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June
1882- Dr. William Hammond
delivered a paper to the American Neurological Association on a
"disease" which makes males believe themselves to be females. As an
example he told of Native Americans who lived as the opposite sex.
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1912-Alan Turing was
born. He was involved in cracking the German "Enigma" code during
World War II and is known as the father of computer science. Committed suicide
b eating a poisoned apple.
1948-The first Danish gay society F-48 was founded by Axel
Axgil. Soon after a Norwegian and Swedish section under F-48 followed. F-48 was
very successful and had 1.339 members in 1951 and when Axgil stepped down as
chairman in 1952 it had reached the world record of 2600.
1952- Dale Jennings of the Mattachine Society admitted in a Los Angeles court that he was a homosexual, and accused the officer who arrested him of
entrapment. The jury deadlocked, and the case was dismissed.
1968 Robert W. Madsen of Bob’s Magazine charged under Salt
Lake City ordinance stating “he unlawfully and knowingly with a general
criminal intent had in his possession with intent to sell an obscene magazine.”
Complaint signed by Mrs. Lucy Capel a member of the SL area Youth Protection
Committee. Trial set for July 18th a
publication called Busty No. 36. (06/23/68 SLTribune page 6C)
1976- The FBI acknowledged that it had been
keeping files on The Advocate, a national Gay magazaine.
1976 Major General Edwin "Ted" Walker, then 66, former head of the ultra Conservative John Birch Society was arrested for public lewdness in a restroom at a Dallas park. He was accused of fondling and propositioning a male undercover police officer.[ He was arrested again in Dallas for public lewdness on March 16, 1977. He pleaded Nolo contendere (no contest) to one of the two misdemeanor charges, was given a suspended and a 30-day jail sentence and fined $1,000. Lee Harvey Oswald had tried to assassinate Walker six months before murdering John F Kennedy in 1963.
1976 Major General Edwin "Ted" Walker, then 66, former head of the ultra Conservative John Birch Society was arrested for public lewdness in a restroom at a Dallas park. He was accused of fondling and propositioning a male undercover police officer.[ He was arrested again in Dallas for public lewdness on March 16, 1977. He pleaded Nolo contendere (no contest) to one of the two misdemeanor charges, was given a suspended and a 30-day jail sentence and fined $1,000. Lee Harvey Oswald had tried to assassinate Walker six months before murdering John F Kennedy in 1963.
1978 A Gay Variety Show was held at the Uptown Place tavern at 15 South 400 West SLC which was a Lesbian Bar as part of Gay Pride Week
1987- Ben Williams' Salt Lake Affirmation relocated to the
Crossroads
Urban Center and began meeting on Tuesdays. John Gatzmeyer from the Loving
Yourself Group spoke at Salt Lake Affirmation and showed a video on Louise Hay.
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1990 Lesbian Activist Debbie Rosenberg won the title of Ms. Gay Pride at Backstreet’s singing a love
ballad she composed wrote her self.
1991 The Utah Gay Rodeo Association held its 2nd Annual five state Gymkhana at the Salt
Lake County Fairground in conjunction with Gay Pride Day.
1991- the 1991 Gay Pride Co-chairs were Kevin Hillman of
the Utah Gay Rodeo Association and Deborah Rosenberg of the Stonewall Town
Meeting both members of the Gay and Lesbian Community Council. Hillman and
Rosenberg brought a level of professionalism to Pride Day that had not always
been achieved before. They strove to make Utah’s Pride Day more inclusive of
cities outside of Salt Lake. They added to the festival for the first time, a
Pride Guide, an Art Show and contest sponsored by Angela Nutt and David
Thometz, and the 1st Annual Utah Gay and Lesbian Film Festival created by Marlin
Criddle and sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah. The
film festival was held at Salt Lake Art Center Auditorium. The event was part
of a week long celebration that began June 16 in Ogden and concluded June 27
with the second annual "Pride March and Rally" at the State Capitol.
