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Detransitioner activist Chloe Cole addresses Salt Lake City residents and University of Utah students in the Languages and Communication building at the University of Utah on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Champine: Don’t Misunderstand Detransitioning

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor March 11, 2024

  As conservatives continue their relentless attack on trans rights, they default to weaponizing the experience of those who detransition against the rest of the trans community. By twisting the...

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Point of View — Episode 3: Battling Transphobia at the U

By Stevie Shaughnessey and Morgan Champine January 26, 2024

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 Desk Assistant...

Demonstrators, including members of Mecha, at the Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah’s watch party in J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 01, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

‘Transphobia has got to go’: Student Protesters Disrupt YAF’s Watch Party

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer November 2, 2023

  On Wednesday evening, around 50 protesters showed up at the Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah’s watch party of the film “Damaged,” chanting “Transphobia has got to...

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Barney: Trans People Should Arm Themselves

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer March 25, 2023

  At national and state levels, the general sentiment towards the transgender community is transphobic at best and hostile at worst. Rhetoric against trans people, oftentimes employing fictitious...

The Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Friday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Lien: Utah May Be the Next State to Ban Drag

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer March 17, 2023

  Tennessee’s governor signed S.B. 3 into law on March 2, banning “adult cabaret performance” — drag shows — on public property or in view of minors. It also bans these performances from...

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Arts x Opinion: The Entanglement of Marginalized Identities and Horror

By Angela Lezaic, Kayla Lien, and Whit Fuller December 30, 2022

  The horror genre carries a complicated history and certain magnetism for marginalized identities. Horror frightens audiences by showing them the unacceptable and undesirable — things that go...

Members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community gather for the Pride Rally at Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 6, 2021.

Petters: LGBTQ+ Spaces Under Attack — Again

By Keegan Petters, Opinion Writer, Copy Editor November 30, 2022

  Mere days after the horrific shooting at Colorado gay bar Club Q, Tucker Carlson went on air to continue his grotesque rhetoric against LGBTQ+ communities. Claiming the shooter was only mentally...

Cowley: Drag is not Harmful

Cowley: Drag is not Harmful

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor November 18, 2022

  A couple of years ago, I had my first experience with a vehemently anti-drag person. From ages 15 to 18, I lifeguarded for my hometown’s public pool. During one of my shifts, a coworker got...

Protestors hold hearts towards transgender youth sitting on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on March 24, 2022.

Alexander & Buening: Your Transphobia Doesn’t Protect Women’s Sports

By CJ Alexander and Sarah Buening April 15, 2022

  The Utah State Legislature recently overrode Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of H.B. 11. The policy prohibits transgender athletes from competing on high school teams aligned with their gender identity. In...

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