LGBTQ+

The families of two transgender minors who sued over the 2022 law have agreed to dismiss the lawsuit. But at the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear similar cases from Idaho and West Virginia.

St. George’s Pride celebration comes less than two weeks after news that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s shooting was in a relationship with someone transitioning genders in southern Utah.

“When we reduce people to ideologies and political positions, we're dehumanizing them,” said Heather Holmgren, a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Simple Modern Therapy.

Encircle plans to grow and respond to community needs in northern Utah, and they’re looking forward to working with other organizations.

One Utah attorney worries the Supreme Court’s recent rulings may encourage Utah lawmakers to pass even more conservative legislation.

Some LGBTQ+ Utahns are tired of big brands at Pride. “It’s not just about resistance,” said one organizer of Pride Without Police. “It’s about spreading queer joy.”

This year’s Pride festival is OK. But as corporate sponsors pull out of donations, the Utah Pride Center expects a $250,000 budget shortfall next fiscal year.

Arguments continued in a second hearing this year in the lawsuit over Utah’s law banning transgender girls from competing in girls' sports. Now, the central issue is how President Donald Trump’s executive order impacts it.

Republicans argued a 2023 law that banned gender-affirming health care for transgender youth was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm. The newly released results of a study commissioned under that very law tell a different story.

Today, the sego lily is prominent in Salt Lake City’s efforts towards a sense of belonging and acceptance for its diverse residents. But 150 years ago, it was Latter-day Saints fighting for acceptance in a unified “garland” of states.

“My sincere intent is not to provoke or cause division,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said. “My intent is to represent our city's values and honor our dear diverse residents who make up this beautiful city and the legacy of pain and progress that they have endured.”

In response to Trump’s February executive order, the Utah High School Activities Association adopted a blanket ban on transgender sports participation. Plaintiffs say this violates a court injunction of the state’s 2022 ban, and the UHSAA could face contempt of court.