By Keegan Petters, Opinion Writer, Copy Editor
• February 13, 2023
With S.B. 16 having been signed into Utah law by Gov. Spencer Cox, banning most gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth, the halt of future legislation targeting LGBTQ+ communities...
Mathew Shurka — the cofounder and chief strategist of the National Center for Lesbian Rights Born Perfect campaign — defined conversion therapy as “Any attempt where someone attempts to...
By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief
• October 23, 2019
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an official statement encouraging amendments to both the Psychologist Licensing Act Rule and to the Mental Health Professional Practice Act Rule,...
Conversion therapy is attempting change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Also known as “reparative” therapy, conversion therapy employs a variety of techniques to “correct”...
University of Utah student Nathan Dalley grew up a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orem, Utah. He knew that he was not like most of his peers from a young age, however....
When HB399, a bill banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors, was proposed in the 2019 Utah State Legislative Session, there was reason to be hopeful. In its original form, the bill won support...
How we respect individuals’ wishes, even when those wishes result in what seems to be self-abuse, is a tricky and often painful space to navigate. The conservative side of the conversion therapy...
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...
“Conversion therapy” is any of several dangerous and discredited practices aimed at changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Equality Utah, a group that advocates...
