December 22
1920 The Bohemian Club of the University of Utah will
entertain with a dance party this evening at the Tennis Club celebrating it’s
first birthday anniversary. Roy Simmons, Fielding Smith and Russel Harrington
are making arrangements. DN 1934-Wallace Henry Thurman, a black editor, critic,
novelist, and playwright associated with the Harlem Renaissance, died in New
York City.
1946 The Classified Ads in the Ogden
Standard Examiner "Female impersonator needs partner male or female PO Box
902" It was posted in both the male and female help sections.
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| Myron Lance |
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| Walter Kelbach |
1967 Larry Mitchell
was charged with showing obscene films after a May 29, 1967 at a Salt Lake Tavern. He was fined $100 The six pornographic films were later stolen from the police evidence room at the end of Jan. (02/07/68 SLTribune page 32)
1970- The San Francisco Free
Press printed Carl Whitman's "Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto."
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| Gordon Steele |
1979 Gordon Steel Emperor IV
of Imperial Court of Utah and the "Stonewall Club" hosted a
children's Christmas party for Gay people with children.
1986- The Salt Lake Men's
Choir performed on Temple Square in the Assembly Hall.
1987- Unconditional Support Christmas Party hosted by Mike Anderson
with about 40 people attending.
1990 SACRED FAERIES About 6:30 in the evening Scott Spinks arrived
followed by Fuku and Mark Angus. Bianca called and said she couldn't make it
because she had to do a Royal Court
show up in Ogden
tonight. Anyway I was inspired to give Mark Angus a Faerie name. The Faerie name Asparagus popped into my
head. He loved the name. I'm also calling John Merrill, Dixie-Pixie,
because Dixie is his drag name. Scott gave
everyone a ride over to Gillian's who was hosting the Yule Celebration. We were
the first to arrive there along with Brynwyn and while we were waiting for the
others we decorated the place with paper bells and paper poinsettia’s that my
students had made at school. Applestar came without Spirit
Dancer because she wasn't feeling well and since Luna never
showed, Applestar and Brynwyn were the only women at the gathering. The men in attendance were: Gillian, Fuku,
Asparagus, Dixie Pixie. Doug, Griffin, Mark Hanson, Sky Bear, Ron
Priddis, Jasper Nightshade and myself. We had about 13 people for the circle. Sky
Bear brought Ron Priddis who had never attended a Faerie circle before and
Dixie-Pixie brought Doug who also was new We sang Yule Carols, invoked a
circle, called upon the Goddess to resurrect the Sun. I walked the Faeries through a Spiral
Meditation and prayed for Peace. I also gave the bread and wine blessing. (memoirs of Ben Williams)
1995 OFFICE MANAGER
PROMOTED TO DIRECT AIDS COALITION Cori Sutherland has been promoted from
part-time office manager to full-time director of the People with AIDS
Coalition of Utah. The promotion was announced by Andrew W. Bills, chairman of
the board of directors. He credited Sutherland with the steady increase in the
number of people who use the coalition's services. The number of members in the
group's recreation program has doubled, circulation of the group's newsletter,
"Positive Press" has increased by more than 400 and twice as many
people use the resource library as did in 1994, he said. The coalition provides
educational and support services to improve the quality of life for people
impacted by HIV/AIDS. New office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information,
call 484-2205.
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1999 Michael Harold Overdorf
ROY--Michael Harold Overdorf returned home to his Heavenly Father
December 20, 1999, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born August 16, 1961 in 
2000 IGRA PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December
22nd, 2000 UGRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEEK CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS BENEFACTORS
OF RODEO 2001 & WILD WEST FESTIVAL SALT LAKE CITY, December 22 – The Utah
Gay Rodeo Association (UGRA) Board of Directors in their monthly meeting opened
an application process for the disbursement of funds raised from their annual
Internatioal Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) sanctioned rodeo, which is part of the
Bud Light–IGRA Rodeo Series. City of Hope, Camp Kostopulos, the Gay and Lesbian
Community Center of Utah, Utah Special Olympics, and YWCA all received
donations from the Utah Gay Rodeo Association’s first sanctioned Bud Light–IGRA
Rodeo Series rodeo held June 2–4, 2000 at the Utah State Fair Park rodeo arena.
