11 July 11-
1897 Ogden Standard Examiner Random References page
5 Eddie Ross, the
lost boy from Salt Lake who was identified by Chief Davenport at Corinne and
who was held by Marshal Hadley as a witness against some hoboes up there, was
returned home last night. The tramps were held without bail to answer to the
charge of sodomy committed upon the boy.
1969 Friday- - “The Movement to Restore Decency” lecture was
sponsored by the John Birch Society. Mrs. Delun E. Tischner’s addressed
criticized sex education in Utah ’s
schools and the use of sensitivity training by professional organizations. “The
use of sensitivity training by various agencies including a local hospital, the
U of U, and BYU where some students are taking sensitivity training against
their wishes, including police officers, teachers, and nurses until they are
broken down.” (07/11/69 SLTribune page B5)
1984-Mayor Ray Flynn of Boston signed a gay rights
ordinance.
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1987- Debra Robinson opened a woman / mixed bar Your Place
or Mine at 559
South 300 West Salt Lake City. “I
want this to be a mixed bar where women and men together feel comfortable and
at home. There is just no way am I going to discourage or hold back the men
from here. We all need and like each other. Our non-separatism makes Salt Lake
City unique,” said owner Debbie Robinson.
1988 Monday-Mark LaMarr went to a Gay Pride Planning meeting
today and he said that Bruce Barton is
getting the Kristen Reis Award at Gay Pride Day this year. No one is suppose to
know yet. [Journal of Ben Williams]
1990-Hong Kong decriminalized
homosexual acts between consenting adults.
1991 Saturday Carla Gourdin and Debbie Rosenberg had a holy union
performed at the South Valley Unitarian Universalists Church and a reception at
the Northwest Community Center near the State Fair Grounds.
1998-The Vatican
condemned a decision by municipal authorities in Pisa Italy to recognize a
lesbian marriage. The women had been together for eleven years.
1999 Alternative Gardening Club's Annual pool party
1999 MORMON ANTI GAY MARRIAGE Salt Lake Tribune Debates Over
Gay Marriage Miss Basic Civil Rights Point BY PHILIP DE ROCHAMBEAU The recent appeal to California Mormons
by their Church leaders to contribute monies to a political cause against
same-sex marriages has again brought this divisive issue to the table. In a letter authorized by the highest leaders
of the LDS Church, the California Area Presidency asked Church leaders to read a
letter during church services asking all members to "do all you can by
donating your means and time to assure a successful vote" in support of a
California ballot proposition scheduled for the March 2000 elections. This
proposition would allow the state not to recognize same-sex marriages and thus
work to prevent future same-sex marriage initiatives from getting off
the ground. The tremendous support for
the initiative by the LDS Church – along with the California Conference of
Catholic Bishops and the Assemblies of God area churches – is a grim reminder
that many important issues do not neatly fit into a "church and
state" separation. Although the LDS
Church sees this as a moral rather
than political issue, the matter of the LDS Church
using its considerable resources to influence decisions is an issue that merits
separate examination, although – unlike the Christian Coalition – the Church
never endorses specific candidates or political parties. Much more pertinent is the issue of whether
or not marriage, including same-sex marriage, is still a matter for debate by
churches or whether it belongs in the realm of the constitutional
interpretations of the courts. At one time, marriage was in the hands of
churches, however, as churches ceased to control governments, marriage became
one of the most important provinces of the state. It is no longer the local parishes that
contain wedding certificates, but rather the county governments. No church has the legal authority to marry
people in our society. That right exists
solely with the state. Thus, while
churches may facilitate at weddings, and religion may play an important role in
that wedding, all of it is meaningless without the sanction of the state. By
allowing the state to control marriage (and divorce), the churches no longer
have the authority to make decisions regarding basic marital rights such as
insurance benefits, tax benefits, name changes, inheritances, property rights,
etc. Although a majority of Americans
(and many employers) believes that same-sex couples should not be discriminated
against, the same majority does not exist for taking the final step of
condoning same-sex marriages – and maybe never will. Nevertheless, public opinion should not be a
factor in any matter of justice or injustice.
