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| Charkes F Zane |
1971-A federal US
judge granted citizenship to a Gay man from Cuba, ruling that homosexuality is
not reason enough to deny citizenship.
1976-- A surveillance of the Pleasant Grove Rest Stop on
I-15 north of BYU in the early Spring of 1976 result in the arrests of scores
of Utah Valley Gay men and BYU students. Several commit or attempt suicide. Utah Valley Gay
Bars in Salt Lake
security, who in turn informed his bishop and his wife of
the situation. “In a joint effort between Utah County Sheriff’s officers and
BYU security 14 men were arrested at the Pleasant Grove Rest Stop on charges of
“lewdness and sodomy”.
One of these men shot himself two days after his arrest. During the surveillance of these rest stops,
officers documented more than 100 men, many of who were from BYU who were “believed
to engage in homosexual activity there.”
1977 ‘LDS Official Raps ERA” General Authority Neal A. Maxwell
stated “Would ERA confer upon homosexuals any privileges or status not
intended?” Deseret News
1985-An interfaith forum of New York religious leaders declared
AIDS is not a punishment from God and criticized televangelists who add fuel to
the fire of AIDS hysteria and anti-Gay prejudice for their own profit.
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| Jim Kepner |
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| John Hurt |
1986-My
boss at Utah Title agreed to hire Russ Lane in an entry level position which
secured that Russ Lane will stay in Salt Lake and guide Wasatch Affirmation. [Journal of Ben Williams]
1988 Found out today that Dr. Michael Elliott, John Reeve's
friend and therapist has AIDS. John said that Michael told him that he's been
with the same lover for over ten years and had never been unfaithful. It's so
sad. This disease is so scary the way it almost hits at random. Becky Moss and
I taped a show tonight for Concerning Gays and Lesbians and I said I wanted to
have Dave Sharpton come on the program next week and she agreed. [Journal of
Ben Williams]
1988-The US government adopted a policy prohibiting
discrimination against government employees with AIDS.
1995 SERVICES SUNDAY FOR AIDS ACTIVIST TINGEY Associated Press Memorial services will be Sunday for AIDS activist Peggy Tingey, who has died at 34 of complications from the disease. The virus claimed her 4-year-old son, Chance, in July. "He was her whole reason for living," said Kim Russo, outreach coordinator for the Utah AIDS Foundation. "He was her heart and soul." Mrs. Tingey's was one of about 1,050 AIDS cases reported in Utah since the disease emerged in the 1980s, according to the foundation. Her death Thursday was one of 600 AIDS deaths that have been recorded in the state. Mrs. Tingey served on the board of the People With AIDS Coalition of Utah from 1991 to 1993.She also joined the foundation's speakers bureau traveling throughout the region, emphasizing to the young that they too were susceptible to the virus. She said she did not know for five years that she had contracted HIV. Mrs. Tingey believed a former fiancé infected her in 1985 in Chicago. Upon returning to Utah in 1986 with Amanda, her 5-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Mrs. Tingey lived with her mother in Farmington. That's where she met Bill Tingey, whom she later married. Soon after Chance was born in 1990, the boy became ill with thrush, an oral yeast infection. The disease resisted medication, and the boy and the rest of the family were tested for AIDS. Chance had it and Mrs. Tingey was HIV-positive. Neither Bill nor Amanda tested positive. Mrs. Tingey and Cindy Kidd successfully sued to overturn a 1987 Utah law that automatically invalidated marriages of HIV-infected people. Kidd, who contracted the virus more than a decade ago, said Mrs. Tingey "did so much work with educating. I really admired the work she did with school children." The memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at St. James Episcopal Church in Midvale. © 1998 Deseret News Publishing Co.