AIDS research, riding programs for children with disabilities, gay and lesbian
youth programs, battered partners, and sports programs all received funding to
support their programs through UGRA's Rodeo Program. Those 501 (c) 3
organizations wishing to be considered for funding must submit a letter about
their organization, outline the organizations accomplishments, demonstrate need
for funding, and document how funding will be used to by the nonprofit
organization for the better of the community which it serves. All charitable
organizations through out the Intermountain West are encouraged to apply.
Applications will be reviewed by the Rodeo 2001 & Wild West Festival
Committee to make recommendations to the UGRA Board and membership which
charities might be best suited to be as benefactors. The UGRA Board of
Directors will announce the selected charities in March 2001 in a special
ceremony and press conference. All applications should be mailed, with postmarked
on or before January 31, 2001 to: UGRA PO Box 511255 Salt Lake City, UT
84151–1255 Attn: Steve Whittaker/Rodeo 2001 UGRA’s Rodeo 2001 is expected to
greatly increase in numbers of competitors, vendors, and spectators. “Our
Success in 2000 has assured our growth in 2001,” said Clark Monk, UGRA
President 2001. UGRA Rodeo 2001 & Wild West Festival will be held June
01-03, 2001 at the Utah State Fairpark. “Great things are in the works,” said
Chad Keller, UGRA Fundraising Coordinator. “The festival area has been reworked
to better compliment the rodeo competition and provide tons to see and do.”
Many business and organizations have signed on as official sponsors including
Bud Light, Instinct Magazine, Salt Lake City Weekly, and The Trapp. More
sponsors are needed and are actively being sought by the Rodeo 2001 committee.
ABOUT THE UGRA The Utah Gay Rodeo Association exists to foster and promote the
preservation of the country western life style through charitable activities
and community service. It further exists to promote amateur rodeo and related
activities, which educates the public and preserves the diverse heritage of the
American West. It is because of those deeply rooted traditions that the UGRA
shall not practice or condone discrimination of any kind, specifically in
regards to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, (including freedom from
sexual harassment), age, disability, sexual orientation, or sexual identity. |
| Jay Bell |
2003 Jay Bell's funeral will be held Monday, December 22,
at 11:00 am, at the Mountain View Memorial Estates, either in the chapel or in
one of the viewing rooms. Family and friends (including Affirmation members)
are invited to attend the service. In addition, the room will be open one hour
previous to the service for those who would like to pay their respects. Jay's
family has graciously invited Brent Pace, from Salt Lake City, to
be one of the
speakers and to help coordinate some participation by the Affirmation
community. The burial will take place in the Estates right after the service.
Friends and family are tentatively planning to hold a social gathering in the
Marriott hotel right after the service; more details
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| Brent Pace |
to come.
2005 The Queer
Reader - Center Space (7pm) This Bridge Called my Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color,
editors: Cherrie Moraga & Gloria
Anzaldua. Purchase the book at Sam
Weller and receive a 20% discount. This is undoubtedly one of the most
influential, groundbreaking, and
important books ever to come from "Second Wave" feminist
thought. Although it has been over 20 years since it was originally published,
it still retains its edginess and thought-provoking qualities. The book, which features the writings of
Asian, Latin, African, and Native American
women was also groundbreaking in that many of the women are lesbians
and/or from working class backgrounds.
Writers include Audre Lorde, Pat Parker, Barbara Smith, Gloria Anzaldua,
Cherrie Moraga, Barbara Cameron, and Aurora Levins Morales. The book examines not only racism but
culture, class and homophobia along with visions for a better future.
