  Basically, I'm going to focus on my projects, allow in the ones (people like you) who are willing to assist and work together, protect my investments and contributions, and just say goodbye to the rest.  I cannot take it anymore.  They scream for a unified community, but are anything but.  They ask for input and contributions but if it is not what they want to hear they accuse people of "eating out leadership."  My opinion is If your going to lead, you have to learn how to take the heat that is generated. If you cant get out of the way.  I have received over 100 emails telling me how awful I am, what a community destroyer I am.   Michael Picardi said I probably am not a person who is a Larry Kramer type leader, as I care too much what people think of me.  Which is true.  so at the advice of many, I will blaze my own path, quietly for now, creating for the community thing outside of their rules and regulations.  I guess I just am tired of the crap they say off line between each other.  I have never treated them like they treat me.  And it has been there since day one, before there was any record or knowledge of me.....There are a couple projects which I will be launching shortly that I hope you will accept my invitation to participate.  As for the rest, they can fend for themselves, and feel what it truly feels like to want to be accepted, and want to participate.  As for their projects, their desires, their anything, I just don’t care. Jan Michael Vincent once said when visiting Joe Redburn and Salt Lake,  “The Gay people in this town are the true definition of self centered BITCHes .” Lets you and I keep emailing though, I do love to debate and discuss things with you. Sincerely  Chad Keller

2005  Gay-straight clubs under fire Lawmaker pushes ban on school alliances, vows: 'I will

Chris Buttars

prevail' By Glen Warchol The Salt Lake Tribune Sara Hardcastle, the president of Hillcrest High School's Gay Straight Alliance club, says people like Utah Sen. Chris Buttars scare her. Buttars, a West Jordan Republican, is vowing to push a bill through the upcoming Legislature to outlaw gay-straight clubs in Utah high schools. "I will prevail," he says. "We are being targeted again," says Hardcastle, a senior who has been in the Midvale high school club - known as GSA - for more than two years. "We are always having a finger pointed at us for doing something wrong - and it's just the opposite. We're doing something right." By the way, the "we" to which Hardcastle refers is GSA's majority of straight members that includes her. After

Sara Hardcastle

five years of controversy and lawsuits over gay-straight clubs at East High School, the Salt Lake School Board settled further legal entanglements in 2000 by allowing students to form extracurricular clubs focused on homosexual issues. But Buttars says the clubs, which exist in 40 Utah high schools, violate state law and promote a sexuality that most Utahns find "perverted." The schools are in effect sponsoring the clubs to avoid costly lawsuits. State statute allows a school board to deny access to organizations that encourage criminal or delinquent conduct, promote bigotry or "involve human sexuality." "What do you think they're talking about at their meetings?" Buttars says of the gay-straight clubs. "If you've got a chess club what are you talking about? If you're in a gay-lesbian club, you're talking about sexuality." Stan Burnett, director of youth programs at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Utah says club members and advisers meticulously avoid discussing sexuality to avoid running afoul of the law, much as biology and health teachers carefully navigate Utah's laws on sex education. "We're careful. We don't want to cross the line," Hardcastle says. Members talk about intolerance, teen alienation, and destructive stereotypes. "I don't think we've ever had [sexual orientation] come up in discussion." But Buttars says: "That's another lie of the  gay groups." Utah American Civil Liberties Union director Dani Eyer would not speculate on the constitutionality of Buttars' bill because he has yet to draft it. But any law attempting to ban discussion of human sexuality might inadvertently outlaw a spectrum of school activities and clubs that deal with heterosexuality. "Do we investigate all those other classes - family preparation courses, for instance - that deal with aspects of sexuality? How can you have a Bible study club without potentially discussing sexuality?" she asks. This is the second time in recent months that Buttars has suggested legislating education change. In June, he proposed a bill to mandate public schools include a "divine design" theory that life was created by a deity, not simply evolution. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said the appropriateness of gay-straight clubs is best decided between parents, students and their school boards, not by state officials. "I wouldn't want to dictate for parents," Huntsman said, adding he wasn't familiar with Buttars' proposal. "If parents do not like the idea of such clubs they should take it up with their school board." Two Huntsman children are students at East High School, which offers a gay-straight alliance club. "I've not gone in to talk to the school board about it," Huntsman said. Hardcastle says members of the gay-straight clubs likely will have plenty to say to their school boards and representatives if Buttars' bill gains momentum. As far as sitting down with the senator himself to explain GSA's importance to teens, straight and gay, she says, "I'd be afraid to talk to him."

• Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:19 pm Posted by Mike Picardi : Chris Buttars Attacks again!  MY

  

  Mike Picardi

  RESPONSE TO THE SL TRIB. WE SHOULD ALL EXPRESS OUR OUTRAGE AND OPINIONS Mike I have an answer for Senator Buttars. The GSAs are most likely talking about people like him who have picked on and bullied anyone who does not fit his vision of "normal". These groups, many of them with more straight than gay members, work with teacher (and sometimes with parental) supervision to help kids cope with the hatered they face every day of their lives. And why, Sen. Buttars, is it the "gay groups" who lie? What lies have been told? When was the last time you spent any time with kids who were bullied and or threatened every day they were alive? I also find it curious that while our first lady, Mary Kay Huntsman, is working to bring help to all kids who are disenfranchised, the good senator is out to slam the door shut. And one last thing, most Uthans find the senator's anger and hatred "perverted".  Mike Picardi
• Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:22 pm Posted by Ben Williams Chris Buttars Attacks again!  What Utah hates more than being wrong is bad publicity. Since the state is trying to woo business here and the LDS Church tries to portray itself as mainstream as possible it appears to me that this should be seen as a national issue not a local one. If the rest of the US was shown what a nut case Buttars is perhaps the money powers in this state would rein him in. Perhaps some Millionaire Senator might even ask Hatch what is wrong with people in Utah? LOL Play it up as poor kids being bullied by Buttars. Bullying is a VERY big issue in schools right now. David Nelson no one is better at writing press releases then you! And by Gawd I know you have AP on your rolodex some where. Mike Picardi I know you have the pivate numbers of big wigs who should be informed. Has GSA clubs considered picketing on the side walk in front of Buttars' home? If David Sharpton was still alive he would have already personally confronted Buttars. That was his Texas flair. Rally around the Gay flag people.  Ben Williams
• Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:35 pm Posted by Chad Keller Re: Chris Buttars Attacks again!  Knowing Buttars, he took a play from our community play book and is drafting it in secret with his Intell. Design legislation, then will spring it on us. ;) Chad Keller
• Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:45 pm Posted by Mike Picardi Re: [gay_forum_utah] Response to Chris Butthole Buttars?  Letters already sent to Andrew Sullivan, Andrew Tobias, The Advocate and the National Office of the Stonewall Democrats... Michael Picardi MP
• Sun Dec 18, 2005 Posted by Mike Picardi 1:03 am Re: [gay_forum_utah] Re: Chris Buttars Attacks again!  JESUS!!!!! Chad...can you ever say anything positive!!!! How about writing a letter about Buttars with all the venom you show to your own so-called community. Mike Picardi 
• Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:33 pm posted by Chad Keller Re: Chris Buttars Attacks again!  Since you didn’t catch the sarcasm of the moment and upon further reflection.....In your book I guess I don’t, and thank you for aptly slapping it all into prospective for me Mike.  Chad Keller
• Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:40 pm posted by Chad Keller Re: Chris Buttars Attacks again! For the record, I have said much positive and done much positive. Guess you and the others have been too busy to notice. Chad Keller

2005 5:30 pm Posted by Chad Keller Re: Sodomy Friends  For three years, state legislators just didn't get around to repealing it. Salt Lake City Democratic Sen. Scott McCoy plans to draft a bill to remedy that during the 2006 Legislature. I would not say that we are feeding on Jackie or Scott’s carcass yet. David brings up a valid point. Why has it taken three years to get this law off of the books? I would have hoped, as many I am sure do, that it would have been done the following session. Chad Keller

• Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:11 pm Posted by Chad Keller Re: Sodomy Friends Mike Mike Mike....any leader worth his weight can take the bashing....;) Seems that maybe the music you are listening too is missing so key elements, and a key person who at one time was your friend, and someone you could work with. Did you not spin my comments back on me which started this group? Why do you discount David, his history with our groups? Sure he can be a pain in the butt, we all can, but we also can learn from each other if we all are able to participate without getting this crap of the same music, and eating our own....just cause it doesn’t seem like is something that would benefit any group or any of us, doesn’t mean we should be angry forever. I forgave Sherri Booth and Darren Hobbs long ago for the crap they say about me. I brushed off the crap you said. No could you listen and participate with David. It would do you both good! May be it is easier to not listen and work things out, I dont know....Chad Keller