The 1991 Kristen Ries Community Service was given for the first time to more
than just one person. Honored at Pride Day ’91 were Nikki Boyer, Becky Moss,
and Ben Williams. The Gay Pride committee also brought in for the first time a
nationally
syndicated columnist, Dell Richards, as keynote speaker. For
entertainment, Lynn Lavner,
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- "I would be pleased if there were others besides gays and lesbians in attendance. My goal is to make people aware of gays and lesbians in Utah, and to show they don't conform to the stereotypes many people have. By seeing films like this, they will begin to see gays and lesbians as real people." - Marlin Criddle
- "This is a battle, to be recognized as full citizens in this democracy. We have a long and glorious history. . . . We also have a rocky and terrifying history. In states like Utah, Idaho, Tennessee, we have a long way to go, but we are beginning to move."-Dell Richards
1991 PRIDE DAY
UTAH'S GAYS AND LESBIANS GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE LONG ROAD THEY'VE TRAVELED By
Joe Costanzo, Staff Writer Utah's gay
and lesbian community Sunday celebrated the social, political and legal
distance it has traversed over
the years but sees a long journey ahead. “We've
arrived at this point through tremendous obstacles, and we're celebrating like
one big family," said Scott Ruble. Glancing around at the hundreds of
participants in the day's festivities, he added, "I just wish there were
more of our heterosexual friends here." Gays, lesbians, family members and
friends gathered at the Salt Lake County Fairgrounds for speeches, music,
picnics, fund-raising activities and mutual support during their 10th annual
"Pride Day." The event was part of a week long celebration that began
June 16 in Ogden and will conclude June 27 with the second annual "Pride
March and Rally" at the State Capitol. Similar celebrations are being held
throughout the country. Utah's "Pride Day" organizers noted that at
the first gay pride festival in 1982 - "Day in the Park" - the word
"gay" wasn't even mentioned. "The event has grown every year
since then," said Kevin Hillman. "People come to celebrate with those
who share their lifestyle, but it's not at all exclusive. The straight
community is welcome here." Donald Glenn, a professional hairstylist who
was selling haircuts at the event to raise money for the Utah AIDS Foundation,
said the festival instilled a spirit of community in those who attended. Neil
Hoyt, one of his customers, added, "It lets everyone know how many of us
there are. We're here, and we're not going to hide." A dozen booths at the
festival distributed informational and political literature, sold memorabilia
and solicited funds for a variety of causes. T-shirts proclaimed, "Utah, a
pretty, faaabulous place." News reporters and photographers were welcomed
but were asked to respect the privacy of individuals who did not wish to be
named or photographed. Their reluctance to be identified reflected fear of
reprisals, not shame, according to several participants. And those fears
indicate that discrimination against gays and lesbians remains a serious issue
in Utah, said John Beynon, a campaign volunteer for mayoral candidate Dave
Jones. Nationally syndicated
columnist Dell Richards, the keynote speaker at
the festival, said gays and lesbians stand to lose their jobs, homes, families
and other fundamental rights. "This is a battle to be recognized as full
citizens in this democracy," Richards said, referring to Utah as one of
the "slave states" with the fewest legal rights for gays and
lesbians. Reviewing legal and social developments over the years, Richards
said, "We have a long and glorious history. . . . We also have a rocky and
terrifying history. In states like Utah, Idaho, Tennessee, we have a long way
to go, but we are beginning to move." Organizers and participants said
that although Utah is one of the most conservative states, its citizens are not
as overtly intolerant of gays and lesbians as people elsewhere. They were
especially appreciative of efforts by local police departments to establish
anti-violence programs to deal with so-called "gay-bashing"
incidents. "Growing up gay in Utah is difficult and easy," Hillman said.
"It's difficult because it is so conservative, and it's easy because there
is so little overt hostility." [Deseret
News 24 June 1991]
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1991 Sunday “Gay Pride Day I was
up at 8:30, even though I did not get to bed until 2:00, because I was suppose
to call Maury Modine about going to the County Fair Grounds to set up his Mood
For A Day booth. He had to work a graveyard shift last night but still wanted
to do it. I went down about 9:30 and helped set somethings up. I decided to
sell my painting and low and behold Steve Barker from Ogden bought it for $35.
It wa the first time I ever sold a painting in my life. Bobbie Smith took first
prize in the art show sculpture division and received $25 for his Ken dolls in
drag in a fish bowl in a television console.
