This Day In Gay Utah History December 3rd

December 3

1903 Ogden Standard Examiner 1903-12-03 That Awful List of Crime page 4 47 cases of rape, sodomy, fighting, arson, conspiracy etc making a total of 170 high crimes and felonies for the two years of 1892 and 1893

1937 Parowan Times Many Cases Disposed of at Regular Court Term page 1 Many cases on the calendar of the Fifth Judicial District court for Iron County were disposed of at the regular November term held here last week and this with Judge Will L Hoyt on the bench beach. the case of the state of Utah vs Ray Young charged with sodomy, the defendant plead not guilty and attorney R J shay was appointed by the court to defend him when he stated that he was without funds. The trial was held on Monday before the court with no jury and after testimony of witnesses were heard the defendant was found guilty. He waived time and asked that sentence be passed immediately. The judge therefore sentenced him to from 3 to 20 years in the state prison and the sheriff was ordered to deliver him at once.

Todd Bennett & Ron Hunt

1952 Ron Hunt was born.  As an early Utah Gay activist. he served on the board of the Gay Community Service  from 1977-1979. He is also a founding member of Salt Lake’s Bear Community and  husband  of Todd Bennett.

Troy Perry

1968-Rev Troy Perry, founder of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, officiated at his first same-sex holy union.

1973-As a result of the case Society for Individual Rights v. Hampton, proceedings were held to determine under what circumstances sexual orientation may be considered in determining whether a person is suitable for employment in the U.S. Government.

Stephen Holbrook

1979- KRCL FM 90.9 went on the air as a community non-profit radio station and included in its programming was a hour long local program of interest to the Gay and Lesbian Community of Salt Lake City. Idea of a community radio program for Salt Lake City was from Steve Holbrook. This show evolved into Concerning Gays and Lesbians one of the nations longest continuous Gay and Lesbian radio program. The station was located at 262 East 100 South right above the Blue Mouse Theater.

• 1999-KRCL: GIVING GAYS AND LESBIANS A VOICE FOR TWENTY YEARS KRCL FM 90.9 went on the air as a community non-profit radio station in December of 1979. The Idea of a community radio program for Salt Lake City was conceived by community activist,  Stephen Holbrook. His vision included programs of interest to the Gay and Lesbian Community of Salt Lake City. The first home of KRCL was located at 262 East 100 South right above the old Blue Mouse Theater.  The station’s first General manager was a Gay man (Steve Holbrook,) and its first engineer was a gay woman from Missouri. KRCL’s first Gay show was an hour long local program called GAYJAVU. The show quickly evolved over the next few years into Concerning Gays and Lesbians one of the nation's longest, (if indeed not the longest) continuous Gay and Lesbian radio program in the nation. The first hosts of KRCL's Gay

  

  Babs DeLay

  programming used pseudonyms for protection from the death threats they received for being on the air. Only after being on the air for five years did long time host Becky Moss

  

  Becky Moss

  feel safe to reveal her real identity over the airwaves. Besides Gay issues KRCL was the only source of womyn’s music in Utah. While not defined as Lesbian per se, KRCL has produced over the years several women/feminist oriented music programs, the most notably by Babs DaLay. In the 1990’s a short feature called "Because We’re Here" debuted on KRCL conceived and produced by Charlene Orchard who used local voices to relate news of interest to the Gay and Lesbian Community. The primary hosts of Gay Specific Programming at KRCL were: 1979-1981 Michael Perry-As "Mike" , Perry hosted Gayjavu Utah’s first Gay radio program which later became "Concerning Gays" 1980-1982 Jolene Dailey using the alias of "Stephanie", Dailey joined Mike Perry on "Gayjavu" and "Concerning Gays" 1981 Dan Wilcox A member of Salt Lake Affirmation, Wilcox was granted permission to air a regular radio talk show on

  

  Mel Baker

  KRCL on a weekly basis for 32 weeks. 1981-1985 Stacy Aaronson Aaronson used the alias "Stan Erickson" and replaced Michael Perry as co host with Stephanie on "Concerning Gays" 1982-2003 Becky Moss Using the alias of "Mickey Moss" until 1987, she joined Concerning Gays with co host “Stan Erickson”. She prompted the change of the title of the show to "Concerning Gays and Lesbians." One of Moss' many distinctions was that she was the first voice to give accurate information about the AIDS epidemic over the airwaves in Utah. During her 22 year career, Moss has had many helpers and assistance throughout her tenure as co host and producer of the show. Some of them were Erik Meyers. Debbie Rosenberg, Beauchaine. 1985-1987 Mel Baker using the alias "Dean

  

  Ben Williams

  " joined “Mickey” as co host on "Concerning Gays and Lesbians". He resigned as host to join the National Organizing Committee of the March of Washington in 1987. He was the event's media coordinator. 1987-1993 Ben Williams, a community activist foremost, joined Becky Moss as co-host on Concerning Gays and Lesbians to help build community and give a voice to Gay and Lesbian Empowerment. 1988-1990 Jim Rieger Co host with Becky Moss and Ben Williams, Reiger, a resident of California, brought a fresh outlook on the strengths and weaknesses of Utah's homosexual communities. 1992-1999 Jeff Freedman joined Becky Moss as co host on Concerning Gays and Lesbians to showcase the personalities and organizations of Utah's evolving Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgendered communities .