For almost 100 years after African-Americans won their freedom, they
still were denied many rights – including the right to marry the person of
their choosing. Miscegenation laws (laws
against interracial marriage) existed in many states and offenders were still
being prosecuted through the1960s. In its landmark decision, the Supreme Court
ruled miscegenation laws unconstitutional in 1967 in the case of Loving vs. Virginia. Justice Earl Warren, writing for the
majority, made frequent reference to the 14th Amendment and its
guarantee that "the freedom to marry has long been
recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit
of happiness ... " When
interracial marriages finally become legal in 1968, a Gallup poll indicated
that over 70 percent of Americans did not approve of interracial marriage. To this day, a significant number of people
still disapprove of interracial marriage, but justice must not be based upon
polls and public opinion – even if politics is.
The true function of our democracy is not to impose the will of the
majority, but rather to protect the rights of the minorities. Unfortunately,
feeling so threatened by such a radical change to present society, many people
view same-sex marriage as granting a "special privilege"t o
homosexuals. The reality is quite the
opposite: this debate is not about
special rights for homosexuals, but rather about not taking away the basic
constitutional rights all Americans should enjoy. The right to marry is a right granted by the
state to all individuals – and it is the state that has determined the
legalities concerning age of consent, incestuous marriages, and polygamy. (Utah
history demonstrates vividly how impossible it is for a church to promote
marriages that go against the laws of the state.) The foundation for this point
of view was solidified when the Supreme Court struck down Colorado's Amendment No. 25, which sought to
ban anti-discrimination laws against homosexuals. First quoting Justice John Marshall Harlan's dissent in the 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, Justice Anthony
Kennedy wrote that the Constitution "neither knows nor tolerates classes among
citizens." Although a
foreign concept a century ago, no one can deny that today's gay and lesbian
population make up a very large class –larger than either Mormons or Jews in
this country. We all should remember
that Nazi Germany very effectively removed marriage and other frights from
Jews, homosexuals, and other classes.
Much more relevant to the present debate, however, the Supreme Court
decision on the Colorado case (Romer vs. Evans, May 1996) deals with the
specific concerns of whether laws protecting homosexuals are giving them
"special rights" or not. In
the majority opinion, Justice Kennedy wrote, "To the contrary, the
amendment imposes a special disability upon those persons alone. Homosexuals are forbidden the safeguards that
others enjoy or may seek without constraint." Let us not be confused. The
debate over propositions such as the present California initiative and the congressional
1996 Defense of Marriage Act are not concerned with giving "special
rights" to gays and lesbians. Rather, they specifically target gays and
lesbians for special discrimination from the rights that virtually all other
Americans enjoy. It is ironic that I, a
minister who has the authority of the state to perform marriage ceremonies, do
not have the right to have one of my own. The Rev. Philip de Rochambeau is a
columnist for Whosoever, an on-line magazine for gay and lesbian Christians.
2001 Rocky Says Salt Lake can be better Deseret News by Diane
Urbani Sal Lake City needs to fix itself, Mayor Rocky Anderson says, and in a
22 minute speech he gave a breakneck run down how that could be done. Anderson
said, “we still have plenty to do to improve our city for everyone, “who lives
or considers living here.” “Two weeks
ago we heard a wake up call about understanding diversity,” the mayor began. A
group of salt Lakers protested the Gay Pride Month display of books at the
Day-Riverside Library, June 21. “I don’t want my kids to grow up thinking it’s
OK to be gay,” Anderson quoted one protester as saying.
2003 Cache Valley
Alliances
12th Annual
- BEAR RIVER FRUIT FLOAT - River Trip and Camping When: July 11 – 13 Where: Oneida
Narrows, North of Preston, Idaho
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| Blythe Nobleman |
2003 Friday Subject: RCGSE EVENTS:
This Weekend (July 11 - 13) Mark Thrash FRIDAY, JULY 11 Mr. Gay Utah, Hunter
Down, presents "Organized Chaos" at the ALL NEW Paper Moon* located
on 3737 S. State Street at 9:00 PM - $5.00 donation to the Cancer Fund. SUNDAY,
JULY 13 "Irreverent Sundays" RCGSE Dinner was cancelled due to a
scheduling conflict with The Trapp* but join us in two weeks - July 27 for
another fun afternoon and meal. Hope to see you soon! Mark Thrash Emperor 28 *A
private club for members.