Cool. I spent the entire day at Maury’s side or getting people to sign
his petition to legalize pot for medicinal purposes such as glaucoma,
chemotherapy AIDS etc. The news estimated 1,500 people at the park and while I
got to hear and see none of thePride Day Performamces, I had fun being with
Maury and teasing him. I’m not in love with him but I awfully fond of him but
he’s terminally hetero. Becky Moss, myself and someone else [Nikki Boyer] won
the Kristen Ries Award for community service. I was really surprised and
honored but still opposed to awards. I got my Queer Nation t-shirt today and I
saw Graham Bell [former president of LGSU] and John Cooper [former director of
Salt Lake Affirmation] as blasts from the past. I got about 300 people to sign
the legalize pot petition so I think that pleased Maury although we didn’t make
anything selling t-shirts. Brenda
Voisard asked if Mood for A Day was my new cause and I said no but Maury is. I
introduced Ben barr to Maury to let him know that I’m not just a celebrity
hound. Anyway for all intent and purpose
Pride Day was a tremendous success, great turn out, great location, great line
up of performers and generally a wonderful time was had by all even if about
nine Skinhead Nazis marched into the event with a Nazi battle flag. The police
responded and no incident occurred. People were ready to mob them if they
pulled any crap, so they goose stepped their way back out of the park. Pride
Day was over at 5:30 ad I went home and crashed. Hmmm Kristen Ries Award
winner!? I didn’t see Mr. Bikowski today but then I wasn’t looking very
hard either. [Journal of Ben Williams]
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1996 [POLITICS] Salt Lake Tribune Page: B1The Legislature's
controversial vote in April to ban gay clubs in public high schools has become
the hot-button issue in a primary election race in Utah County. Incumbent Rep. Jordan Tanner, R-Provo, is
accusing his challenger Kenneth Grover of focusing exclusively on the
gay-rights issue and of trying to squeeze political advantage out of Tanner's
April 17 vote against the ban. The race is one of 13 Republican Party primaries
across the state Tuesday. There are no Democratic legislative primaries and one
race between two Independent-American Party candidates in District 29, covering
Iron and Washington
counties. (See related story). Tanner, a three-term legislator and government
consultant, claims his opponent ``brings it [gay-club issue] up at every
appearance. He's used that definitely as his theme in his campaign, saying that
because of that issue I don't really represent the district the way people want
it represented.'' But Grover insists he
has not seized on the vote, as Tanner is claiming. ``I haven't done anything to smear him,''
Grover said. The stage for the
Tanner-Grover clash is Utah
County Salt Lake
City School District
teacher, business owner and recent Brigham
Young University Orem resident is the main
financial patron of Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats. Tanner's second largest
contributor is Gary Watts. The Provo
physician is the father of a gay son and pleaded for moderation during the
fight over the gay-clubs issue.
1996 Salt Lake Tribune page: B3 Why are they buried where they are?
Week after week, I read them in the ``Utah ''
section of The Tribune, usually on the second page. They are short news items,
two or three inches, never with pictures. For more than two years, I have been
monitoring them, astonished by their frequency, their brevity, and most of all,
the relatively scant attention they receive. -- Boyfriend Arraigned in Death of
Infant. -- Baby-Shaker Gets Two Years.
-- Teacher Pleads Guilty to Molesting Boys. -- Father Cited for Brutality to Toddler.
Let me make clear up front that a) I am angry about the lack of attention paid
to child abuse, and b) I do not think stories of these crimes are `buried'' on
the inside pages because of editorial indifference. The record of the The Salt
Lake Tribune, for example, on issues of social justice is superb. Its recent
series on the national crises in child advocacy got front-page prominence and
lots of inside space as well. Its record on women's issues, gay and lesbian activism,
minority concerns, its equity in coverage of men's and women's sports -- all of
these and much more --testify of editorial responsibility to the community. No, the callousness about mounting child abuse
does not originate in newsrooms. It begins with us, society at large. In 1994, there were 10,430 substantiated
--substantiated -- victims of child abuse in Utah , including physical and sexual abuse, physical
neglect and emotional maltreatment. Now
let's see: How many students lobbied for gay-lesbian clubs in Salt Lake Utah have last year? Under 30? And how much
news media attention did they receive? Now let's ask how much attention we have
given to Utah 's
10,000-plus babies and children who were victims of criminal child abuse? Why? Why are we, the public, so little interested
in this epidemic of child abuse? I have
tried to think of possible answers. 1.