1987- 1st anniversary of Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah. Over 40 people present at the 3 and a half hour meeting. GLCCU voted not to accept Graham Bell’s proposal of choosing five people to make up a liaison to Mayor Palmer de Paulis. Gay activist Graham Bell tried to commit the Mayor of Salt Lake to accept a liaison committee from the Gay and Lesbian Community. “I walked down to MCC with Mark LaMarr to attend the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah at 7:00 p.m. Today was the 1st anniversary and I bet we had at least 45-50 people there.  Because of it being the 1st anniversary refreshments were served and it was proposed that refreshments me served at all future council meetings.  Anyway Curtis Jensen grabbed me immediately as I entered and asked me if I was going to vote for Graham Bell’s proposed  liaison committee to the mayor.  I said I have considered it. Then he told me that Bruce Barton resigned from that committee and that was enough for me to withdraw my support.  Certain people in the community are like weathervanes to me and from them I can see which way the wind blows.  I trust Bruce Barton and Satu to be my weathervanes and both of them have serious problems with the proposal. Basically because of the non-parity and sexism in the qualification for appointment to the committee.  My main problem was the lack of accountability to the Gay Community of whom they say they are representing.  I don’t trust David Nelson at all and I think he’s the deux machina  behind the whole outfit.  Anyway the discussion went on till almost 9:30 with accusations flying about Graham Bell’s veracity and other issues.  It was very emotional.  John Reeves observed that what Graham Bell was really seeking from the council was validation as a person through his plaintiff appeal to the emotions of those present.  John Bennett was steamed when Lyle Bradley over ruled his motion to table the debate and to allow the travesty  to continue. I went into the kitchen of the church with John Bennett and Ben Barr and I think Ben and I were able to persuade John Bennett to go back in and empower himself with our support.  I was so mad that Graham was monopolizing the meeting, the loss of control of the meeting by the chair, and the lack of respect for the chair by Bradley and Graham.  I finally had enough and stood up and yelled “Fuck it Graham. If you want our support for you committee then show some respect for the rest of us here.  You were allowed a half hour to present your case and you have taken 2 hours! Nothing is going to be resolved now and I resent like hell any individual monopolizing our time like this.  I just paid $25 for our organization to interact with other organizations not to hear you pontificate all night long.”  I was very upset. Graham Bell was told just to read his letter and not editorialize on it and then we voted on whether the council would endorse it.  The vote was 11 for and  22 against and 4 abstaining. Unconditional Support was unified with John Reeves, Randy Olsen and I all voting against. All those  who represented the Lesbian Community, Desert & Mountain States, MCC, LGSU and the Restoration Church was strongly against Graham’s proposal. Affirmation, and AIDS Project Utah were split while the Royal Court, Aardvark, and the “activists” were for it. Mark LaMarr voted in favor of Graham’s proposal.  How could Graham Bell hope to represent the community when he tries so little to compromise?  Everyone wanted a Mayor Liaison.  That wasn’t the issue.  It was the criterion for whom would be appointed to the committee and the tokenism representation of the Lesbian Community that was Grahams’ down fall. Anyway it was 9:30 before we finally got to the rest of the night’s agenda.  Beau Chaine claimed that the Gay Help Line needs $250 to be operational for the holidays.  We voted to give him $75.00 from our funds. Beau then wanted us all to go back to our organizations and businesses to give him $50 from each to help keep the Gay Help Line going.  I said I don’t understand why if the Royal Court is willing to fund the cost by doing a fund raiser why does he insist that the money come from individual organizations unless he is hoping to make more than the cost of the line. I told Beau that the Royal Court is set up to be a fund raising organization. And Unconditional Support, LGSU, and Affirmation are not. I resented his always pressuring these organizations for money for his projects especially as they are struggling to stay vibrant.  So I was the only one abstaining from voting Beau any funds.  I gave him $200 out of my own pocket last Spring.  That’s enough. Then Beau told the council that the Aardvark Café was sold on the 1st of December and will only operate until the 31st.  The only thing left will be the catering business out of Cabaret Corp.  Well that was $200 down a rat hole. Anyway we finally got to the organizational reports about 10:30 and I was steaming. I said that last month I proposed moving reports to the beginning of the meeting and it was tabled and then left off this month’s agenda altogether.  I was assured that this meeting would allow reports no later than 8:30 and here its 10:30.  I find that outrageous. I want it on January agenda to put organizational reports first on the list ! And then I took my God damn time rather then being rushed through. I reported on the creation of the Utah Names Project, Unconditional Support, and the needs of Concerning Gays and Lesbians.  It was after 11 p.m. when we all finished up the meeting.  It got so out of control and I hold Lyle Bradley and Graham Bell personally responsible for it.” (Journal of Ben Williams)

1988 David Lynn Bailey was born October 1, 1967 in Murray, Utah, to Glen and Catherine Bailey. He died December 3, 1988 in Logan, Utah of AIDS.

1989 Sunday Dave Sharpton called and invited me to a party this Saturday. He may be leaving SLC for Washington DC. soon. I have never seen his new apartment over on 2nd South and 4th East so I'd like to see it and him before he moves away. Never see or hear from him much anymore. [Journal of Ben Williams]

1990 At school, we had an AIDS in-service since we are required now to teach AIDS education by the state legislators. I can't believe how weird some educated people can be.  Goodness knows I have my faults, but lack of compassion for the sick and dying isn't one of them. (Memoirs of Ben Williams) 

1991 UTAH AIDS FOUNDATION GIVES $13,000 TO COMMUNITY GROUPS The Utah AIDS Foundation marked National AIDS Awareness Day Monday with a press conference to distribute $13,000 to agencies with prevention and service programs. Programs that received the money provide a variety of services, including summer camp for HIV-infected teens, a teen counseling program, and services to help patients make the transition from the hospital to the community. During the half-hour conference, Salt Lake Mayor Palmer DePaulis spoke of "the importance of government taking a lead position" in bringing people together on education and policy issues that surround the deadly illness. The money distributed by the Utah AIDS Foundation was raised during the 1991 Walk for Life, which raised $45,833 this year. The foundation will keep $32,833 for its education programs, client services, crisis counseling,

Ben Barr

case management, food bank, meal delivery and other programs. This is the first time that a portion of the walk's proceeds have been earmarked for prevention programs, according to Ben Barr, director of the Utah AIDS Foundation.  The People with AIDS Coalition of Utah and the Continuity of Care Program at Holy Cross Hospital were each presented $3,000 checks. The Mountain States Regional Hemophilia Center received $2,000. Five programs were given $1,000 each: Cache Valley AIDS Council, Northern Wasatch AIDS Coalition, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, YWCA of Salt Lake City and the Utah Stonewall Center. Barr presented an award to the Salvation Army for providing home-delivered meals to AIDS patients, and to the Sun Club, which has allowed the foundation to distribute information on AIDS prevention and helped raise money.  ( Deseret News).