2009 1st Protest over Gay Kiss at
LDS Plaza by Eric Ethington Tonight the first of 4 (scheduled) protests took
place at the LDS-owned Main Street Plaza over the controversy of a gay kiss.
Earlier this week a gay couple were asked to leave the LDS owned plaza due to a
kiss, which LDS Church
2010 Survey shows some LGBT
residents don’t feel safe By Rosemary Winters The Salt Lake Tribune A gay man
arrested for kidnapping after being severely beaten by his neighbors. A Salt
Lake City bar fight where a same-sex couple was assaulted and called derogatory
slurs. A kiss between two men on the LDS Church’s Main Street Plaza that
resulted in trespassing charges. These and other incidents of violence or
perceived discrimination against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or
transgender has made many in the community question their own safety. On
Tuesday, the Utah Pride Center will address issues relating to law enforcement,
the justice system and discrimination safeguards at a town-hall meeting. Speakers
include Salt Lake City Prosecutor Sim Gill and West Valley City police Sgt.
Julie Jorgensen. “We can only sit back and listen for so long to complaints
from the community without addressing them,” said Michael Westley, spokesman
for the center. “There’s some healing that needs to be done and some
communication that needs to take place.” South Salt Lake resident David James
“DJ” Bell ultimately was acquitted of kidnapping his neighbor’s young children.
Now, two years later, his seven alleged attackers have been charged with felony
riot — some also have been charged with assault — and are awaiting trial. Last
year, the Salt Lake City prosecutor dropped trespassing charges against Derek
Jones and Matt Aune, but their Main Street Plaza kiss and scuffle with LDS
security guards drew national attention. Salt Lake City police are still
investigating the alleged assault of Ryan Gray and Kevin Burns at Piper Down
Pub in April. No arrests have been made. On Friday, the Utah Pride Center
released a survey of nearly 500 people, most of whom identify as LGBT, about
safety and protection from bias. The surveys were gathered at the Utah Pride
Festival in June and on the center’s website. Fewer than half the respondents
said they feel safe at school, in restaurants or at non-LGBT-specific bars.
They were more likely to feel safe at home (91 percent), work (52 percent) or
at LGBT bars (67 percent). The Utah Pride Center plans to offer training at
mainstream bars on how to create a safer environment for LGBT patrons. Political
leaders, including Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, may have enhanced some
LGBT residents’ sense of well-being. In the survey, 70 percent of respondents
said passage of anti-discrimination ordinances in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County and other places has increased their sense of safety. “It was one of the
first times I can remember any elected official in Utah standing up and telling
me I was worth something,” said Eric Ethington, 25, a bisexual Salt Lake City
resident and a community activist. Jorgensen, the West Valley City police
officer, said she hopes her city’s recent passage of such measures, which ban
housing and employment discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation or
gender identity, improves how LGBT residents view the city and law enforcement.
“We want all the people who are living in and visiting West Valley City to feel
safe,” she said. Jorgensen is a member of the LGBT Public Safety Committee,
which has representatives of law enforcement agencies from Weber County to
Cottonwood Heights. Members serve as liaisons between their police departments
and the LGBT community. The committee and Equality Utah collaborated with the
Utah Pride Center on Tuesday’s town hall and the survey. The survey also showed
that only 34 percent of respondents believe they are protected against
discrimination based on sexual orientation when reporting a domestic-violence
dispute. “From these results, we know that in spite of our efforts, people
don’t understand that law enforcement is trained to deal with same-sex partners
in domestic violence,” said a statement from Capt. Kyle Jones, a member of the
Salt Lake City Police Department and the LGBT Public Safety Committee. “We need
to [educate] more.”
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- Young Gay man who committed suicide.
