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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Solomon Building for the Utah Pride Center located in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Jarvis: No Pride in Utah’s Pride Center

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer September 26, 2023

  Being queer in Utah can feel alienating. But among the alienation, pride celebrations give queer people a chance to find community and celebrate their identities. Unfortunately, pride festivities...

2023 SLC Pride: What It Means to the Community

2023 SLC Pride: What It Means to the Community

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer June 15, 2023

  From June 1-4, 2023, the annual Salt Lake City Pride Festival was held in various places around Downtown Salt Lake. The theme for this year’s festival was “unapologetic,” a term meant to...

FAM Inclusive Schools Rally at the Utah State Capital April 18, 2023.

FAM’s 2023 Inclusive Schools Rally Celebrates Queer Joy and Expression

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor May 25, 2023

  Friends, Allies, and Mentors of the LGBTQ+ Community, an organization that is dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ students, educators and families in the school setting, hosted their annual Inclusive...

The Solomon Building for the Utah Pride Center located in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Utah Pride Center’s Increased Vendor Fees Frustrate Local Queer Artists, Scholarships Offered

By Whit Fuller and Kayleigh Silverstein April 3, 2023

  In February, the Utah Pride Center announced its vendor prices for their 2023 Pride Festival, themed “Unapologetic.” It appeared to local queer businesses that their prices had tripled, frustrating...

A Pride without Police participant holding the Progress Pride flag in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, June 10, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pride Without Police: Queer Liberation Through Community

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer June 11, 2022

  Hundreds of people gathered in Jordan Park on the evening of June 10 to support queer vendors, listen to speeches of community organizers and dance in the moonlight at Salt Lake Community Mutual...

Participants from the Cougar Pride Center walk down the road at the Pride Parade in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday, June 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

UPC Pride Week 2022 Concludes with Parade, Fight Continues for the LGBTQIA+ Community

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer June 5, 2022

  Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of Salt Lake City, from 200 South, then along 400 East, ending at 700 South, as part of the Utah Pride Center’s 2022 parade.  The parade...

Members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community gather for the Pride Rally at Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 6, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Growing from Radical Roots: 2022 Pride in Salt Lake City

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer May 25, 2022

  The week of May 29 to June 5 marks Pride Week in Utah. This year, the Utah Pride Center expects to have the largest festival and parade in 30 years. Leading up to their three main events on June...

Kaitlyn Mahoney walks by customers at Under the Umbrella Bookstore in Salt Lake City on Nov. 28, 2021 (Photo by Emily Rincon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Torres: We Need Queer Spaces More Than Ever

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer April 8, 2022

  With the override of House Bill 11, trans girls are barred from playing sports. This legislation is harmful to everyone, and LGBTQ+ Utahns need community now more than ever. Building queer spaces...

Protestors hold hearts towards transgender youth sitting on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on March 24, 2022.

‘Is it Worth it?’ Utah Community Protests Potential Trans Youth Sports Ban

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Carlene Coombs March 25, 2022

  Two days after hearing the news that the Utah Legislature plans to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of House Bill 11, the Utah Pride Center organized a rally supporting transgender youth. On...

The Entrance to the Utah Pride Story Garden. (Photo by Paige Gardner | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pride in Review: The Story Garden

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor June 7, 2021

  This year’s Pride looked a little different from years past. In the place of what would normally be the Pride festival, the Utah Pride Center decided to switch gears and promote LGBTQ+ history...