1996 GAY POLITICS S.L. COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT CAUCUSES Legislative District 23 2001 - Pete Suazo, 2002 - Stuart Reid, 2014 - Elaine Peterson, 2038, 2044 - Ted Lewis, Legislative District 24 2018 - Michael Aaron, 2064 - David Nelson, 2122 - Marlin Criddle, 2154 - Elbert Peck, 2220 - Calvin Noyce, Legislative District 25 2136 - Ted Wilson, 2364 - Deeda Seed, 2502 - Janet Rose, 9 2506 - Gregg Hamilton, 2514 - Scott Daniels, 2902 - Jim Bradley, District 27 2350 - David Thometz, 2378 - Sharon Alderman, 2379 - Bruce Harmon, 2442 - Doug Wortham, 2466 - Lucy Malin, 2706 - Becky Moss, Legislative District 28 . 2604 - Randy Horiuchi, Legislative District 32 1218, 1220, 1226 - Barbara Toomer, 4184 - J.D. Williams, [Michael Aaron, David Nelson, Marlin Criddle, Calvin Noyce, Gregg Hamilton, David Thometz, Sharon Alderman, Bruce Harmon, Doug Wortham, Lucy Malin, and Becky Moss, all leaders in the Gay and Lesbian Community]
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| Barry Witchell |
1999 Utah Stonewall Historical Society Lecture Series 7pm upstairs at the Gay and Lesbian Community- Topic the 1980's
1999 UTAH CIVIL LAWSUIT
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| Wendy Weaver |
AGAINST WENDY WEAVER
IS FAR FROM OVER DESERET NEWS, Weaver lawsuit is set for
dismissal — but legal battle is far from over By Jeffrey P. Haney, Deseret News
staff writer PROVO — A 4th District Court lawsuit seeking to oust Wendy Weaver
from her teaching job could be soon dismissed — but the legal battle is far
from over. A motion to dismiss two
remaining counts against the gay Spanish Fork educator was prepared to clear
the way for an appeal to the Utah Supreme Court, said the legal team for the
Citizens of the Nebo
School District for Moral
and Legal Values. Matt Hilton, attorney for the citizens group, was
disappointed at last week's ruling by Judge Ray Harding Jr., who only allowed
two of nine claims in a 1997 suit against Weaver to remain. He said the ruling
stymies the rights of parents to seek address in courts if school boards do not
address their concerns. Attorneys on both sides had asked for summary judgment
on the counts, which included a claim that Weaver was practicing psychology
without a license in her classroom. Left intact were two claims that Weaver
violated religious and personal rights of some students. "We feel there were substantial problems
with the ruling," said a spokesman for Hilton's office. "The purpose
(for the motion to dismiss) is so we can take it up on appeal." The counts
that will be dismissed both involve students who say they were harmed by
Weaver's alleged derogatory statements about Utah's dominant religion and her access to
the women's locker room. Among the counts remaining, a former Spanish Fork
student, who never was Weaver's student, feels her rights were violated by
having to change clothes in the locker room near the former coach's office.
This claim will be dismissed with prejudice. Another student said he was offended when
Weaver reportedly told classes that an LDS tradition of holding farewell
meetings for missionaries had "no purpose." Both sides agreed to
dismiss this claim without prejudice. The 13 plaintiffs claimed in the initial
4th District suit that Weaver, as a gay woman, was morally unfit to be a
teacher. They also said she stepped over legal lines drawn by the Utah Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the Psychology Licensing Act, the
Constitutional Freedoms in Schools Act and the Utah's teacher certification
requirements. Harding dismissed those
claims last week, but spurred the most recent legal action. In November, Weaver
won a U.S. District Court suit against the Nebo School District
for violating her rights of privacy and due process. She sued after officials
told her not to discuss her same-sex attraction with students, parents or other
staff and denied her a coaching job because of her sexual orientation. As a result, the Nebo School District
was ordered to pay Weaver morethan $60,000 in legal fees. Rich Van Wagoner, a Salt Lake
attorney who is working in tandem with the ACLU in Weaver's defense, said
Harding's ruling in regard to the claim by
Jeana Barney that her personal and religious rights were violated by
Weaver's presence in a locker room was problematic. "That is opening up a
Pandora's Box or Parade of Horribles or how ever you want to state it,"
Van Wagoner said. "Anytime the mere presence of someone offends someone's rights,
you have to start providing different access to facilities for everybody. . . .
