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
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Utah Gov. signs anti-trans bathroom bill, which advocates say is 'harassment in the most private of settings'
HB 257 defines a “women’s bathroom” and “men’s bathroom” as spaces exclusively designated for females and males, and includes criminal penalties for those found in violation.
January 31, 2024
Bill Repealing Utah's 'Don't Say Gay' Law Heads to Governor
The measure, repealing a ban on so-called promotion of homosexuality, has bipartisan support.
March 8, 2017
Utah’s GOP Gov. Vetoes Anti-Trans Bill, Cites Trans Youth Suicides
"I don't understand what [trans student athletes] are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote in a letter explaining his decision.
March 24, 2022
Antigay Utah Judge in Child Custody Debacle Retires
There's one fewer bigot on the bench in Utah, now that state Judge Scott Johansen has called it quits.
January 5, 2016
Tennessee Advances Anti-Trans School Sports Bill
The bill, which would require trans student athletes to compete under the gender they were assigned at birth, passed in the state's Senate and awaits a vote in the House.
March 2, 2021
Bills Restricting Trans Student Athletes Advance in Three States
Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.
February 12, 2021
Utah Legislature Passes Anti-Trans Bill, Republican Gov. Vows to Veto
Gov. Spencer Cox, who also opposed such legislation last year, promises to veto the last-minute attempt.
March 5, 2022
Utah Close to Writing Conversion Therapy Ban Into Law
The state has banned the use of the practice on minors through licensing regulations since 2020, but a state law will make the prohibition stronger.
February 17, 2023
Utah Gov. Signs Bill Banning Most Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation into law on Saturday.
January 30, 2023
Utah Fifth-Grader With Gay Dads Shamed by Substitute Teacher
The boy's dads, Louis and Josh van Amstel (pictured), said school officials contacted them immediately after the incident.
November 30, 2019
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
Judge Blocks Utah Trans Sports Ban, While Probe of Athlete Emerges
A judge has blocked the ban on trans girls in girls' sports, days after it was reported that there had been complaints about supposed trans competitors.
August 19, 2022
Utah LGBT Activists Arrested for Blocking Capitol Offices
A dozen LGBT advocates were arrested in Salt Lake City after they blocked entryways to Utah governor George Herbert's office, and legislative committee rooms, demanding action on a pending nondiscrimination bill.
February 10, 2014
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
WATCH: This Fabulous Flash Mob Proposal Is Everything
One of the grooms-to-be made headlines last year for delivering a moving plea for equality to the Utah legislature.
November 11, 2015
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’s 'No Promo Homo' Law Now History
After decades, Utah teachers and students can discuss LGBT issues in school thanks to a settlement finally reached.
October 6, 2017
Equality for All? Not in Utah
Ariana Losco, a transgender woman living in Utah, publicly spoke on the need to get a law protecting LGBT workers on the books in her state. Little did she know her voice would get her fired.
April 10, 2008
Utah Gov. Opposes Anti-Trans Sports Bill, Asks for 'Better Way'
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox says meeting trans kids "changes your heart in important ways."
February 19, 2021
Antigay Utah Judge Is Off Lesbian Parenting Case
The judge who sought to remove a child from a lesbian couple's home has disqualified himself from the case.
November 16, 2015