Kim Russo

1992-Kim Russo, of the Utah AIDS Foundation, was elected chair of the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah.

1993 A candlelight service, ``AIDS: A Service of Memory and Hope,'' took place at South Valley Unitarian Church ( 11/28/93 Page: F7 SLTribune)

1993 AIDS TREATMENT Page: D1 Tim Themy-Kotronakis, inventor of a device he claims can treat AIDS, has been ordered to answer state charges of practicing medicine and pharmacy without a license. The original version of this story in The Salt Lake Tribune Dec. 3 incorrectly stated action taken by the Utah Attorney General. Photo/Graphic: Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune Tim Themy-Kotronakis, left, and son Dean say solution made in their ``AIDS Treating Machine'' successfully treats many ailments. INVENTOR REFUSES TO STOP USING `AIDS MACHINE' INVENTOR REFUSES ORDER TO STOP USING`AIDS MACHINE' Byline: By Anne Wilson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE     Utah regulators have ordered the inventor of the ``AIDS Treating Machine'' to answer to accusations of practicing medicine without a license.   Tim Themy-Kotronakis, president of T&T Medical Products in West Valley City, has no plans to stop treating people.   ``None of your allegations apply to me, and therefore I will take no action,'' he wrote in a letter addressed to assistant Utah Atty. Gen. Mark Hirata, who represents the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing(DOPL).   Mr. Themy-Kotronakis claims he has successfully treated more than 100 patients at no charge  in the past two years, for afflictions ranging from AIDS to burns to psoriasis. He has not published any of his results but describes 25 cases in a patent application he intends to file.   His device consists of a cylindrical tank and two platinum-coated electrodes, designed and patented by his son, Dean, 33. The tank is filled with ordinary salt water and an electric current is passed through it.  That produces a solution containing sodium, chlorine and ozone. Mr. Themy-Kotronakis then administers the solution orally, by enema, by injection or directly to a wound or skin condition.   Chlorine and ozone are known germ killers and Mr. Themy-Kotronakis has laboratory reports that show his Solution A kills bacteria and spores in a test tube.   But he has no documentation, beyond personal observation, that Solution A will destroy disease-causing organisms in living creatures.   Without such evidence, any claims that Solution A is an effective treatment for anything are premature, said David Roll, a University of Utah pharmacy professor and a member of the National Council Against Health Fraud.   Kristen Ries, a Salt Lake City physician who treats AIDS patients, has refused to refer any patients to Mr. Themy-Kotronakis, whom she describes as ``out of line.''   ``There is no proof scientifically that it works,'' she said.   One of Mr. Themy-Kotronakis' clients with AIDS, William R. Sims Jr., said he will continue to use Solution A, even though laboratory tests have not measured any improvement in his white blood cell count, a measure of the health of his immune system.   State regulators claim Mr. Themy-Kotronakisis breaking the law because he is treating people with a solution the Food and Drug Administration has pronounced a drug. They also claim he is illegally practicing pharmacy.   Mr. Themy-Kotronakis brushes aside that allegation.   ``If you consider salt solution a drug, then everyone who takes salt pills needs to get them from a doctor,'' he said. ``There's no drug. I’m not treating anybody.''   Shelly Maifarth, a compliance officer with the FDA in Denver, said the agency classifies substances as drugs depending on their use.   She said Mr. Themy-Kotronakis does not have agency approval to do any testing with Solution A. The FDA has known about Mr.Themy-Kotronakis' activities since early September, but has taken no action against him.   ``This is a bureaucracy,'' Ms. Maifarth said. ``We have made a recommendation to Washington regarding this case and I really can't discuss it until it gets cleared and we file whatever kind of action we're going to file, if we take any action.''   Mr. Themy-Kotronakis' son, Dean, claims the FDA has a ``personality conflict'' with his fatherbecause he has aggressively promoted his device. Traditional science, he argues, will not investigate unorthodox treatments because existing treatments for AIDS are too lucrative.   Mr. Themy-Kotronakis claims he is so confident Solution A is effective that in April, he injected it into his own abdomen and scrotum with a syringe he had just used to treat an AIDS victim in a Salt Lake City hotel. He said he drinks the solution daily.   Last month, he gave the Institute for Antiviral Research at Utah State University $2,000 to test Solution A on sick mice.   Robert W. Sidwell, institute director, said the study will attempt to determine if a solution produced by the machine ``has any effect'' on mice infected with a virus that is ``some what related to HIV,'' which causes AIDS.  The first experiment had to be abandoned when the mice died after being injected with the solution. Mr. Sidwell was reluctant to discuss the study until it was completed and said he is not sure why the mice died.   ``Whether or not this is a safe material, I can't speculate on that,'' he said.

1994- Jane Edwards Chair of the Board of Directors of the Utah AIDS Foundation wrote a reply to the Salt Lake Tribune Nov. 23 editorial, ``AIDS: Tell the Truth,'' minimizes teen-agers' risk of HIV infection. This not-to-worry attitude is troublesome. True, the number of HIV/AIDS reported cases among Utah teens is relatively low --63 teens age 19 and under as of Oct. 28, according to the Utah Department of Health. The number of undiagnosed cases of HIV among teens is anyone's guess. The median incubation period between HIV infection and AIDS diagnosis is about 10 years, and a person can live unknowingly with HIV disease, putting others at risk when there is any exchange of blood, semen, breast milk or vaginal fluid. In Utah, 22 percent of AIDS cases and 44 percent of HIV infections are within the 20-29 age group. Given the 10-year median incubation period, it is likely these 560 individuals were infected as teens. Utah   AIDS cases in this age group are 3 percent above the national average. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that in 1991, HIV infection/AIDS became the sixth leading cause of death among 15-to-24-year-olds in the United States. The proportion of females among U.S. adolescent AIDS cases has more than doubled from 14 percent in 1987 to 38 percent in 1992. The CDC further notes that the average age of first sexual experience among U.S. teens is 16 and that 1 in 70 high school students reports having injected an illegal drug. AIDS `` . . . is unlikely ever to break out in an epidemic that threatens most of the heterosexual community,'' reassures The Tribune. Does this statement suggest that the value of human life rests partially on sexual orientation? Regardless, it ignores the trends. The fastest-growing rate of HIV infection is now among women of child-bearing years. One new case of HIV disease – whether infecting a teen-ager or a member of a more predominantly high-risk group -- is a tragedy. Our response to this tragedy requires relentless, broad-based education and prevention in all arenas of our community, not false reassurance. JANE EDWARDS Immediate Past President Board of Trustees   Utah AIDS Foundation Salt Lake City