Children don't vote. No vested interests listen why they cry. Compare their
lack of power with the clout of groups such as the tobacco growers, the NRA,
the senior citizens, the anti-smoking-in-my-state league. 2. Victims of child abuse don't make good news-media
subjects. They don't give juicy TV interviews or sound bites. They don't show
upon ``Oprah,'' at least until years later, and then, only if they
survive. 3. Drive-by shootings,
bombings and high-speed chases that end in mayhem are more colorful and thus
more interesting than crimes involving ordinary fists, belts, lighted
cigarettes. 4. Child abuse, we reason,
hurts only the victims. The crime doesn't hit home with us. Anyone might get
hurt in a drive-by shooting. Anyone could be the victim of a desperate drug addict.
According to our chapter of The-Sky-Is-Falling-Society, every home in Utah would be threatened
by high school gay and lesbian clubs. But if a child is beaten, debased, raped,
who beyond the child and its family is injured? (Well, of course, we all are threatened. The
pain and the loss our society bears because of the long-term results of child
abuse cannot, simply cannot, be calculated.)
5. There are too many of these crimes. Familiarity indeed breeds
contempt. We have seen how sympathy for the nation's homeless has turned into
indifference, distaste, and, in some places, backlash. Whereas the story of one child trapped in a mine
shaft will rally millions to watch the rescue efforts hour by hour, and to
donate money and muscle-power to extricate the child, 10,000children in danger
are too many. We grow bored. We want fresh news. We turn the page, quickly. For
the children, of course, repetition dulls nothing, except hope. Tom, none of
these reasons seems good enough to excuse our neglect. What am I missing?
Gabriela Mistral, the Nobel Prize-winning poet from Chile , says this: ``We are guilty of many errors and many faults,
but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of
life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child can not. Right now is the
time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are
being developed. To him, we cannot answer,` Tomorrow.' His name is `Today.'
'' Elouise Bell is professor emeritus at Brigham Young University
- RESPONSE BY TOM BARBERI Elouise, what you
may be missing is the obvious. It's so simple I am stunned you don't see it.
The reasons the subject of child abuse takes little space in the paper and
isn't prominent on the 6 p.m. news is the sheer numbers --10,430 incidents in
one year alone. That's almost 29
individual acts of child abuse every day for a year. We are so numbed by these
numbers we ignore their significance. It would be almost like going back to the
Vietnam War coverage with the nightly body count that became a regular
feature. I also am appalled at the
rather cavalier attitude we seem to have toward child murder. I have noticed
with increasing dismay that the penalty for child murder is proportional to the
age of the victim. If a person bounces an infant off the driveway and causes
its death he/she may get a few years in prison and be out in a short time. If
that same person puts a bullet between the eyes of a convenience-store clerk
with the same end result the death penalty is a real possibility. Why are infants lesser humans than say store
clerks? This makes no sense, but it is the way it is. Another possibility for this attitude toward
children stems from
1998 Tuesday Wasatch
Bears The next activities are :Thursday,
June 25 the Bearthday Dinner. It will be at The Other Place Restaurant at 500
South and 300 East at 7:30 PM. Then we heard about a male strip show that will
be in Ogden at a club called Keno's. The price is $10.00 in advanced or $15.00
at the door. RSVP with Ron [Hunt] before
Friday am. if you want the $10.00 price. Join the Steering Committee At Jim's
June 29th. at 7:30 PM. Let any SteeringCommittee member know of your interest!!
Then the General Membership meeting is planned for July 3rd at 7:30 PM at
Lindsay Gardens which is about Tenth Avenue and M Street. Get your articles for
the next issue of Bear Necessities to Blair [Lewis] by Friday,June 26, or they
will have to wait until next month!
1999 Unitarian Universalists to assemble in S.L. By Lois M. Collins
Deseret News staff writer Published: Saturday, June 19, 1999 12:00 a.m. MDT Christians, Jews, Buddhists, humanists and
others will gather at the Salt Palace next week when close to 3,000 Unitarian
Universalists hold their General Assembly June 24-29. Perhaps more than any
other "church" group, the Unitarian Universalist Association is a
diverse group, according to national spokesman John Hurley."We have UU
Christians, who are like many other Christians with a liberal perspective. We
have UU Jews, UU Buddhists, UU humanists, although what they call themselves is
beginning to change. There is strong emphasis there on scientific rationalism,
which includes rejection of miracles. Humanism was a shortcut to explain that. "While
the majority still describe themselves as UU humanists, we've seen a big
increase in buddhists. And within the past 25 years we've seen a new element --
people who adhere to earth-centered spirituality or neopaganism." That
increase, he said, can be traced back to the early 1970s, when the feminist and
environmental movement "sort of mingled." The Rev. Sue Spencer,
unitarian minister of the South Valley fellowship (Utah has four Unitarian
Universalist Churches) is excited that the gathering is coming to Utah. "I
think in addition to transacting the business of the association and making
business decisions, it's a chance to reconnect with Unitarian Universalists
from around the country. It's inspiring, especially for those of us in places
like Salt Lake where we are very much the minority, to see 3,000. And we will
connect with old friends. When you move away, you don't say good bye. You say,
'See you at the GA.' That means a lot. The theme of the General Assembly is
"Fulfilling the Promise," which speaks to strategic planning, she
said. Each congregation is independent. But the national association hopes that
the congregations will look at why they exist and be "really intentional"
about what their mission is. The gathering will also be a celebration, said the
Rev. Spencer. Highlights will include the opening celebration Thursday at 7
p.m. and the "Service of the Living Tradition" on Sunday morning.
