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Keegan Petters, copy editor and opinion writer of the Daily Utah Chronicle, poses on University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Petters: We Can Actually Change Utah

By Keegan Petters, Opinion Writer, Copy Editor May 5, 2023

  As a native of Washington D.C. and northern Virginia, I felt anxiety going into a state known for its hyper-religious atmosphere and oppressive legislature. To my surprise, however, I have greatly...

Alberto Lopez Gomez wearing a huipil (traditional blouse) from his first collection Kuxul Pok (Courtesy Al Dia and Hilando Historias).

Designer Alberto López Gomez Presents Brand Kuxul Pok’ with Equality Utah

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer April 18, 2022

  The hallways of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art were filled with warmth Friday, April 8 when Mexican fashion designer Alberto López Gomez presented a show for his brand Kuxul Pok'. The...

An attendee to Equality Utahs Pride for Black Lives Matter event holds a Black Lives Matter poster at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, on June 14th 2020. (Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pride for Black Lives Matter: A Celebration of Intersectionality

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby June 15, 2020

  “I’m tired,” Essie Shaw told the crowd at Liberty Park on June 14 at the Pride for the Black Lives Matters protest. “I don't really know how to tell them how it feels to mourn. So many...

Lieutenant Gov. Spencer Cox sits with LGBTQ youth protesting conversion therapy outside of the governors offices at the Utah Capitol | Chronicle archives.

LGBTQ Youth Sat in Front of Governor’s Office Demanding an Apology. They Got One.

By Christina Giardinelli March 8, 2019

  A group of LGBTQ youth advocates staged a sit-in at the Utah state capitol on Thursday and were later joined by Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. The group of about 30 teens who identified as LGBTQ had spent...

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Anti-Discrimination Bill Introduced in Utah Senate

By Courtney Tanner March 4, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With commentary from the bill’s sponsors and LDS Church representatives, legislation seeking to reconcile anti-LGBT discrimination and religious freedom was introduced...

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May 31, 2013

Just in time for Gay Pride Week, Johnny McKeon and Sascha Blume welcome the Manager of Operations & Communications at Equality Utah, Alejandro Roark. Alejandro dives right into the issues for LGBT...