2014 Same-sex couples married in
Utah may have rights in 10 days If the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t intervene,
married couples may apply for benefits in 10 days. BY MARISSA LANG THE SALT
LAKE TRIBUNE In 10 days, same-sex couples married in Utah may be able to apply
for spousal benefits. A federal appeals court Friday denied Utah’s request for
a stay that would have indefinitely halted all movement toward providing gay
and lesbian spouses benefits, pending the state’s appeal of a lower court’s
ruling that ordered Utah to honor those unions. A three-judge panel at the 10th
Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state’s request late Friday, but also
extended a temporary stay through July 21, giving the state time to ask the
U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. That gives Utah 10 days to appeal to Justice
Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees the circuit, and reiterate its argument that
allowing same-sex couples to receive spousal benefits before a federal appeals
court has ruled on whether the state is legally obligated to do so would
undermine the legal system and the state’s right to an appeal. And that’s
exactly what the state is going to do. In a statement released by the attorney
general’s office, Utah announced its intention to promptly file an application
for a stay with the U.S. Supreme Court “to avoid uncertainty.” “The State
recognizes that pending cases regarding same-sex marriage in Utah impact the
lives of many individuals and families and is diligently seeking uniform
certainty through proper and orderly legal processes until Kitchen v. Herbert
is resolved,” the statement said, referencing Utah’s other pending same-sex
marriage appeal aimed at reviving a voter-approved ban on gay and lesbian
unions. While the state’s intentions were not surprising to
Jonell Evans, for
whom the marriage recognition suit is named, or her wife Stacia Ireland, the
women said, it doesn’t make it easier to accept. “We’ve all waited our whole
life for these rights,” Evans told The Tribune. “We’d like not to, but we’ll
continue to wait if we must.” Evans and Ireland, who hadn’t heard about the
10th Circuit’s decision until contacted by a reporter, said they were filled
with hope. “It feels like [marriage] was ours for a few days and then it was
ripped away from us. Now we might get to have it back,” Evans said, her voice
cracking with emotion. “We have to celebrate each victory before we cry over
each delay.” Ireland, who has suffered heart problems and worries Evans won’t
be legally protected should her health again take a turn for the worse, added
there are Utah families who can’t afford more delays. “We have tears of joy for
all Utah families,” Ireland said. “It is time for our state leaders to defend
our constitutional rights for marriage equality.” Lawyers with the American
Civil Liberties Union, who represent the four plaintiff couples in the case,
said they are prepared to respond to the state’s request with a brief opposing
any further delay granting same-sex couples married in Utah with rights and
benefits of their opposite-sex counterparts. “The 10th set a pretty tight
schedule, and we’re happy for the expedience to get more resolution for the
hundreds of couples who are affected,” ACLU attorney Leah Farrell said. “These
are families and marriages that are being lived every day. Letting them proceed
with their lives and have the protections that marriage allows can only be a
benefit for our community.” In order to persuade the 10th Circuit judges to
grant a stay in the first place, Utah was required to demonstrate how allowing
married same-sex couples to apply for spousal benefits would have caused
“irreparable harm.” The state also had to demonstrate a strong likelihood of
success in its appeal — demonstrating that U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball
