Utah City Must Let Drag Show Go On, Judge Rules
Attempts to keep a drag troupe from holding a show in a public park most likely violated the First Amendment, says a federal judge.
June 20, 2023
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As Utah Goes... No Other State Can Follow
The state's particular religious composition means its new LGBT nondiscrimination law, including religious carve-outs, may not be applicable elsewhere.
May 12, 2015
WATCH: Mich. Suspends Rights of Gay Married Couples
Michigan governor Rick Snyder confirmed that the more than 300 same-sex marriages performed in the hours when they were allowed are legal, but the couples won't have access to benefits.
March 27, 2014
Mormon Leader: Church Still Opposes Marriage Equality
At a national conference Saturday, Apostle Neil L. Andersen reaffirmed the official Mormon position that marriage should be limited to one man and one woman.
April 6, 2014
PHOTOS: Cultures Clash at Utah Capitol Over Marriage
Hundreds of demonstrators, both supporters and opponents of marriage equality, gathered inside and outside Utah's state capitol Tuesday.
January 29, 2014
Supreme Court Puts Utah Marriages on Hold
In the ongoing case to bring marriage equality to the state of Utah, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an emergency stay on the order for the state to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples.
July 18, 2014
Indiana Governor Signs Ban on Gender-Affirming Care, ACLU Sues
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb had expressed some doubts about the legislation but ultimately signed it.
April 5, 2023
ACLU Sues for Recognition of Utah's Same-Sex Marriages
The new case, filed in Utah state court, aims to provide clarity and security for more than 1,000 same-sex marriages that were performed legally during Utah's 17-day equality window.
January 21, 2014
WATCH: Utah AG Seeks to Halt Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples
The office of Utah's attorney general filed emergency petitions this week to block the adoptions of children by same-sex couples like Kimberly and Amber Leary.
April 11, 2014
BREAKING: Utah Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Same-sex couples can begin marrying in Utah immediately.
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December 20, 2013
Utah House votes down bill banning Pride flags in classrooms
Detractors said the bill was vaguely worded and violated the rights of teachers.
February 27, 2024
PHOTOS: Meet the Gay Couple Who Made History in Utah
Who are those first two guys who got married in Utah?
January 17, 2014
Op-ed: In the Wake of Windsor
A year after Edie Windsor's case helped ring in federal recognition of same-sex relationships, full equality is only becoming more tangible.
June 26, 2014
Federal Judge Rules Michigan Must Recognize Married Same-Sex Couples
A judge ruled that Michigan's decision not to recognize the marriages of 300 same-sex couples 'unquestionably wounds them deeply.'
January 15, 2015
Protesters unveil giant Pride flag in response to Utah's new bill trying to ban it
Critics called the anti-Pride flag bill "blatantly unconstitutional" and "un-American."
March 11, 2025
ACLU Seeks Recognition for 300 Michigan Marriages
For less than 24 hours, marriage equality was the law of the land in Michigan. Now the ACLU is suing the state to make sure the same-sex couples who married get the rights they're entitled to.
April 14, 2014
Trans Woman Forced to Scrub Makeup for Utah License Photo
She was directed to a bottle of hand sanitizer and a stack of paper towels in the middle of the office.
November 18, 2019
The Ghost Children of Mormon Country
When the repressive, antigay policies of the Mormon church were leaked to the media, rates of LGBT teen homelessness and suicide skyrocketed.
April 29, 2016
Federal Judge Smacks Down Utah's Antigay Adoption Policy
The landmark Supreme Court marriage equality ruling leads to a legal victory for same-sex parents in Utah.
July 16, 2015