Utah becomes the first state to ban Pride and other flags on public schools and government buildings
Critics fear the new law was a factor in the famed Sundance Film Festival's decision to leave the state in 2027.
MARCH 28, 2025
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Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'
The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."
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Book bans nearly triple in 2023-2024 school year: PEN America report
The increase includes books about women's sexual experiences, rape, and abuse, in addition to continued attacks on material with LGBTQ+ or racial themes.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Anti-DEI laws are forcing universities to grapple with a mass exodus of LGBTQ+ professors: study
New Williams Institute study finds an alarming number of professors in higher education considering leaving their states or the profession because of Republican laws.
MAY 6, 2024
Wilson Cruz aims to 'change minds and hearts' with new docuseries about queer Mormon teens
The six-episode series, Not Part of the Plan, spans across two years, following four young members of Utah’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
MAY 2, 2024
Utah violated rights of trans woman inmate who performed surgery on herself, DOJ finds
The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.
MARCH 25, 2024
Utah governor condemns, censures transphobic school board member
The embattled member wrongly suggested a high school “tomboy” was trans, which led to a number of hate-filled posts directed at the student.
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
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
How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws
A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.
JANUARY 16, 2025
Gay activist and philanthropist Bruce Bastian dies at 76
Bastian, cofounder of WordPerfect, left the Mormon Church as a young adult and dedicated himself to LGBTQ+ causes.
JUNE 26, 2024
Utah auditor slams legislature for making him 'bathroom monitor' after 'snitch form' flooded with memes
After receiving thousands of meme submissions to a form used to report transgender people in bathrooms, Utah's auditor shared scathing words for the legislature tasking him with the role.
MAY 8, 2024
DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
APRIL 3, 2024
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
Utah student athlete threatened after school board member implies she's trans
The student's parents are calling on Natalie Cline to resign from the Utah State Board of Education.
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Utah bans transgender students from living in dorms that align with their gender identity
The state's Republican governor, who once support trans youth, signed the bill into law Friday. Advocates warn the law will exclude and harm transgender students.
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Utah legislature passes a restrictive anti-transgender college student housing plan law
Under the legislation, trans students would be banned from nearly all single-sex facilities that are aligned with their gender identities.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Meet the gay 19-year-old who made history as Utah's youngest elected official
Jackson Lewis tells The Advocate about representing his former high school on the Canyons School Board and how he wants to fight for LGBTQ+ students.
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Utah's bathroom snitch line hasn't found one legitimate complaint out of 12,000
Utah's anti-transgender bathroom snitch line has gotten over 12,000 complaints — only five were investigated, and none turned up anything.
JUNE 20, 2024
Utah launches 'snitch line' to report trans people in bathrooms; memes flood In
The move is the latest in a series of states that have tried to launch ways to report transgender issues to authorities; such attempts in other states have not been successful.
MAY 6, 2024
Megyn Kelly’s latest conspiracy theory about student furries at Utah Middle School debunked
The far-right media personality spread the false claim that kids were dressing up and biting each other in schools, according to a fact-check.
MAY 4, 2024
Police arrest 3 teens for allegedly kidnapping and killing young trans man, dumping his body in the desert
Alex Franco, 21, was shot and killed outside the home of his girlfriend, police say.
MARCH 26, 2024