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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Champine: Target Must Take a Stand for the LGBTQ+ Community

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor June 10, 2023

  On May 27, 2023, Target stores across Utah faced bomb threats due to items in their PRIDE collection. In a statement, Target stated that, “Our focus now is moving forward with our continuing...

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...

Drag Queen Hysteria attends Why KiKi bar in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, before a drag show featuring Silky Ganache and others. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Extensions of Identity: U Alum and Student on Performing Drag

By Devin Oldroyd, News Writer March 21, 2022

  As of 2019, 3.7% of Utah adults identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community, according to the Movement Advancement Project. A Growing Community It is shocking how big and growing the drag...

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Queer Tragedy: ‘Happy Never Afters’ in Film Media

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor February 26, 2022

  Although queer representation in film media has been on the rise in recent years, one truth appears to remain static: queer people can not catch a break. From untimely deaths and so-close-yet-so-far...

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VanderToolen Ticket Runs Unopposed in 2022 ASUU Presidential Election

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer February 4, 2022

In the past four years at the University of Utah, two ASUU presidencies have run uncontested, the Barnes and Morgan Tickets. This year, the VanderToolen Ticket joins these two tickets as Presidential...

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)

‘Under The Umbrella’ is a Local Queer Bookstore Providing Community

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer January 9, 2022

  Since opening on Nov. 15, Under The Umbrella has become a fixture in the queer community in and around Salt Lake City. The self-described “queer little bookstore” is one of Salt Lake’s...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 88: ‘Stumptown’

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer July 18, 2021

  Based on the comic series by Greg Rucka, “Stumptown” is a detective-crime series that follows Dex Parios (Cobie Smulders), an army veteran who is struggling with PTSD, as she becomes a private...

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Pop Cultured: The Importance of LGBTQ+ Narratives in YA Literature

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer February 5, 2021

  For many, reading offers escapism, new points of view and brilliant displays of art as a revolutionary source for change of all varieties. This is true for avid bookworms and those who occasionally...

Students protest before the U football game on Sept. 28 (Courtesy Unsafe.U)

Faculty and ASUU Members Hope to Continue Campus Safety Dialogue After SafeU Month

By Brock Bernstein, News Writer October 31, 2019

The University of Utah’s motion to dismiss in the Lauren McCluskey lawsuit has inspired widespread action for many students on campus. So far, students have created the @Unsafe.U Instagram account,...

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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,...