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the 2023 Utah Pride March and Rally in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 2, 2023.

Jarvis: Utah’s Sneaky “Don’t Say Gay” Bills

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer February 25, 2024

  The Utah Legislature has a fondness for aggression toward marginalized citizens. These attacks extend past the anti-trans and anti-DEI bills Gov. Cox signed at the end of last month. H.B....

The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Oltra | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bill to Bar Trans People from Entering Sex-Designated Areas Passes Utah Senate

By Jamie Faux, News Writer January 25, 2024

  H.B. 257, which would prevent transgender people from entering sex-designated private areas in publicly funded facilities that align with their gender identity, is fast-tracking its way through...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: Post-Prop 8, the Church Must Apologize

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer December 21, 2023

  California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure that sought to amend the California Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, overturned the state’s Supreme Court ruling...

Uncovered: Queerness at the U

By Emma Ratkovic and Caroline Krum December 7, 2023

In today’s episode, Emma Ratkovic speaks with Investigative Writer Caroline Krum about queerness at the U. Transcript  Emma Ratkovic: Hello and welcome back to Uncovered, The Daily Utah Chronicle's...

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Unwritten Chapters: Navigating the Controversy of Book Bans

By Eliza Delgado, Assistant Arts Editor November 17, 2023

  In 1637 in Quincy, Massachusetts, Thomas Morton’s “New English Canaan” became the first book in the United States to become banned. Since then, book bans have become a growing issue across...

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Champine: Everyone Deserves a Beautiful ‘I Do’

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor November 9, 2023

  When scrolling through LGBTweddings.com, it’s hard not to notice the lack of queer-friendly wedding vendors in Utah. Historically, Utah has not been a friendly place for the LGBTQ+ community....

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Miles Borrero’s ‘Beautiful Monster: A Becoming’ Explores His Life and Trans Identity 

By Arlo Marler November 6, 2023

  Miles Borrero didn’t initially set out to write a book. He started by writing a blog of essays about how philosophy can be put into practice. As people he knew read the essays over the years,...

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Champine: Queer Students Deserve Charity and Privacy

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor October 12, 2023

  Brigham Young University recently updated its Honor Code and soon after, transgender minors were forced to disclose their medical records to the state. These decisions, while separate, deeply...

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Champine: Make Queerness Accessible

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor September 9, 2023

  July is Disability Pride Month, and it directly follows LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Community overlap is common, given that a third of queer adults identify as disabled. Marsha P. Johnson, one of the...

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Champine: The Supreme Court Has Abandoned the Queer Community

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor August 3, 2023

  In the last days of Pride month, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a web designer who refused to make a wedding website for a gay couple. This decision is a monumental blow to the queer community....