1995 CALIFORNIA COUPLE SUSPECTED IN BOOKSTORE FIRE Associated Press A Southern California couple sought in 21 incidents of bombings, theft, burglary and forgery in St. George are the prime suspects in a September book-store fire. Police Chief Jon Pollei said detectives have considered the couple suspects in the Agave Bookstore arson since recovering evidence from a search warrant at the couple's St. George home earlier this month. Pollei called California parolee Sean Anthony Riker, 27, and Paula Castillo, 29, a "two-person crime wave." The pair have left town and are believed to be in California. The two owners of the bookstore have declared the arson a hate-crime ever since the store was burglarized and burned with gasoline Sept. 24. Both men are gay. Pollei said there was evidence linking Riker to white supremacist beliefs. Riker and Castillo also are sought in the firebombing of a stolen car in the southwestern Utah town's historic district Nov. 1.Witnesses to the bombing said a person cried in pain as he ran away from the burning car. Officers who interviewed Riker at his home after the bombing said he had burn injuries. Riker and Castillo also are being investigated in several other pipe bomb incidents in the downtown area last summer, including an explosion at an elementary school, police said.Police said they found evidence at their home linking them to more than a dozen other crimes ranging from business and vehicle burglaries to postal larceny.   © 1998 Deseret News Publishing Co.

Orrin Hatch

1997 KTVX Television News 4 Utah Subject: HATCH SUPPORING UNLIKELY HATCH SUPPORT Newscast: WED_TEN - Air Date: 12/03/97 –

RANDALL UTAH SENATOR ORRIN HATCH IS WINNING PRAISE FROM AN UNUSUAL SOURCE -- THE GAY COMMUNITY.

-KIMBERLY THE PRESIDENT NOMINATED A GAY ACTIVIST FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE TINY NATION OF LUXEMBORG. THE NOMINATION WAS GOING NOWHERE IN THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED SENATE.

-RANDALL NOW -- AS NEWS 4 UTAH'S JOHN DALEY REPORTS -- IT'S ALIVE -- THANKS TO SENATOR HATCH. SENATOR ORRIN HATCH VISITS THE OPENING DAY OF A NEW BEEF PLANT. SUPPORT FOR STEAK PRODUCED IN HIS HOME STATE COMES AS NO SURPRISE. NOT SO -- HIS BACKING OF THIS MAN -- JAMES HORMEL. HORMEL IS THE NOMINEE TO BECOME U-S AMBASSADOR TO LUXEMBORG -- WHO HAPPENS TO BE A GAY ACTIVIST. HIS NOMINATION WAS STALLED UNTIL LAST WEEKEND -- WHEN HATCH SAID THE SENATE SHOULD VOTE ON IT. GAY ADVOCATES -- OFTEN CRITICAL OF HATCH, A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE -- ARE CHEERING THE DECISION.

David Nelson, Gay Lobbyist, "I'm pleased that the Senator is able to join with President

David Nelson

Clinton and other leading Democrats and recognize a person's job performance has nothing to do with their sexual orientation even if they're going to be a U-S ambassador."

Sen. Orrin Hatch, (R) Utah, "I didn't say I was going to support him. I just said he deserves a vote. I probably would support him. Now if he's gonna go over there and be a gay rights activist, I don't think that'd be appropriate for an ambassador but I know him and I don't think that's what he'll do."

FOR HATCH -- IT'S A MAVERICK MOVE -- BOUND TO AGGRAVATE CONSERVATIVE CRITICS. AT TIMES -- THEY'VE BLASTED HIM FOR SUPPOSEDLY LEANING TO THE LEFT...RECENTLY -- FOR TEAMING WITH LIBERAL SENATOR TED KENNEDY ON LEGISLATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE. BUT -- HATCH SAYS SO BE IT.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, (R) Utah, "How do you criticize wanting to treat all people equally and with equal respect. If they want to criticize, let them have at it, but I believe the only proper way is to treat everybody equally."

THAT TREATMENT COULD MEAN WONDERS FOR JAMES HORMEL. THANKS TO HATCH -- HIS DOOMED NOMINATION HAS BEEN RESURRECTED. JOHN DALEY NEWS 4 UTAH.

-KIMBERLY IF APPROVED -- HORMEL WILL BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY

U-S AMBASSADOR.

1998   Suspects Plead Innocent In Gay Student's  Slaying THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Henderson & McKinney

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney pleaded innocent Wednesday in the murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard.  State District Judge Jeffrey Donnell said trial dates for both would be set Dec. 10.  Henderson and McKinney, both 21, are charged with first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping with intent to inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim.  Shepard, beaten and robbed Oct. 7, was targeted because he was gay, according to testimony at an earlier court hearing. He was bound and tied to a rough-hewn wooden fence post in the foothills outside of Laramie, which is about 40 miles west of Cheyenne. The 105-pound University of Wyoming freshman died five days later. Shepard would have been 22 on Tuesday. Henderson conceived the idea of robbing Shepard, authorities said. The murder charge carries a possible death sentence, but prosecutor Cal Rerucha has not indicated whether he will seek the death penalty. Henderson and McKinney are being held without bond. The crime sparked outrage across the nation and focused debate across the United States on the effectiveness of laws that enhance the penalty for hate crimes.