2005 Thursday Real family values Salt Lake Tribune It's a
measure of how far we've sunk as a nation that the pace of social progress is
now set not by visionary lawmakers of the sort that gave us the Bill of Rights,
but by corporations. America's best companies have learned that they cannot
afford to marginalize workers. They therefore give gay employees the same
benefits as their heterosexual colleagues. If the Utah Legislature wants to
follow Gov. Huntsman's lead in attracting America's best companies to Utah, it
would do well to take a page out of corporate America's handbook. At the very
least, it should stop portraying Utah as a backwater dominated by the
self-righteous and the narrow-minded. If Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, and
his colleagues in the Legislature want to demonstrate their concern about our
children's welfare, let them. Instead of attacking gay-straight groups in the
schools, issue a resolution demanding that Nevada clean up its act and force
its mining companies to adopt zero-mercury emissions procedures. And let's see
tough new legislation that forces coal-based power companies operating in Utah
to adopt not only zero mercury emissions, but also overall pollution controls
that keep Utah's air and water clean. When the Legislature, instead of wasting
time denigrating homosexuals, directs its ire against companies such as
Wal-Mart that don't give their employees a living wage and health insurance,
then and only then will I believe that it is acting on behalf of family values.
Ed Firmage Jr. Salt Lake City
2005 Tuesday Article Last Updated: 12/21/2005 11:58 PM
Sara for Senate Salt Lake Tribune Hillcrest High student Sara Hardcastle
("Gay-straight clubs under fire," Dec. 16) and Sen. Chris Buttars,
R-West Jordan, each has an agenda. Sara seems interested in information and
tolerance. Sen. Buttars seems fixated on bigotry and ignorance. Sara seems to
appreciate diversity. Sen. Buttars seems scared of it. Sara comes across as a
youth with a vision of a nation that refuses to place judgments upon people.
Sen. Buttars apparently would like a nation of only citizens like him. Sara
probably is right to be scared of Sen. Buttars. She'd possibly want to describe
her views to him and how accepting differing lifestyles is what is expected in
our culture. Sen. Buttars possibly would attempt to bully Sara with his
religion-based emotional rhetoric. Sara possibly understands that we are living
at a time when we are just about helpless against domestic tyrants. Sen.
Buttars likely understands that he has the power. So we are left with
school-age Sara, who most likely just wants to allow each of us to be able to
live our lives as who we are. Or we are left with Sen. Buttars who clearly
states that he will prevail in his quest for legislating bigotry. For
Christmas, I'd like to see Sara replace Sen. Buttars in the Utah Senate. Then,
I'd like to see Sen. Buttars go back to school and write 100 times on the
board, "Please don't treat me as I've tried to treat you." Marshall
Brown Draper
2008 Reporter Rosemary Winters wrote for The Salt Lake
Tribune “27,000 letters urge LDS leader to back rights of gay Utahns” President
Thomas S. Monson: You have mail - boxes of it. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
delivered 27,000 letters to LDS Church headquarters Monday - all of them asking
the Mormon leader to support legal protections for gay and transgender Utahns.
The national gay-rights group has endorsed Equality Utah's Common Ground
Initiative, a collection of bills that would, among other things, provide
rights to fair housing and employment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transsexuals...
2013 Utah tries again Monday to halt same-sex marriages Court • A professor who is ordained will be at the Salt
Lake County clerk’s to perform ceremonies. BY BROOKE ADAMS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE State attorneys will tell a federal judge on Monday that
same-sex couples who marry in Utah may be irreparably harmed if efforts to
overturn his ruling succeeds and those marriages are later invalidated. To avoid that “cloud of uncertainty,” the state wants
U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby to put on hold the ruling he issued
Friday declaring Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Shelby scheduled a hearing for 9 a.m. to consider the
request. On Sunday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver
declined to issue the emergency stay requested by the state. It said the
request did not meet criteria for a stay since it was merely a stopgap until
the district court acts. In written arguments filed during the weekend, attorneys
for the plaintiffs who sued the state over Amendment 3, which ban same-sex
marriages, say Shelby already found the law harmed gay couples and demeaned
their children. That harm would be extended if a stay is granted, particularly
given that more than 100 marriage licenses were issued on Friday to same-sex
couples. “The status quo in Utah is that same-sex couples are
marrying and their marriages must be recognized,” attorney Peggy A. Tomsic said
in the plaintiffs’ response.