That service recognizes ministers who are retiring, those who have died and new
ministers who are just coming into fellowship. Although it's a national
gathering, there is no formal national hierarchy, Hurley said. The association
has no bishops, for instance, but rather an elected president who can serve a
maximum of two four-year terms and an elected board of directors. As to what
they believe, that's decided by the delegates to the General Assembly.
"Reporters call me and ask what we believe on certain things and I have to
say, 'Let me look at the resolutions,' " Hurley said. Getting those resolutions passed
is a two-year process. The first year, a resolution must be proposed by a
certain percentage of the congregations. Then it goes to a committee on
"social witness" and on to congregations to see what kind of support
it has. The following year, given enough support, it can be voted on. Immediate
issues are handled with an "Action of Immediate Witness," which is
the "general assembly reacting to things that have happened just recently
that people think demand a resolution." Although no one knows in advance
what will be brought to the floor, Hurley said he's heard that youth groups
will present an "action of immediate witness," a resolution
concerning the ongoing dispute with the Boy Scouts about admitting homosexuals.
Family values will be the topic of considerable discussion. But family values
takes on a broader meaning to people of this faith, according to Hurley. "We
come with a lot of deeply held beliefs about multiculturalism and racial and
sexual diversity," said Hurley. "Unitarian Universalists Association
and member congregations -- about 1040 in North America -- ordain gay, lesbian,
transsexual and bisexual people to the ministry, so you can see how that would
affect a lot of what we do. We've over the years supported the rights of gay
men and lesbians to adopt. And in the 1996 General Assembly in Indianapolis, we
passed a resolution supporting the right of same-sex couples to marry. So our
view of family is broader than in many places." Unitarian Universalist
Church held its week long national General Assembly in Salt Lake City at the
Salt Palace. Unitarians ordain people of either sex, any race and all sexual
orientations. Unitarians support the recognition of Gay marriages.
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2003 Page: B4 Salt Lake Tribune Paula
Wolfe, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah in
Salt Lake City says the center's 7,000-volume library is growing through
donations and has a broad collection.
Gay center's library sees steady influx of donated books Big plans: The
director hopes to put its book database online and link to other small
libraries By Tim Sullivan The Salt
Lake Tribune As at any library, it's the trashy fiction that is most popular in
the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah's book stacks -- at least with
some patrons. Others use the center's library for more serious endeavors. One
large nonfiction book devoted to female-to-male transsexuals receives
particularly heavy use. "There's
nowhere for them to go to get any information," says Channing Galbraith,
volunteer librarian at the center in Salt
Lake City . "To have something like that on hand
is priceless." The library, which opened last summer, is slowly gaining in
popularity. Born out of a need to keep track of the books flying out of the
center's coffee shop, the library is now a 7,000-volume collection that is
neatly organized in a room of shelves and on a computer database. "It's a much more serious effort,"
Galbraith says. "The gay community has always wanted to have a library
there. . . . It's one more way they're serving a very wide range of
people." The challenge now, says
Paula Wolfe, the center's executive director, is getting the lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered community to use the library more. The increase in
patrons has not kept up with the steady influx of donated books the center has
received, she says, partly because many in the community don't know about the
library. And despite donation being the
only way the library obtains materials, its collection is broad. The volumes
include lighthearted romance novels, plays, poetry and self-help books. There
are sections on AIDS, identity and history, and even a few antigay books. The
center also has several rare and out-of-print books, such as Sexual Orientation
and the Law, a reference book of every U.S. court case that has dealt with
sexual orientation, and Dykes to Watch Out for, a comic-style book by Alison
Bechdel. It used to have a first-edition copy of The Well of Loneliness by
Radclyffe Hall, one of the nation's first lesbian novels. Wolfe acknowledges that the University of Utah Utah and its easier
access. As Galbraith points out, it may
also be more comfortable for Utah 's