 2005 6:32 pm Posted by Chad Keller Re: CENTER CHRISTMAS (HOLIDAY!!) PARTY! Can we have Marks Calendar post this......I and I am sure others get this from a million other people. Besides if I showed up I would probably be told I was not welcome there again..... I know you mean well Mike, but I got this a million times. How about some postings from the Stonewall Demos on their last meeting, what we can do for the legislative session, what political things you guys are working on. Seems I get a lot from you about everything else, but never a lot that specifically pertains to what I hope is the growing Utah Stonewall Democrats. This is what I am talking about when I speak of organization. Mark does a great job, how he does it I don’t know. I tried and wasted money on developing an functional on line community calendar then was slaughtered by the Center and the exalted for doing it. Bless you Mark, I meant you no harm or ill will in my frustration PS will the Center turn the heat on in this room for this, or will it be like the court meetings....in the cold with a tiny space heater, just need to know what to where over the Teflon vest.  Chad Keller

2005 Dear Donor-The Season is passing quickly and our Holiday distribution day is fast approaching. We still have several clients remaining on our Red Ribbon tree that need to be adopted. Remember, you can adopt a client from the tree and provide the gifts wished for by that client for under $100.00. The deadline for returning the gifts is Friday, December 16. With your help, we can make Christmas a good experience for the people who we serve that are living with HIV/AIDS.  Sincerely, UAF Client Services Staff Utah AIDS Foundation 1408 South 1100 East Salt Lake City, Utah  84105

2005 Friday-  Friends & Family of Valerie Goodfellow will be hosting " Love and Friendship Last Forever" A Benefit for Valerie Goodfellow.  100% of the proceeds will go to benefit Valerie who lost her husband the begining of November in a fatel Motor Cycle Accident.  At the time of the accident they were between medical plans and had no coverage at the time of the accident. This money will be used to help aid with those medical bills.  We have raffle prizes from Ken Garf Oil changes, Tony Roma's, Biaggis, Toys R US, Salon RZ, Obscura, Trolley Wing Co., Iggy's, Pibb's Exchange, the Harley Shop (leather jacket, shirts, etc) , Good Times Tattoos, KOI piercing, Bridge Cafe, Passes to the Tattoo Convention, Mary Kay, Salon Serene, and many  others... Cost is $10 show starts at 9pm at the Trapp Door

2006   The Transgender Community Forum Holiday Party  When: Saturday December 16, 2006 (please note this replaces the TG Forum – regularly scheduled for Dec 21st)  Time: 7:00PM Where: 9187 S. 1480 E. Sandy, Utah  The Transgender Community Forum will be celebrating it’s holiday party with the Progressive Ladies. This is an open invitation to all in the Transgender Community – come meet new people and network with those affiliated with other groups. This isn’t just for the ladies guys! You are all invited to mix and mingle! JoAnn is hostessing the Annual Christmas dinner this year at her home. The Christmas dinner is always a very special time for the Transgender community to get together in a safe and supportive environment. JoAnn will be supplying the turkey, ham, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cranberries. Please bring your choice of beverage BYOB or Soda pop and some sort of munchies item or a desert

2012 Dr. Patty Reagan wrote this to me "I've been meaning to tell you that I really appreciated your letter to the editor about the Mo's and gays. As soon as I heard about their "shift" I said out loud, "don't trust them." They are up to something...better PR after their Romney loss. Anyway, thanks." For those who do not know who Dr. Patty Reagan is... she has no lesser station than Sainthood in our community... A professor of health at the U of U she started the Salt Lake AIDS Foundation in 1985... With no funds or grants she started the first information organization in Utah on AIDS education and fought to educate this state about AIDS when the Utah Health Department refused.. The SLAF eventually became the Utah AIDS Foundation under Ben Barr... she is someone people should know who she is...

2017 Health leaders say they are alarmed about a report that officials at the nation's top public health agency are being told not to use certain words or phrases in official budget documents, including "fetus," ''transgender" and "science-based." The health community was reacting to a story in The Washington Post published late Friday citing an anonymous source who said the prohibition was made at a recent meeting of senior budget officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The seven words and phrases — "diversity," ''entitlement," ''fetus," transgender," ''vulnerable," ''evidence-based" and "science-based" — were not to be used in documents that are to be circulated within the federal government and Congress in preparation of the next presidential budget proposal, the paper reported. The CDC confirmed the Presidential directive on Saturday.