1998   Utahn Caught Coach in Perjury About  Lesbian Sex BY JOHN HEILPRIN 1998, THE

Babs DeLay

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The meandering path of the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry now includes a side trail to a sensational mid-1980s South Carolina perjury case pitting two Utahns against each other. House Republicans brought the 1984 case to light to show that lying under oath about sex--a key accusation against President Clinton--can have harsh      consequences. Utah businesswoman Babette W. ``Babs'' De Lay, who once played a pivotal role as a surprise witness in the case, has fielded calls from reporters nationally since her name surfaced this week. De Lay is a Salt Lake City real-estate broker whose 2 1/2-hour weekly KRCL 91 FM radio show happens to air this morning. The unexpected attention from her connection to the impeachment inquiry amuses her in a slightly annoying way. ``If it's a trail back to me, it's kind of a dead end,'' the 44-year-old De Lay joked Wednesday. It was De Lay's eleventh-hour testimony that helped turn jurors against University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Pam Parsons in the closely followed trial. Parsons, a native Utahn, was called to testify Tuesday in Congress by House Republicans hoping to impeach Clinton in the wake of

Pam Parson

his sexual affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Parsons went to prison for perjury after lying in a civil case about her sexual relationship with Tina Buck, one of the players Parsons coached on the University of South Carolina women's basketball team. The relationship had come to light in a Sport Illustrated article. Parsons sued for libel. But a jury found against Parsons after hearing testimony from De Lay, who worked at a club where she said she had seen Parsons and Buck dancing and kissing. This week, in melodramatic testimony marked by tears and laughter, Parsons described her appearance before the House Judiciary as a ``final apology'' before the federal system. ``When you're in a leadership position, no matter what it is, you must tell the truth,'' said the former coach. ``No matter what the price.' South Carolina GOP Rep. Lindsey Graham, an outspoken House Judiciary member, said at the hearing Tuesday that Parsons' testimony ``humanized what happens to average people when they lie before a court.'' The 50-year-old Parsons now lives in Atlanta. She returned a phone call from The Salt Lake Tribune in order to send a message to Utahns, she said. ``I would like to apologize to anyone in my home state for the incidences and occurrences of my life that I have needed in order to become who I am today,'' Parsons said, while orchestral music played loudly in the background. ``I was raised by the finest parents and home and schooling that a young girl could ever ask for,'' she added. ``I merely needed other experiences to become all I was meant to be.'' Parsons declined to speak about the Clinton impeachment proceedings or to answer questions about her personal life. Parsons filed a $75 million libel suit after Sports Illustrated reported in 1982 that Parsons resigned from coaching the University of South Carolina's Lady Gamecocks because of a scandal over her sexual involvement with Buck.  During the 1984 trial over her suit against the magazine's parent company, Time Inc., Parsons denied being a lesbian or having a sexual relationship with Buck. De Lay, after hearing publicity about the trial, contacted Time's lawyers at the last minute. As one of two defense witnesses, she testified that she had seen Parsons and Buck in 1983 dancing and kissing passionately in the now-defunct Puss 'N Boots Lounge, known as a Salt Lake City lesbian bar. In her 1984 testimony, De Lay identified herself as lesbian and said she had worked as a dee jay at the private bar for several years. She produced a membership list that contained Parsons' name. The jury found in favor of the magazine. Afterward, the judge hearing the case was furious about Parsons' lies and ordered an FBI perjury probe. Parsons and Buck, who was then 21, confessed to lying in court. For their perjury, a federal judge sentenced the two women to a three-year prison sentence, most of which was suspended. They served four months in a Kentucky minimum-security prison and then five years' probation. ``There is a gay bar call Puss 'N Boots in Salt Lake City, Utah,'' Parsons explained to the House panel Tuesday. ``It wasn't easy to say I'd been there.'' De Lay also paid a high price as a result of the case, becoming ostracized  by the gay community she thought she had helped. She had moved to Salt Lake City in 1970, while still in high school. After her testimony in 1984, she was banned from gay bars for nearly a decade and eventually called in the FBI because of death threats she received. Life has since resumed to normal. For nearly two decades, she has been on KRCL. She works as a real-estate broker and served for five years, until last month, as one of the directors of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. Parsons might never have made the appearance in Washington were it not for De Lay's testimony 15 years ago. Nevertheless, De Lay dismissed the notion that the South Carolina case might bear any lessons for lawmakers weighing Clinton's fate. ``It's irrelevant,'' De Lay summed up, ``and I know nothing about President  Clinton and the impeachment inquiry.''

David Knowlton

2000  University of Utah Professor David Knowlton presented a workshop on Spirituality and Personal Spiritual Growth. At Metropolitan Community Church - 823 South 600 East in Salt Lake.

