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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Soter: Utah Teens Need Comprehensive Sex Ed

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor November 28, 2020

  I spent the majority of my high school career working for Planned Parenthood’s Utah Teen Council, a program where young people provide sex education to their peers. My experience with Planned...

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Celebrating Pride Month With Film

By Paige Lee, Arts Writer June 14, 2020

  Pride month is a time to celebrate and increase visibility of the LGBTQ community. Members of the LGBTQ community have long faced terrible amounts of hate, discrimination and exclusion. Because...

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Scott: True LGBTQ Allies Don’t Out

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer May 20, 2020

  “Living your truth” is a staple in many stories of coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community. Its platitudinous ring aside, embracing the truth can free a person of a long-held sense...

Members of the gay community hold up signs protesting a General Conference address from Boyd K. Packer and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints position on homosexuality. (Photo by Richard Payson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Maxfield: New Ministerial Language Isn’t Enough to Reframe a Shaming Ideology

By Lynda Maxfield March 30, 2020

  For most of my life, I was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I even served an honorable mission some years back. But, I no longer identify with many of the...

Picture of Ermiya Fanaeian, former ASUU Assembly Rep. for the David Eccles School of Business. She is standing next to a wall that reads ASUU vertically.

Letter to the Editor: The ASUU Assembly Voted for the Increase of Police Presence at the Union, So I Resigned

By Letter to the Editor March 6, 2020

The views expressed in this letter are not from a writer at the Daily Utah Chronicle and do not express the views of the opinion desk or the Chronicle as a whole. My...

Utah has been specifically identified as one of the states with the highest number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Courtesy Flickr)

Barron: Incomplete Data Costs Indigenous Lives. One Utah Legislator Has a Plan to Fill in the Gaps.

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer February 29, 2020

  In 2008, the Department of Justice released sickening statistics regarding violence toward Native American women. They found that Native Americans disappear at twice the rate per capita compared...

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Christopherson: Star Wars Doesn’t Deserve Any Credit for Queer Representation

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor January 15, 2020

  If you live in America and have friends, it’s safe to bet that you saw "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" over winter break, regardless of whether you’re a fan of the franchise. Frankly,...

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

Activists and Experts Discuss End of Conversion Therapy

By Brock Bernstein, News Writer November 24, 2019

  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...

The Mayoral Town Hall was hosted on Oct. 28 at The Hinckley Institute. ((Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Days Before the Election, Mayoral Candidates Speak on LGBTQ Issues at Town Hall

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer October 30, 2019

On Monday evening at The Hinckley Institute, mayoral candidates Luz Escamilla and Erin Mendenhall spoke on issues pertaining to Salt Lake’s LGBTQ community, with only days left until the general election.  Hosted...

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Christopherson: Where Were the Bi Flags at Campus Pride Week?

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor October 30, 2019

Update: A Pride Week Committee member reached out to our staff to let us know there was a bi flag on the walkway during Campus Pride Week. We've left this article as is since the arguments still stand,...