A stay would harm couples who want to marry, but haven’t
yet had a chance to, Tomsic said, and would allow the state to continue to
violate same-sex couples’ constitutional rights. That “cannot be considered a legitimate public interest,”
Tomsic said in her response. And the state has not shown how it will be harmed
“in any meaningful way” if the order remains in place, she said. The state wanted the emergency stay in place to “preserve
the status quo” and prevent county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to
same-sex couples Monday morning, while they wait to hear what Shelby decides. On Saturday, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert advised county clerks
to check with their attorney, council or commission about how to handle
requests from same-sex couples for marriage license while Shelby weighs the
stay request. But Cliff Rosky, a University of Utah law
professor and
Equality Utah board member, said without a stay in place the clerks have only
one option: Issue licenses. “Right now there is a federal court order that stops the
state from enforcing Amendment 3,” he said. “County clerks, anyone in the
state, is bound to comply with a federal court order. If they refuse to issue a
license to a same-sex couple they are in contempt of court.” Rosky became an ordained minister over the weekend and
plans to be at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office at 8 a.m. to perform wedding
ceremonies at the request of same-sex couples who get a license. But the state will urge Shelby to follow the example set
in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which granted a stay while opponents of
same-sex marriage appealed a decision that found California’s ban on such
unions unconstitutional. “The only potential harm plaintiffs may suffer if a stay
is granted is, at most, a delay in their ability to marry in Utah or, in the
case of an out-of-state marriage, recognition of that marriage,” the state says
in its motion. “Granting the stay simply preserves the status quo.” In her response, Tomsic said that “trivializes” the
situation of same-sex couples in Utah, including plaintiffs Karen Archer and
Kate Call. They were legally married in Iowa, but Utah does not recognize that
marriage. The pair “are facing the real and patent risk that Karen
will not survive long enough for an appeal court to reach a decision on this
court’s ruling,” Tomsic wrote. “A delay for these plaintiffs would be tragic
and not a mere inconvenience.” The state argues that Shelby’s decision is at odds with
the U.S. Supreme Court and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, neither of which
have “issued a decision holding that the constitutional right to marry
encompasses same-sex marriage.” Moreover, the only circuit court to rule on the issue has
upheld the constitutionality of a traditional definition of marriage, the state
says. Other courts also have concluded that “opposite-sex”
marriage serves a legitimate interest in regulating sexual relationships “so
that the unique procreative capacity of those relationships benefits rather
than harms society.” In addition, traditional marriages increase the
likelihood that children will be born and raised in stable family units with a
biological mother and father, the state argues. In his ruling Friday, Shelby said none of those arguments
were compelling and found Utah’s ban violated the due process and equal
protection rights of same-sex couples who want to marry. Tomsic said in her response that courts that have
considered the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States
v. Windsor have refused to stay their rulings. She also said cases cited by the
state were either on appeal or pre-date Windsor.
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| Cliff Rosky |
- If you go...A hearing on the state of Utah’s motion for a stay is set for 9 a.m. Monday at the federal courthouse, 350 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City. If you plan to go, leave your cellphone, laptop computer, iPad, any recording devices, etc. in your car or at home. Only attorneys and court staff may bring electronic devices into the courthouse.
- Rally planned A “Celebrate Marriage Equality Rally” will take place 6
p.m. Monday at Washington Square, 451 S. State St., in Salt Lake City. Mark Lawrence and Matt Spencer of Restore Our Humanity,
which hired the legal team to represent plaintiffs challenging Utah’s ban on
same-sex marriage, will speak. “We are thrilled to be celebrating the ruling that
brought marriage equality to Utah,” Lawrence said. “At the
same time, we are heading into opposition in the form of a possible stay on marriage licenses being issued and a possible appeal to the ruling.” On Sunday, he said he was confident in the legal process and called for a show of patience and love to “those still adjusting to this reality.” Other speakers will include gay activist Troy Williams; Cliff Rosky, a University of Utah law professor and Equality Utah board member; and Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, who is helping to fund the Kitchen v. Herbert lawsuit.