2003 Gay marriage ruling brings hope to Utah couples by William

Hampton The Signpost Weber State University-In a changing world, gay and lesbian students have reason to be optimistic about the future. In the past year, a number of events have reflected an increasing acceptance toward the idea of gay marriage. In Lawrence v. Texas, Supreme Court justices ruled with a 6-3 majority that sodomy laws unconstitutionally infringe on individuals' right to privacy and equal protection. Canada is going through the transition to allowing gay marriage. And recently the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that seven suing lesbian couples could not be prohibited from getting married. "I really think it's going to cause a mental deconstruction of marriage," said Julie Drach, co-president of Delta Lamba Sappho Union, Weber State University's gay-straight alliance organization. "It's going to have to, because there are going to be people that that rubs the wrong way. I mean even if they agree with saying 'Wife and wife' ... it puts perspective on things." Drach and her long-time partner, Cassie Meyerhoffer have a strong private commitment, but look forward to a time when their relationship could be deemed publicly legitimate. "We share our lives together," Drach said. "We've been living together for almost the entirety of our relationship. We both know where we stand with each other, where our commitment levels are." Drach said while she is patient for reform, she is wary of piecemeal measures that would only go halfway toward equal rights, such as Vermont's enactment of civil unions which are not transferable from state to state and can't grant federal benefits as long as the Defense of Marriage Act is on the books. "It's like throwing the guard dog a steak," Drach said. "It's insulting. It's giving special benefits to gays and lesbians just to meet a quota. We're not the people that need to be shown special privileges. We just want what's ours." While benefits would be nice, it's really the mental image of togetherness the couple would like to change. "The biggest problem we've probably seen is a lack of recognition, lack of respect for our relationship," Drach said. Meyerhoffer agreed. "I've had family members say, 'Sorry, Julie's not invited, it's just for the family,'" Meyerhoffer said." And my sister and her husband are there. So because we can't get married, she's not family." Both believe that, as long as momentum keeps up, there is hope for a change in the public conception of "family" that would include the two of them. "Change is always good," Drach said. "Transition is always good. It's some movement, it's not stale. It's not lying there stagnant. It's being dealt with. Some believe that the reason the state is heading for trouble with the imminent fight over gay marriage is that a legal definition of marriage interferes in what ought to be private affairs. One of these is Joey Marchant, last year's Delta Lambda Sappho Union president. He and his husband, Christopher Smith, have been together for two-and -a-half years. "It doesn't matter if the federal or state governments recognize us, because it's a ceremony that's between us anyway," Marchant said "If they don't want to recognize our marriage, that's fine; we don't recognize their authority not to recognize our marraige." Marchant and Smith had a handfasting ceremony performed in January, replacing the traditional pagan knot with wedding rings. In their own eyes, they are husbands, regardless of what the state may say. Still, the couple admits it would be nice to transcend the legal hassles that come with not being legally married, like health coverage.  "I can share my employee discount with Chris," Marchant said, "but with Utah state law, the way it's set up, I cannot share my health benefits with him. In other states my employer is allowed to do it, but not in Utah." Smith said inheritance issues are also a concern. "I would choose to go through a marriage because right now if I died he couldn't receive anything from me monetarily," he said.  In 1996 President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, which not only permits each state to refuse to recognize homosexual marriages issued in another state -- an issue which could be contested by the recent Massachusetts ruling -- but also defines marriage for purposes of federal law as the union between one man and one woman. Merchant gave a succinct reason for the recent culmination of the cry for gay equal rights. "I think people are running out of arguments against it," he said. The two agree that current events are a hopeful step forward for people in their situation. "Massachusetts did the right thing," Marchant said. "It's a long battle for gay marriage. It's just getting started." 

2004 Prom dream a dance step closer for gay student Note from home: The principal will re-

Jason Atwood

evaluate a policy requiring permission for same-sex couples By Jessica Ravitz The Salt Lake Tribune Jason Atwood protests outside Copper Hills High School in West Jordan . A policy requiring parental permission for same-sex couples to attend school dances has sparked a wave of protests at the school. Atwood is the co-chair of the school's Gay-Straight Alliance and the person who went public with his concerns about the rule. (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune) WEST JORDAN - No promises. But it looks like - come prom time – Jason Atwood may be able to walk onto the dance floor arm in arm with his boyfriend without a note from his parents. After four days of protests outside Copper Hills High, Atwood, 17, and his allies won a small victory Friday afternoon when Principal Tom Worlton agreed to re-evaluate the school's policy - issued last month - requiring same-sex couples to get parental permission before attending school dances. With about a half-dozen additional supporters, the handful of Copper Hills students took to the street, across from the school, to challenge the edict, which Worton saw as a way to alert the parents to the dangers their children might face. "The kids themselves were expressing concern about harassment at the school dance, which is what generated my response," Worlton said Friday. "That was not an attempt to get out of liability and not a response to deprive them from coming to the dance." But that wasn't how Jason's father, Quovaudis Atwood, viewed it. He feared his signature would clear the school of responsibility. "I'm not at the dance with Jason. . . . How could I be responsible for my son?" the father asked. "As long as I'm paying taxes to support that school, my son deserves every bit of protection, education, whatever that school has to offer." This from a man who struggles with his son's sexual orientation. "I'm sort of torn here," he conceded. "I love my son deeply. I will always love him. But I don't approve of his lifestyle." With posters bearing slogans such as "Stop Discrimination" and "Give Gays a Chance," Atwood and a small circle of friends - including his boyfriend, Tom Tolman, 15, of Granger High in West Valley City - staked their positions Friday morning. "I'm so proud of you," Tom's mother, Patricia Gilley, said after dropping him off. "You can't help who you love." The young protesters then braced themselves for the predictable insults, obscene gestures and, hopefully, some honks of support. Meanwhile, inside his office and on his phone, Worlton said he had received a stream of calls supporting his stand. "I don't think that what's happening out there is good for anybody," he said. "Apparently, from what I hear, they're taking abuse. And I don't perceive that as healthy for these kids." By afternoon, Atwood said the cold protesters were greeted with a lunch offering - subs, fries and drinks - brought out by school administrators, who encouraged them to come indoors to meet with Worlton. But before they were inside, Atwood said his boyfriend was pelted with a raw egg. For more than an hour, Atwood and two friends sat with administrators. They spoke of the abuse they had suffered in school and promised to start reporting incidents when they occurred. Until now, they had been keeping the attacks to themselves. "We did make some progress," Atwood said. Worlton said he couldn't promise he would change his policy, but he did vow to re-evaluate it and discuss it with school officials. Either way, he will make his decision in time for the prom. Whatever the outcome, Jordan School District officials said they stand by the principal and his right to make safety decisions. "If we become aware of an issue that we believe would pose a harm or injury to a student," Superintendent Barry Newbold said, "we need to take reasonable action on it." But Louie Long, Granite School District's senior director of high school services, said all couples attending a dance should be treated equally. "We wouldn't require permission slips from any other couples," said Long, a former principal at Cottonwood and Skyline high schools. Last spring at Murray High, two girls attending Junior Prom were allowed to do the traditional promenade down the Capitol steps as a couple. "We've chosen not to make [same-sex couples] a problem, and we've never had a bad experience as a result of it," said Martha Kupferschmidt, Murray district's director of personnel and student services. If he could have his way, Jason Atwood would like Copper Hills to accept him as he is. "But a part of me knows that'll always be a dream because wherever you go, you'll always find intolerance," he said. Brian Chase, a Dallas-based attorney for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - a national civil rights organization for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities - is more hopeful. "As more kids come out of the closet . . . it lets people realize gays and lesbians aren't outsiders," he said. "They're actually their

own kids from their own community." 