It goes right back to separate but equal." "If I were in Matt Hilton's shoes, I
would not want to be known as the lawyer who resurrected separate but
equal," Van Wagoner said.
- 1999 UTAH BOTH SIDES ASK FOR DISMISSAL OF LAST TWO COUNTS IN CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST SPANISH FORK TEACHER WENDY WEAVER Conservative Group that filed the suit wants to appeal it to higher court SALT LAKE TRIBUNEBY HILARY GROUTAGETHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Attorneys on both sides have asked that the two remaining counts of a law suit against Spanish Fork High School teacher Wendy Weaver be dismissed to clear the way for an appeal of the case. The stipulation and motion was filed in 4th District Court in Provo on Tuesday, said attorney Matthew Hilton, who represents the citizens group working to oust Weaver, a psychology teacher, former volleyball coach and lesbian. "This clears the way for us to have a clean appeal" to the Utah Supreme Court, said Hilton, who wants to pursue the dismissed claims involving parents' rights to turn to the courts if local and state school boards do not, or cannot, address their concerns. Last week, 4th District Judge Ray Harding Jr. dismissed all but two of the nine counts contained in a 1997 lawsuit filed against Weaver, who divulged her sexual orientation earlier that year. The remaining counts involve former Spanish Fork High School students who said they were harmed by Weaver's remarks in class and her presence in the girls' locker room. In Count 5, former student Joshua Lee said Weaver had offended him with remarks about the Mormon tradition of farewell testimonials for departing missionaries; he claimed Weaver said the meetings serve a social function rather than a spiritual one. Lee also objected to Weaver's suggestion that her then-husband, Gary Weaver, should read books besides the Book of Mormon to their children. Wendy Weaver and Gary Weaver were later divorced. Count 7 is based on a statement by plaintiff Jeana Barney, who claimed she had undressed in the girls locker room, then felt uncomfortable about it after she learned that Weaver was a lesbian. Weaver has said Barney never was her student, and that she has no recollection of being in the locker room at the same time she was. In the stipulation and motion filed Tuesday, and agreed to by attorneys on both sides, Count 5 would be dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled later. Count 7 would be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it would not be revisited. A longer, more detailed order asking Harding to dismiss the counts will be filed later this week, Hilton said. The seven dismissed claims are the ones Hilton most fervently wants to argue in court. Parents, Hilton said, should have a right to turn to the courts if they believe school boards have not properly handled their complaints about their children's schooling. "Parental consent, practicing psychology without a license. We think we have a right to sue on that," Hilton said. Hilton and the 13 plaintiffs claimed in the original lawsuit that Weaver was unfit to be a teacher because she is a lesbian and that she violated the Utah Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the Psychology Licensing Act, the Constitutional Freedoms in Schools Act and Utah's teacher certification requirements. The lawsuit claimed Weaver had administered psychological tests to students while teaching psychology courses, had made inappropriate comments about the Mormon church in the course of her lectures and had inappropriate contact with female students. The 4th District lawsuit is the second in as many years that Weaver has been involved in. The first she filed herself in U.S. District Court against the Nebo School District after officials told her she could not coach the girl's volleyball team or discuss her sexual orientation with students. Late last year, Judge Bruce Jenkins ruled in Weaver's favor and the school district was forced to offer Weaver her coaching job again. She declined. Last Friday, Jenkins ordered the Nebo School District to pay Weaver's legal fees in the case. The fees total $61,910.46. Rick Van Wagoner, a cooperating attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who is representing Weaver in the 4th District Court case, said Weaver will win the latest case on appeal. "We're going to claim victory on this," he said.