Patrick Byrne
2017 Salt Lake Tribune. Camille Neider is not only an excellent lawyer; now she's Utah's first openly LGBTQ judge. Camille Neider is in a fairly unique position. She not only has prosecuted a death penalty case, she’s also certified to handle the defense in a death penalty case. She’s been a law clerk, a public defender, a lawyer in private practice and has handled hundreds of cases. On Wednesday, [December 20] Neider was joined by her family — her parents, her three sons Cooper, Tate and Beck, and her wife, Nancy — as the Utah Senate confirmed her to be the newest judge in the Second District and also the first openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender judge on the state bench. It’s something that, even a few years ago, would have been unfathomable in Utah — a state where the Legislature was the tip of the spear in the legal fight against same-sex marriage; where there was no law to protect LGBT Utahns from discrimination in the workplace or housing; and where we have yet to pass a functional hate-crimes bill. Yet on Wednesday, some of the senators who were most vocal about going to court to fight against people like Camille and Nancy’s right to marry voted to approve Neider’s spot on the court representing Weber, Davis and Morgan counties. “I think it is a red letter day not just in LGBTQ Utah history, but in the entire history of the state,” said Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, a member of the Judicial Confirmation Committee and the only openly gay state lawmaker. “As much as I criticize the governor on everything … I think there’s something wonderful about Utah. We are definitely a red state, but we’re not a redneck state, and I think that this was a good test.” Neider, naturally, downplays the significance — she is not a gay judge, she is a judge. And that’s true. Gov. Gary Herbert didn’t nominate her and the Senate didn’t confirm her because of who she loves. She will soon be sworn in as a state judge because she worked hard, built impeccable credentials, developed a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience, and a top-notch intellect. “I hope that people look at it as maybe a barrier that’s over, but truthfully it doesn’t define me in any way, shape or form, because it doesn’t define how I do my job,” she said. Neider earned her undergraduate degree and law degree from Brigham Young University, did four clerkships including one in London, worked as a public defender in Utah County, and spent nine years as a deputy Weber county attorney where she handled felony criminal trials before going into private practice. For the past year, she has also served on the Utah Sentencing Commission. It was the third time she had been a finalist for a spot on the bench. And she did all of it in the face of a culture that has been hostile to people like her. “In my memory, we’ve never received [a nominee] who has worked on all three sides of the law,” said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Bountiful, the chairman of the confirmation committee. Neider was rated “very, very high” on surveys of her colleagues and the legal community, Weiler said, and he had never seen so many letters of support for any other nominee, and several judges also expressed support for the nomination. Still, Neider didn’t skate through the process. Two senators — Allen Christensen of North Ogden and David Buxton of Roy — voted against the nomination. Christensen said Neider’s sexual orientation played a role in his vote. “That bothered me a little but it was more that her politics didn’t line up with mine,” Christensen said. Neider ran for the state House as a Democrat in 2014 and took progressive positions on things like a living wage and addressing air pollution. Buxton didn’t explain his vote. When asked, he said: “I just felt like we had an opportunity to have a better candidate.” Neider’s appointment isn’t just important because it is a first. It’s important because it sends a powerful message to others who might someday follow in her footsteps, that they can be who they are, even in Utah, and succeed. Dabakis said earlier this month he attended the first-ever LGBTQ youth conference with hundreds of young people from across the state. Those kids are facing challenges, and have more ahead, he said. “I could see that they needed to know that there are successful LGBTQ people and they need not worry that they’re not going to make it because of that,” he said. “The fact that you can have somebody as terrific [as Neider] and as great a lawyer and now a judge, it gives them the confidence that they don’t live in a state where people are going to be discriminated against and they can go as far as their intellect and hard work will take them.”
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