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Some players said Dungeons & Dragons lets them take a break from the real world. Since it’s fantasy, they get to leave parts of the real world that they don’t like at the door.
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Intermountain Health’s gender care surgical director was already seeing patients when the provider decided to shelve a range of care known as “bottom surgeries.”
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The pride flags were removed in March, but LGBTQ+ students and allies said they’re still waiting for a response from the Alpine School District’s school board.
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Gender-affirming care bans have passed in at least 13 states this year — including conservative Utah and South Dakota — and are being considered in two dozen more. The new laws have forced families to adapt to a shifting legal landscape with an unforeseen sense of panic and urgency.
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Brigham Young University’s Honor Code prohibits “same-sex romantic behavior.” But at this unofficial graduation ceremony, students were able to talk openly about their partners and focused on “queer joy.”
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Mental health providers and physicians who treat transgender youth are grappling with how to care for their patients in the wake of Utah’s gender-affirming care ban.
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The are worries that gender-affirming care bans, and a sweep of other trans legislation nationwide, are driving people “back into the closet for safety.”
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Marginalized groups can go through their day on high alert, leading to physical and mental health problems, says researcher Lisa Diamond of the University of Utah.
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Past remarks on LGBTQ issues and same-sex marriage made by Jeffrey R. Holland, an elder with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have some students upset about the university's choice.
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Lawmakers passed a record 575 bills this session. Democrats, however, felt like the session was historic for the wrong reasons.
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Lawmakers have only 45 days to write, debate and pass laws each year in Utah. The last couple of days of the session are always a mad rush of legislation.
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The Human Rights Campaign says at least 150 bills targeting transgender people have been introduced this year — including gender-affirming care bans for minors that have been enacted in South Dakota and Utah.