2003
Dear recipients of this email group, This weekend is an important event to the
youth
and adult community. On Friday a panel discussion will take place up at
Westminster College. The open discussion will be focusing on Youth Society and
what Youth think on War, Sex, Society, Politics, and most importantly...their
future. The discussion will be from four to five thirty p.m. It will be
beneficial to hear adults be there and speak out on what they want to see for
their and the youth's future. At a time of war this event is desperately needed.
I know many of you want to avoid it because well support with adults and youth
don't mix. Break the barrier, contribute your thoughts, and help out the future
of tomorrow by donating your thoughts and views at this panel discussion. Thanks,
Jeremy Van Wagenen Again the panel will at: "The Next Movement" from
4:00-5:30 p.m. Gore Auditorium Westminster College 1700 South 1300 EastSalt
Lake City
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| Jeremey Van Wagenen |
2003 First EVER 'Gay' Women’s Wellness Program in Utah The Gay
and Lesbian Community Center is starting Utah's first ever 'Gay' Women's Wellness Program and we need
participants, health care professionals
and those with a particular interest/experience in health care and
wellness to help us out. Please also
feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone you think might be interested. Thank you! ARE YOU: Â Lesbian?
Bisexual? Transgender? We must hear from
YOU! To talk about your health concerns & help design a
wellness program that meets your needs. DO YOU: Have experience/expertise in
Health Care & Wellness? We NEED You! To serve on an advisory council and/or conduct
a workshop or presentation. A special call goes out to those traditionally
underrepresented in our community: We
want you to be integral in the development and implementation of this
program. This includes (but is not
limited to): women of color, bisexual women, women of age, disabled women and
transsexuals. Focus Groups: Our goal is to design a program that meets the
needs and interests of our community. In
order to do so, we are organizing three different focus groups:Younger Women
ages 16-29, Women ages 29-45 and Women 45 and over. We want to talk to you about your health
concerns and interests and get ideas for how YOU the participant want this
program to be designed.Focus Groups require a one-time, two-hour commitment. Advisory
Council: We are also looking for those with a particular interest or
specialty in health and wellness to serve on the Advisory Council to help us
direct and refine the program through all its stages. Participation on the Advisory Council
requires a certain level of knowledge or special interest/personal
experience with topics relating to health and wellness. It also requires an on-going commitment,
meeting three to four times over the course of program development and
implementation (6 month to a year).Workshops/Presentations: We also need
experts who are willing to donate their time run a workshop or do a
presentation based on their area of expertise. We are looking for professionals
who work in physical/mental health fields or other wellness areas. We are interested in holistic approaches to
health, so many areas of mind/body/spirit can be addressed. We are interested in traditional as well as
alternative forms of health/wellness. For more information CONTACT: Jennifer
Nuttall GLCCU - Project Coordinator 801-539-8800 ext. 0 Fax 801-521-5215
2005 LAMBDA HIKING CLUB March 24-27 (Easter Weekend): Backpacking in Coyote Gulch in the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument. Waterfalls, two arches, and a natural bridge make this hike the most popular in the area. We will backpack approximately 5 miles down an easy wash into Coyote Gulch and set up a base camp and take day hikes to areas of interest within the canyon. Call Randy [Burk] to register
2012 Temple Squares first Square Dance ABC. An exciting new way to experience square dancing, the A, B, and C dances are for beginner square dancers with no experience and no commitment needed. New surprises every time! Where: Columbus Center 231 South 500 East / South Salt Lake Cost: 5.00 per person •Casual Attire •Singles and Couples Welcome •Gender Neutral Partnering (dance with anybody you want!) •No Experience Necessary •Live Caller with High Energy Music •It’s fun! ...you may even have a giggle or 2
2014 Jim Dabakis resigned as Chairman of the Democratic Party in Utah for family and health issues.
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