•  2004 Dec 3 Principal reviews gays-at-dance policy_12/03/04 (West Jordan, Utah) A school principal refused to let two gay 17-year- old boys attend a high-school dance as a couple without permission from their parents. Tom Worlton, the principal at Copper Hills High School, said he was concerned for the safety of the boys who might be taunted by others. "There's a danger, and I believe the parents ought to be aware of that," Worlton said Wednesday. "If parents were OK with it, I'd make no judgment." Jason Atwood, a 17-year-old senior, said Worlton's condition smacked of discrimination and kept him and his boyfriend from attending the dance. Atwood's father wouldn't sign a permission slip for fear that it would absolve the school of responsibility if anything were to happen to his son. Dani Eyer, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, said state law requires schools to promote tolerance and protect students from harassment. "Would you require a note for a disabled student to go to a dance?" she asked. Worlton said he rejected the allegation of discrimination, adding, "Unless someone can convince me that it's an unfair policy, we'll live with it." Supporters and members of the school's Gay-Straight Alliance, led by Atwood, held all-day protests this week just off school property. Reactions from passers-by ran from support to obscenities, snowballs and glares. Atwood sported a bump on his head from a soda can he said was thrown from a car Wednesday, a reminder of what he's up against. "It's something no student should experience, especially in a place where they're supposed to be learning," he said. "But it's something I've been dealing with since I was 13, and I've been raised to stand up for what I believe in." ©Associated Press 2004

2004· KRCL celebrates 25th Anniversary. Founder Stephen Holbrook keynote speaker. Dec 3, 2004  Steve Holbrook to speak at KRCL's 25 Anniversary  KRCL marks 25 years of making waves By Rhina Guidos The Salt Lake Tribune "The station also once hosted the nation's longest-running show on gay and lesbian issues." In the 1990s, the only radio station in Salt Lake City that satisfied Ebay Jamil Hamilton's craving for hip-hop was the nonprofit KRCL. The music was like a piece of imported chocolate, and Hamilton didn't gobble it down like a Snickers bar: He savored hip-hop like a chocolate truffle. "It was a big deal for me," says Hamilton, now 27, who began tuning in to the station at age 8. His mother used to threaten: No homework, no KRCL. KRCL offers a mix of community news and world and ethnic music. Hamilton, along with many members of Utah's ethnic, racial and other minority groups, found the programming was like an oasis in the Utah desert. That's how many listeners have

Donna Land Maldonado

described KRCL over the years, says Donna Land Maldonado, general manager of the station, which today celebrates 25 years in Salt Lake City. She runs KRCL with six full-time staffers, three part-time workers and 120 volunteers. "If you look at ethnic minorities and women in any media, [their presence] is still in low existence," she said. Music and other programming that appeals or resonates with them is still largely absent from mainstream radio. That has helped KRCL maintain about 40,000 weekly listeners, according to Arbitron ratings - low for commercial-radio ratings but a modest audience for an independent station. When KRCL popped up a quarter of a century ago, Utah radio was full of bland programming, says station founder and

Stephen Holbrook

board member Steve Holbrook. "At that particular time in its history, there was pretty vanilla standards or offerings in the local media," he says. "There was certainly no ethnic programing of any kind." Today, tune in to 90.9 FM or Radio Free Utah, as the station bills itself, and you might hear American Indian music, Tongan community news or Hamilton's Friday night show, which features hip-hop and acid jazz. Variety has been the standard at KRCL. "The first time I ever heard Vietnamese music was because of KRCL," says Hamilton. The station also once hosted the nation's longest-running show on gay and lesbian issues, Maldonado says. But KRCL's programming has done more than teach listeners about other ethnic groups. Maldonado recalls a family who called during an American Indian program looking for a lost family member who herded sheep. Another listener called to tell the family the shepherd had been spotted recently in the mountains and was doing well. "[We've] made positive social changes in this community," Maldonado says. "KRCL has allowed people to help others, to know where to seek help, to let those of us who can help, help." It's a sentiment that translates across ethnic communities, says Ivoni Malohifoou-Nash, who hosts a Tongan public-affairs show. Last Tuesday, the show focused on informing families of Pacific Islanders who have family members in prison about visitation. "It's our only resource to know what's happening," Malohifoou-Nash says. "You see the paper or the TV and it doesn't mean anything to you." Tune in to the Tongan public-affairs program and it will include reports on the American education system, news from the Pacific Island region, and immigration news and issues, she says. But KRCL hasn't survived solely on minority-community support, says Maldonado. A large part of the station's $900,000 annual operating budget comes from listeners who tune in for bluegrass, jazz and reggae music shows, for the environmental commentaries and for "Radioactive," which tackles progressive issues. KRCL's trademark has always been its alternative voice, says Holbrook, who developed the idea for the station at a time when the peace, environmental and gay movements were fringe groups. Like minority groups, those movements also have found an audio bulletin board in KRCL, which links them with others in the community who share their views. "We are what we are," Maldonado says. "To some, an oasis. People have called us a treasure, a touchstone, a link to the real world." Happy B-day! KRCL will host a free birthday party in the atrium of the Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The celebration will feature food, cash bar, a birthday cake, remarks by founder Steve Holbrook, music and dancing. Tickets are required and are available at KRCL, Orion's Music, Salt Lake Roasting Company, Guitar Czar and the Native American Trading Post. Parking available in the garage, but TRAX is recommended.