had abused his discretion by ordering Utah to recognize gay and lesbian
marriages performed in the state. The court ruled Friday it had not done so. “We
conclude that [Utah has] not made showings sufficient to warrant a stay pending
appeal,” the order stated. The decision came from the same three judges who
last month affirmed that Utah’s ban on same-sex unions violated the Fourteenth
Amendment of the federal constitution and denied citizens their constitutional
rights to due process and equal protection. But as in last month’s ruling, the
judges were divided. Judges Carlos F. Lucero and Jerome A. Holmes, who authored
the majority opinion last month, outlining why Utah’s gay marriage ban was
deemed unconstitutional, also seem to have authored the court’s denial of
Utah’s request for a stay. Judge Paul J. Kelly, who wrote a dissent that took
issue with the characterization of marriage as a “fundamental right,” issued
another dissent Friday, in which he argued allowing same-sex couples to apply
for spousal benefits would add to “the chaos begun by the district court in
Kitchen.” Kelly wrote there would be multiple types of harm done to Utah should
gay and lesbian spouses begin to apply for in-state benefits before the appeal
had been settled. “In denying a stay pending appeal, this court is running
roughshod over state laws which are currently in force. It is disingenuous to
contend that the state will suffer no harm if the matter is not stayed; undoing
what is about to be done will be labyrinthine and has the very real possibility
to moot important issues that deserve serious consideration,” he wrote. “A stay
would simply maintain the status quo until this case ... comes to a resolution
via the normal legal process.” If the country’s high court does not act to
impose a stay in the Evans v. Utah lawsuit come 8 a.m. on July 21, gay and
lesbian couples married in Utah may begin to apply for in-state benefits, which
includes the right to adopt. More than 1,000 couples married in Utah during a
17-day window when such unions were legal following U.S. District Judge Robert
J. Shelby’s landmark ruling on Dec. 20. The weddings stopped when the U.S.
Supreme Court intervened and issued a stay in that case, halting any further
same-sex marriages. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals had denied Utah a stay in
that case, too, before ruling against the state five months later. Utah has
announced its intent to appeal that case to the U.S. Supreme Court, making it
the first challenge of a state ban on same-sex marriage to come before the
nation’s nine justices.
2015 Brandon's Big Gay Blog Gyll Huff, the Artist Who Found His Medium SL CITY Weekly
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2015 Brandon's Big Gay Blog Gyll Huff, the Artist Who Found His Medium SL CITY Weekly
It
was with a great deal of sadness and shock that I learned Gyll Huff was found
dead in his home July 10. Gyll
was a dear friend and sometime co-conspirator of mine. It's hard to believe
that this man is dead. I was gonna say, "I've known him for most of my
life," but that seemed so maudlin and overwrought. He would have made a
good joke about it. But I did the arithmetic and found it's true: Gyll has been
a part of my life for 64 percent of my lifespan. I
met Gyll when I was a teenager. It was the '80s; I was alienated—what else
could I have been as a teenager in the '80s?—I felt like an outsider in my own
community. I felt I was too weird even to be among the freaks of society. Gyll
was truly the first person I ever met who let his own freak flag fly, and who
even invited me into his crazy, creative, brilliant world. I realized then that
it is possible to live your own life on your own terms, and that revelation
made a huge impact on my psyche. Ever since then, I've done my best to live up
to Gyll's example, at least to the extent I've been capable. Gyll
was one-of-a-kind and a sort of mad genius. In Mondo Utah, filmmaker Trent
Harris described Gyll—to the best of my recollection ... my eyes are so blurry
at the moment, I haven't been able to locate my copy of the book on its
shelf—as "an artist without a medium." Which
is the perfect epigram—and possibly epigraph, epithet and epitaph—for Gyll. He
lived his life as an artist true to his vision, even though it seems the state
of the world and technology and art has still yet to evolve sufficiently to
offer the substance that would allow Gyll fully to express that vision. I'm
gonna say Gyll was an artist, and his medium was Life. One of my favorite City
Weekly cover stories was Shane Johnson's
"Extremist Makeover." I have an enormous blown-up poster of
John Kilbourn's (award-winning) cartoon cover illustration hanging behind my
desk at work—it features camped-up caricatures of Gayle Ruzicka, Chris Buttars
and LaVar Christensen. Gyll Huff and Walter Larrabee both graciously agreed to
talk to Shane for this story. Shane
showed them images of the three anti-gay firebrands, and asked them to offer a
campy, off-the-wall "Queer Eye for the Legislative Guy" makeover. I
had the feeling that Shane wasn't accustomed to dealing with such, ahem,
colorful individuals—he mostly wrote hard-hitting, well-reported stories about
crime, corruption, government policy and the law—but to his credit, he was
game. After Gyll and Walter left the CW office, he and I had a Q&A during
which I offered to explain what "crinolines" are, and the fact that
all chaps are assless—otherwise, they'd just be pants. Above
is a photo I took the last time I saw Gyll. It was April 1, 2015. April Fool's
Day, which somehow seems like a holiday appropriate for a final meeting between
Gyll and me. I loved Gyll, and he taught me a lot about the artistic medium of
Life. A
memorial service is still in the planning stages. Updates will come as they are
available.
