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Utah State Senator Drafting Statewide ENDA

OIA Staff — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:52:10 +0000

State Senator Ben McAdams of Salt Lake City has sponsored a statewide anti-discrimination bill that would protect LGBT Utahns in the workplace. McAdams told FOX 13: “The problem is around the nation people believe that Utah discriminates and that’s, I think, the real power of this bill is to send a signal that we are [...]

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Non-discrimination ordinances become law in Salt Lake City

OIA Staff — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:38:16 +0000

A group of Salt Lake City leaders, along with members of Equality Utah, gathered on the steps of the City and County Building Friday morning to celebrate the implementation of the city’s new non-discrimination ordinances. The ordinances take effect Friday and make it against the law for landlords and employers to deny someone housing or [...]

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Utah’s Rep. Christine Johnson a Surrogate For Gay Couple

OIA Staff — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:46:56 +0000

Lesbian lawmaker – Rep. Christine Johnson – announced she’s a surrogate, carrying a baby for two male friends who happen to be gay. The Salt Lake City Democrat says she decided to become artificially impregnated with one of the men’s sperm after they expressed frustration over the difficulty of adopting a child in Utah. Utah [...]

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Applauds For Mormon Church’s Support of Civil Rights Measures, but Suspicions Remain

OIA Staff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:39 +0000

Recently, the Mormon Church, also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or LDS, threw their support behind LGBT Civil Rights initiatives regarding things like employment and housing discrimination. Of course, they drew the line at marriage equality. Today, the Empowering Spirits Foundation applauded the Mormon Church for their move to support [...]

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We Finally Understand Why the Mormon Church Attacked These 2 Gay Kissers

OIA Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:26 +0000

It was the kiss heard ’round Salt Lake: Derek Jones and Matt Aune smooched in front of the Mormon Church on Main Street, and forced LDS to go and spend a few bucks erecting new warning signs. But hey, have we ever looked at it from the Church’s eyes? [ Queerty ] Read the full [...]

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