Ben Williams

2005 New group has been created by Ben Williams for all the rabble rousers and people who have something to say. It's the Hyde Park Gay Forum Utah Background: Speaker's Corner, located in Hyde Park, London is the spiritual home of the British democratic tradition of soapbox oratory. In 1866 Edmund Beales' Reform League marched on Hyde Park where great scuffles broke out between the League and the police. Eventually the Prime Minister of Great Britain allowed the meetings to continue unchallenged and since 1872, people have been allowed to speak at Speaker's Corner on any subject they want to. Ever since people from all walks of life have gathered to listen to speeches about anything and everything... and to heckle. The coherence of the speakers varied greatly as does the topics of discussion, but as a whole it makes for great theatre. The Hyde Park Gay Forum Utah is also a free speech zone. Soap box orators and speech makers welcome. Sound off about any issue within the Lambda Queer Community of Utah. Address personal concerns or tell community leaders what you think. More people the better. America is all about the free exchange of ideas whether they are political correct, popular, or just plain stupid. So, if you have a burning desire to share your opinions with Queer Utah, start pontificating. 

• Sat Dec 3, 2005 10:13 am Posted by Ben Williams Welcome to the Hyde Park Gay Forum Utah- I am eager to read the great discussions that will eventually be posted on this site. As moderator I am only working in that capacity only to screen unsolicited porno sites. It seems that when ever the word Gay appears Porno purveyors are quick to follow. I have absolutely no problem with the enjoyment of porno by consenting adults but it should be a personal choice. Also if I feel that if a posting would be considered threatening to anyone, I will resend it back to the poster to recompose. Free Speech should not be a license to defame, slander, liable, or threaten others. Let's put away the venom and have civil discourse and intercourse. However being civil is not that same as being passive. And while I also believe in civil disobedience I also believe one should be willing to accept consequences on one's actions. Being popular is not the same as being right. However being right maybe the only satisfaction one can have at times. Take being a democrat in Utah for example. LOL Occasionally a timely topic will be posted on this site to generate and stimulate your biggest sex organ.... Your Brain.

 2005 World AIDS Day candlelight vigil (7:30 -8 pm) City County Building, East Stairs (200 E

Stuart Merrill

between 400 & 500 S). WE REALLY NEED EVERYBODY’S SUPPORT THIS YEAR in anticipation of the 2006 Legislative Session, where we will be asking for on-going funding for HIV medication in Utah.  200-300 HIV-Positive Utahans could lose their lifesaving medication. Speaking at the vigil will be Bishop Carolyn Tanner Irish of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, Charles King, Executive Director of Housing Works & National Co-Chair of the Campaign To End AIDS, Utah State Senator Scott McCoy and Stuart Merrill.   The Salt Lake Men’ Choir will also be performing.

2005 Holiday Bazaar  - Multi-Purpose Room  Gay and Lesbian

Cathy Cartwright

Community Center of Utah(11am – 5pm) Support local queer and queer friendly artists and find that unique gift that you won’t find anywhere else!  There will be jewelry, pottery, etchings, knitted wares, and visual art in many mediums!  Come browse the many offerings available and shop for everyone on your list! If you are an artist, there is still room for booths:  contact Cathy Cartwright ASAP!

Eric Himan

2005 Nationally touring out musician Eric Himan will be returning to Salt Lake City for One Night Only on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 8 pm at the Trapp Door. Don't miss your chance to see one of OUT Magazines Top 100 for 2005! Eric has also been featured in the pages of Genre, The Advocate, Instinct and even Curve! We are pleased to be bringing this HRC Benefit Show to Salt Lake to help raise funding and awareness for your local HRC Chapter! Eric appears on the new HRC compilation disc "Love Rocks". Eric has been traveling the nation relentlessly and to the dismay of his mini van for the last two years, playing over 300 shows during this time. His commitment to the Youth in our Community is unparalleled! Eric's live show is memorable to say the least. If his dynamic vocals and percussive acoustic playing don't win you over, you may relate to his lyrics and message! His easy- going stage presence make his shows both fun and engaging. We hope that you will join us for this exciting evening of quality entertainment. Eric will be joined on stage by lesbian singer songwriter, Andy Moore from Richmond. VA. Tickets are only $10.00 and can be purchased at the door, proceeds to benefit HRC See you there! The Trapp Door 615 W 100 S Salt Lake City, UT 801-533-0173 The Trapp Door is a private club for members

14th Street Gym

2008 Reporter Steve Gehrke wrote for  The Salt Lake Tribune “Attack on man outside gym-lounge may be hate crime” Police say a 50-year-old man was critically injured in an attack with a bottle outside a Salt Lake City lounge and gym that reputedly caters to the gay community -- and that may make it a hate crime case. The victim told police that he left the 14th Street Gym, near 1400 West and 200 South, after midnight early Wednesday. As he was waiting for a cab ride, the man said someone walked up behind him, swore at him, used a derogatory sexual-orientation slur and hit him over the top of the head.

2013 Utah Pride reelects board officers QSL

John Netto

Last night the board of directors of the Utah Pride Center elected its officers for the coming three years.  John Netto was elected as board president, confirming the position he has held as interim president since the resignation of Nikki Boyer on October 28.  Marva Match was reelected as secretary, and former treasurer Chris Wharton , contrary to a promise made by Netto on October 30, 2013 that clean and accurate financials would be made available within 30 days. Board member Jesse Nix was tasked with working with Pride Center staff to implement various parts of the proposed transparency plan, including putting board members’ biographies on the Center website.  The board also asked for public comments at the end of the meeting. During this time, some members of the community expressed their concern that the board was not representative of the community and that trust was severely lacking. While some members of the board listened to these concerns and attempted to address them, others seemed dismissive and defensive. After the meeting, several observers commented that they felt the board was out of touch with the community and unwilling to listen.
was elected to the newly-created post of parliamentarian. Kent Frogley was elected vice president and relative newcomer Steven Ha was elected as treasurer.  None of the elections were contested. The board discussed the current financial situation, stating that there is not enough cash (both on-hand and committed) to ensure continuation of Pride Center operations through March 2014.  Financial statements were not made available