2018
Mormon church makes historic donation to LGBTQ support group Affirmation for
suicide prevention training The LDS Foundation, the charitable division of the
Mormon church, has donated $25,000 to an LGBTQ support group to pay for suicide
prevention training. The gift is being
called historic by Affirmation members, who say it marks the first time The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has worked with the independent
support group for gay Mormons. “Over the
past decade, we have really spent a lot of time building a productive
relationship with the LDS Church to create a safe space for LGBTQ people,”
Affirmation President Carson Tueller said in an interview.
While Affirmation
and the church may have differences in some areas, on at least one topic —
suicide prevention — they have found common ground. “This is one of those places where our
missions overlap and mesh,” Tueller said. “This is a good steppingstone and
shows a certain amount of trust that has been built.” More than just making
history, though, the donation also could save lives, said Tueller, because it
will allow Affirmation leaders to become certified suicide prevention trainers.
“We hope that this LDS Foundation grant to Affirmation will aid in suicide
prevention amongst LGBTQ+ Mormons throughout the world and also be an
encouragement to LDS members, bishops, Young Men and Young Women presidencies,
and others working with Mormon youth to take advantage of these training
opportunities with us,” Tueller said in a news release. “We can’t do this
alone,” he added, “Only by working together can we begin to reach everybody who
needs to be reached both in and out of the church.” One of the leading suicide prevention
training institutes, QPR — Question, Persuade and Refer — will train
Affirmation leaders, who in turn will train members across the globe in
English, Spanish and Portuguese. “We are
committed to working with community partners to help prevent suicide and hope
this contribution will support this important cause,” LDS Church spokesman Doug
Andersen said in a statement. “We are mindful of those who are struggling and
encourage them to reach out for help.” Affirmation was founded in 1977 at a
time when admission of same-sex attraction among the Mormon faithful was a
matter of inner turmoil, deep shame and religious rejection — even a cause for
suicide. A
group of activists at Brigham Young University wanted to assure gay Mormons
they were loved and not alone, while striving to stop them from killing
themselves. Before long, chapters emerged in Salt Lake City, Denver, Los
Angeles and ultimately across the country as well as overseas. At the time, the
LDS Church viewed their sexuality as perverse and sinful, and their love as
unholy. Any acceptance of gays had to be whispered. Since then, there has been
a sea change between the LDS Church and its gay members. Today’s LDS Church says being gay is not a
sin, though acting on it is. It continues to oppose gay marriage, though it did
support Salt Lake City’s and Utah’s anti-discrimination measures. In 2015, the
Utah-based faith put forth a policy that labeled same-sex Mormon couples
“apostates” and generally barred their offspring from religious rituals such as
baptism until they turn 18. Some argue that controversial move actually
propelled the LDS gay rights movement forward. Tueller said one of
Affirmation’s top strategic priorities in 2018 has been to better equip its
members and leaders with information about trauma as well as suicide
prevention. in February, Affirmation leaders met with the LDS Public Affairs
Department to request funding of suicide trainings. In April, the LDS
Foundation awarded the full $25,000 requested. Over
the next three years, suicide prevention trainers will conduct trainings at
every Affirmation conference held throughout the world. Affirmation will also
make online trainings on trauma and suicide prevention available at no cost to
Affirmation members and others. Utah’s youth suicide rate has grown at an
alarming pace, according to recent studies conducted by the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. The state’s suicide rate among young adults
ages 10 to 17 had
more than doubled from 2011 to 2015. It had grown at an
annual clip nearly four times faster than the national average. In all, 150
youths died by suicide over the five-year period. Last week, the LDS Church
released a new series of videos calling for compassion and love for those
experiencing suicidal thoughts and feeling marginalized. Mormon apostle Dale G.
Renlund also denounced as “totally false” the “old sectarian notion that
suicide is a sin and that someone who commits suicide is banished to hell
forever.” If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal
thoughts, call The Trevor Project on 866-488-7386 or visit their website where
you can talk to someone via text or chat.
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