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Pride Week 2024: A Renaissance for All Identities

By Elle Crossley, News Writer April 1, 2024

  Pride Week 2024 is bringing students together for The Pride Renaissance in a week of inspiration and inclusivity April 1 through 6. The LGBT Resource Center’s goal for the week is to celebrate...

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Point of View — Episode 2: Queer-Friendly Wedding Vendors in Utah

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 19, 2023

Transcript Stevie Shaughnessey: Hi and welcome back to Point of View, the Daily Utah Chronicle’s opinion podcast. My name is Stevie, and I’ll be your host. Today, we have opinion writer Morgan Champine...

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‘Bottoms’: A Campy, Satirical, Queer and Horny Teen Comedy

By Arlo Marler October 3, 2023

  “Bottoms” follows self-ascribed untalented gays Josie (Ayo Edebiri) and PJ (Rachel Sennott). The two make it a goal to have sex before graduation, a trope that is not new by any means. The...

Celeste Rose and Mia Cherise Hall in The Prom.

‘The Prom’: It’s Here, it’s Queer and it’s an Absolute Must-See

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer May 19, 2023

  If you’re looking for a feel-good musical about working past discrimination and learning to love yourself, Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin’s “The Prom” is the show for you. Pioneer Theatre...

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Legendarium: Providing an Inclusive and Queer Alcohol-Free Space

By Arlo Marler April 17, 2023

  Close your eyes and imagine a small house, full of books, coffee, tea and baked goods, greeting you on your long journey. Now open your eyes and head straight to Legendarium, a bookstore in Salt...

Lien: Neopronouns Are a Useful Tool For Communication

Lien: Neopronouns Are a Useful Tool For Communication

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer April 4, 2023

  The way we use gendered language has rapidly evolved over the past few years. Suddenly, the strict gender binary of “his” and “hers” isn’t the only possibility. The rise of “neopronouns,”...

The block U on campus with the colors of the intersectional LGBTQ+ pride flag on March 24, 2021.

Pride Week 2023 at the U is ‘Unstoppable’

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 26, 2023

  Unstoppable — this one word encapsulates the week of March 27-April 1 on the University of Utah’s campus as people join together to celebrate Pride Week 2023. From a clothing swap to a...

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Celebrate Abundance at Under the Umbrella’s Queer Poetry Night

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor March 6, 2023

  For two hours once a month, queer individuals (and non-queer allies) of any identity can enjoy the spoken word at Queer Poetry Night at Salt Lake’s queer bookstore, Under the Umbrella. A Space...

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The Queer Bait Debate: Can Straight Actors Play Queer Roles?

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer February 13, 2023

  Trigger warning: This article will contain usage of the term “queer” in a non-pejorative sense.   “Back for a minute. I’m bi,” tweeted “Heartstopper” actor Kit Connor....

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Lien: The Church’s Cruel Stance on Queerness

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer December 7, 2022

  The Church of Latter-Day Saints recently came out in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify same-sex and interracial marriage. This statement garnered much attention and...