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KUER News Pod: Thursday May 9, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:21 +0000

Family and friends honor the death of fallen soccer referee Ricardo Portillo, the Great Salt Lake Council discusses gays in the Boy Scouts, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council announces the lineup for the Twilight Concert Series.

KUER News Pod: Tuesday April 2, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:17:04 +0000

The Utah Pride Center won’t be getting a scout troop, Utah’s courts open up the door to electronics, and UTA puts into effect fare increases.

KUER News Pod: Tuesday March 19, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:33:25 +0000

A gay rights organization takes on Utah’s Amendment 3, Salt Lake County expands their small business loan program, and Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love could be gearing up for a rematch with Congressman Jim Matheson.

Gay Rights Group to Challenge Utah’s Amendment 3 in Federal Court

Andrea Smardon — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:58:57 +0000

A gay rights organization announced Monday it is filing a federal lawsuit against the state of Utah. The group Restore Our Humanity is seeking to strike down Utah’s Constitutional Amendment 3, which says that marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman.

Antidiscrimination Bill Dies Without a Senate Debate

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:27:03 +0000

Republican Senator Stephen Urquhart’s LGBT antidiscrimination bill did not receive a vote on the Senate floor Monday, effectively killing it for this year’s legislative session.

By passing out of committee SB262, which would prohibit employers and landlords statewide from discriminating against homosexuals, made it further than any other similar legislation ever has. Democratic Senator Jim Dabakis co-sponsored the bill and while he says that he’s disappointed that it didn’t receive a vote in the Senate, he acknowledges that they’re moving in the right direction.

KUER News Pod: Friday March 8, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:22:39 +0000

A statewide anti-discrimination bill gets preliminary approval, Alliance for a Better Utah files a complaint about Attorney General John Swallow, and the Republican caucus releases their preliminary budget proposal.

Lawmakers Crafting Statewide Anti-Discrimination Bill

Whittney Evans — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:03:48 +0000

Utah lawmakers are reportedly working with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and social rights groups to help pass a statewide law protecting gays and lesbians from housing and employment discrimination. Utah Governor Gary Herbert told reporters Tuesday he’s not involved in the discussions but will consider the bill.

Same-Sex Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Salt Lake City

Andrea Smardon — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:23:17 +0000

Some Utah couples marked Valentine’s Day with flowers, some even tied the knot, but some gay and lesbian couples in Salt Lake County chose the occasion to bring attention to the fact that they don’t have the right to marry. Same-sex couples submitted applications for marriage licenses Thursday, knowing that they would be turned away.

LGBT Mormons Try to Bridge Divide through Music

Andrea Smardon — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Hundreds of Mormons in Utah participated in gay pride parades across the country this summer. Now some LGBT Mormons and their supporters have formed a choir in Salt Lake City. Organizers say they are not pushing a political agenda. They say they simply want to create a space where all are welcome to sing in praise of God. But the choir has not been completely welcomed by some Mormon communities.

On a Wednesday evening at a historic LDS Church in downtown Salt Lake City, about 20 people gather to sing.

LGBT Mormon Conference Brings Controversy but also Unity

Andrea Smardon — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:59:02 +0000

Circling the Wagons held its 2^nd annual conference over the weekend for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Mormons in Salt Lake City. The event is intended to be a supportive place for LGBT Mormons and their families, but some were offended by some of the invited speakers, and chose not to attend.

KUER News Pod Friday June 8, 2012

Terry Gildea — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:09:43 +0000

Dan Liljenquist debates Video Clips of Senator Orrin Hatch

The Human Rights Campaign shines the spotlight on LGBT Youth in Salt Lake City

Dan Nailen gets us ready for a weekend filled with music and visual art

And Carl Wimmer returns from Nevada unemployed.

This is your KUER Newspod for Friday June 8, 2012

New Human Rights Campaign President Makes First Stop in Salt Lake City

Andrea Smardon — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:42:28 +0000

The Human Rights Campaign has conducted the largest survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth ever conducted in the US. The new president of the LGBT civil rights organization plans to reveal these numbers Saturday at a Salt Lake City youth homeless shelter.