closeted gay community to come to the center rather than a public or university
library. The library, says Wolfe, is looking for more children's and youth
literature, as well as audio-visual materials. The center already owns several
documentaries that she plans to have available to watch on a television at the
library. Wolfe also wants to put the
library's database online and create a search engine for it. She wants to link
it to those of other small libraries at the People with AIDS Coalition of Utah
and the Utah AIDS Foundation. The Gay
and Lesbian Community Center of Utah's library at 355 N. 300 West is open
Monday through Friday, during normal business hours; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays;
and until 8 p.m. on selected days. Volume: 266 Publication number: 70
- "Again
the center seems to be inventing the wheel and promoting it
accomplishments
as PR. Nowhere in this Tribune piece is mentioned the efforts of Bobby Smith and Liza Smart in creating a Gay and Lesbian Library for Salt Lake City. Nowhere in this piece is mentioned how, because of mismanagement, a whole collection of books disappeared not simply the ones "flying off shelves". Anyone who ever visited the old Utah Stonewall Center remembers how extensive the library was and how the center was almost an extension of the library not the library an extension of the center. I do, because when the center moved to 770 South 300 West from 900 East the library was dumped on the floor and I spent an entire summer categorizing them and placing them back on the shelves. (I might add that I even scrubbed and waxed the red and white tile floor on my knees as well!) Former Stonewall Center librarians were dedicated volunteers who on the whole safe guarded the largest collection of Gay books between the Mississippi and the West Coast. When the Utah Stonewall Center was unceremoniously closed the new leaders chose not to feature the premier library and later the NEW GLCCU boasted just a mere fraction of the former collection and even then had no procedures to safe guard was little was left. No one has ever been held accountable for the lost of the archives and no one has owned up to the lost of the library. It is good that the center is finally after a lapse of five years trying to rebuild a library but we can only imagine what a collection we would have had if there had been true leadership from the Board of Directors of the so called Gay and Lesbian Community Center. It is my humble opinion that people there with no real connection with people, outside their cliques, were more interested in reinventing a center rather than as promised doing an embellishment of the old Utah Stonewall Center which seems to be long forgotten. As for Radcliffe's's Well of Loneliness, (the first Lesbian Novel allowed into the United States circa 1929) Bobbie Smith found the first edition copy in a used book store and those who understood the value of Gay history and literature knew it was priceless. Now it is simply gone. Where is the complete set of the Ladder, the Daughters of Bilitis periodical? We had a bound set from 1956-1962? Where is the copy of The One that I purchased for the Library. It was a Sept 1961 edition of the Mattachine Society's publication? Where is the first edition of the Homosexual Matrix 1977 whose author just died in May? It all just makes me sad. I guess truly those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. Ben Williams former USC Librarian and archivist
Robert Smith
2007 HRC Utah Gala Bruce Bastian and Gala co-chairs Luana Chilelli
and Mark Barr invite you to join them at the 2007 HRC Utah Gala. Place: The
Gardens of the Home of Bruce Bastian Orem ,
UT Special Guest Entertainer: Chaka Kahn
Awardees: Judy Shepard, Dr. Kristen Ries, Equality Utah Ticket Price & Info: $175 –
General; $300 – VIP
2007 SIN House Party Date:
Strength In Numbers hosts a house party on the fourth Saturday of each
month for Utah HIV+ gay men
2009 Panel finds that 60,000 inmates sexually abused every year The
Associated Press WASHINGTON » A federal commission on prison rape has concluded
that the risk of being attacked depends greatly on the type of prisoner, and
where the inmate is locked up. More than 60,000 inmates are sexually abused
every year, according to a report being made public Tuesday by the National
Prison Rape Elimination Commission. The eight-member panel was formed under the
2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act. Based on a 2007 survey of tens of thousands
of incarcerated people, 4.5 percent of those surveyed reported being sexually
abused in the previous 12 months -- and more prisoners claimed abuse by staff
than by other inmates. Among the key findings of the report aimed at reducing
the amount of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse behind bars, the panel
found: -- Who gets abused depends a great deal on where they are incarcerated.
Ten facilities studied had high rates, between 9 percent and almost 16 percent,
whereas six facilities reported no abuse at all for the past year. The
commission said prison management must show leadership in stopping such abuse.
-- Inmates in jails reported fewer instances of rape than in prisons. -- Inmates
who were short, young, gay or female were more likely to be victimized than
other inmates. To fight the problem, the
commission says prison authorities should adopt more internal monitoring and
external oversight. They also say prison officials need to improve
investigation of claims of sexual assault and rape, because currently many
victims cannot safely and easily come forward. After the prison rape report is
sent to Congress, the attorney general is to create new national standards for
detecting and preventing rape and sexual assault in prisons, jails and
detention facilities.
2010 Salt Lake County offers free HIV screening By KIRSTEN STEWART
The Salt Lake Tribune June 23, 2010 The fear factor with HIV/AIDS isn’t what it
used to be, health officials say. “People tend to think it’s no longer a
serious health threat; that if they get sick, they’ll just pop a pill,” said
Lynn Beltran, program manager for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases
at the Salt Lake Valley Health Department. But the epidemic has in recent years
shown a resurgence, especially among young men, said Beltran. “Last year, I had
to give a positive result to a 17-year-old who was likely infected at 16,” she
said. Next week, as part of a nationwide effort to “normalize” HIV testing and
reach populations who don’t consider themselves at risk, county health
officials will offer free screenings:
• Monday, June 28, from 5 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at the Pride Counseling Center, 124 S. 400 E. Suite 230 in Salt Lake
City. • Wednesday, June 30, from noon to 5 p.m. at the SLVHD City Clinic at 610
S. 200 E. Room 135 in Salt Lake City. Other agencies also will be offering
testing during Utah’s HIV Awareness Week, which begins Sunday, June 27. For
example, in Davis County, free rapid HIV testing will be offered Wednesday,
June 30, and July 2, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
Midtown Community Health Center, 50 E. State St., in Farmington. Appointments
are not needed. The Utah County Health Department will provide free HIV testing
to walk-ins on a first-come/first-served basis on Wednesday, June 30 from 1
p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and appointments will be required for other days that week.
All testing will be done at the Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University
Ave, Suite 1709, in Provo. Other STD tests will be available at regular cost
and can be done at the same time upon request. HIV tests are confidential and
involve a prick of the finger. Results are ready within 15 to 30 minutes.
Diagnosing a patient early is key to managing the disease and controlling its
spread, Beltran said. Last year, more than 100 new HIV cases were diagnosed in
Utah, nearly all of them in the Salt Lake Valley. That’s up from 25 to 35 a
decade ago. But federal health officials estimate that only a fraction of new
cases are diagnosed and reported each year. Middle-aged men are most at risk,
but “no one is exempt,” said Beltran. “I’ve also had to give positive results
to wives who were married to men who were having sex with other men.” Other
sexually transmitted diseases, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, are far more
widespread in Utah, and they too are a growing threat. “We feel it’s necessary
to stress how important it is to get tested for all STDs, not just HIV,” said
Kari Brownsberger, a spokeswoman for the National Association of People with
AIDS. “There isn’t a National Syphilis Testing Day — an infection that can be
fatal if not diagnosed and treated, but is completely curable.”
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| Arlyn Bradshaw |
2010 Openly Gay Candidate Arlyn Bradshaw Wins Utah Primary SLC, UT
– Last night openly gay candidate Arlyn Bradshaw handedly won the primary over
Cal Noyce. Utah has been lacking an openly gay elected officials since Senator
Scott McCoy and Rep Johnson retired this past year, and Arlyn is posed to
become Utah’s first out county councilman. In an interview with the Salt Lake
Tribune, Arlyn said, “We spoke more about the issues that voters cared about, I
have the advantage of having worked closely with the council.” Arlyn won the
vote with a nearly 70%-30% margin, and has announced that he plans to sponsor
an ordinance to create a mutual commitment registry for county residents
similar to the one available to couples living in Salt Lake City. Mr. Bradshaw
is expected to coast to victory in November against Republican Steve Harmsen. [Note
Article misleading. Both Jackie Biskupski and Stan Penfold are openly Gay
elected officials. Also Cal Noyce himself is Gay]
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| Carol Gnade |
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