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1933-The Broadway Brevities, a New York weekly tabloid, carried a story which warned of rampant "third-sexers" who had descended on Broadway and were making life intolerable for normal people. By 1931, the New Broadway Brevities had assumed the format of a tabloid newspaper, and its name was changed to Brevities: America’s First National Tabloid Weekly. This version of Brevities was the most lurid and sensational of all of the title’s incarnations. The scandal of Brevities had less to do with its slandering of specific individuals – there was very little of this – than with its seemingly endless exposés of vice, sexual habits, queer life around the world, prostitution and, very occasionally, political corruption. The articles announced on each issue’s front page were low on actual detail, but clever in their use of slang and inventive turns of phrase. The magazine’s cartoons, particularly those on the front and back covers, were as smutty as any to be found in the print culture of the early 1930s. While its front pages promised sweeping coverage of every form of depravity, the interior of the magazine settled down into columns which did their business quietly. “Strictly personal,” a unsigned page 2 column, was full of brief bits of news about New York show business. Other columns looked at nightlife on Broadway, Harlem and, occasionally, Hollywood. The tabloid Brevities has become almost legendary, featured in the exhibition which opened New York’s Museum of Sex, and quoted regularly in on-line calendars devoted to gay history.
1935-Dr Magnus Hirschfeld, founder of Berlin's Institute for Sexual Science Hirschfeld was a German Jewish physician and sexologist educated primarily in Germany; he based his practice in Berlin-Charlottenburg. An outspoken advocate for sexual minorities, Scientific Humanitarian Committee, died in Nice, France.
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1 950- A police anti vice raid at a Salt Lake residence late Saturday resulted Monday in a complaint against 7 persons including a 14 year old girl. Capt. Golden Haight, squad chief said the raid was staged at 747 South 2nd East after residents in the area signed a petition requesting police action. Four men and two women were booked at city jail and a girl was placed in Salt Lake County’s boys and girls detention home. Sammia Belle Perkins, 32 was charged with “maintaining a rooming house without a license, operating a disorderly house, and maintaining a nuisance.” Fred Monroe Steens, (1933-1987)18, Ogden and Shadrick Blair, 24, and Eugene Myers 25, each were charged with resorting to a disorderly house. Ella Mae Conner, 25, and Hershol Farnsworth 23, 1770 Euclid Ave. were charged with being disorderly persons. Trial set for June 1st and 5th. (SLTribune 05/15/50 Page 7 col. 1)
1969-Albert Ross Diem was fined $100 with a suspended 20 day jail sentence by city Judge Melvin H. Morris for having pornography in his home. (05/15/69 SLTribune 28A)
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1971 Salt Lake City’s Gay Liberationists participation in an anti-Viet Nam War Peace March on 15 May 1971 was the first known Gay group to demonstrate publicly. “The peace march caused a lot of the Gay community to become afraid upon hearing that there was to be a Gay contingent marching,” said Pam Mayne. “They are afraid that they’d get in trouble and the one and only bar for men and the one and only bar for women would be closed down.” George Kelly said that he received threatening phone calls from a Gay friend. The caller was angry over the fact that the Gay Liberation Front was marching and Kelly was participating in it. Kelly responded “I’m not going to be afraid of any threat. Even if it’s the bombing of my home.” The Gay Liberationists were mostly young, mostly loud, but entirely peaceful. They courageously marched with 8,000 war protesters down State Street escorted by the city police. Veterans Against the War led the march joined by Mothers Against War, Kennecott Workers, Chicanos, Blacks, and a contingency of Gays and Lesbians. An 80 year old veteran of World War I marched the entire route saying “I fought in the war to end all wars and I was deceived. Now I protest the war every chance I get.” The protesters walked from the capitol to 300 South than over to Pioneer Park where a “picnic like rally was held.” Folk singer, Country Joe McDonald of County Joe and the Fish made a surprise appearance at the anti-war rally and sang the protest anthem “What are We Fighting For?”1971 Salt Lake City Gay Liberationists participated in an anti-Viet Nam War Peace March. 1st known public Gay organization to demonstrate. They were mostly young, mostly loud, and entirely peaceful. City police escorted 2,000 to 8,000 marchers down |
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state street from the capitol to 3rd South than on to Pioneer Park where a picnic like rally was held. Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish made a surprise appearance at the anti-war rally singing the protest anthem “What are We Fighting For?” Veterans against the War led the march joined by Mothers Against War, Kennecott Workers, Chicanos, Blacks, and Gays. An 80 year old veteran of World War I marched the entire route saying “I fought in the war to end all wars and I was deceived. Now I protest the war every chance I get.” (15 March 1971 Utah Daily Chronicle) (05/24/1971 Utah Daily Chronicle pg. 6)
1977-A 60 Minutes segment on child pornography blamed the problem on homosexuals. In the final weeks of the Miami campaign to repeal its non discrimination law a Congressional subcommittee held a meeting on banning child porn. The topic of child porn began to be linked to homosexuals recruitment of teenage boys. 60 Minutes devoted much of their 23 minute segment on child porn on young male hustlers catering to cruising homosexuals in Los Angeles.
1986 Migration May Add AIDS Cases to Utah (SLTribune B8-4) The Utah Health Department blamed the rise of AIDS in Utah on Gay men returning home from the west coast. The Salt Lake Tribune also had an article Survey Lists Data on Jails AIDS (SLTribune B9-1)
1988 - I walked up to Affirmation after coming home from the Desert and Mountain States Conference to talk to Dave Malmstrom about yesterday’s dance. He said it was highly successful and more people attended then last time. However some damage was done to the Unitarian Church by some of The Youth Group who had been drinking. That made me mad because this was suppose to be an alcohol free dance and now it will cost us close to a hundred dollars to repair the damage. At Affirmation it was a rap group session but Chip Prince had nothing planned so I did a modified version of “Discovering the Faggot Within”. It went well and all enjoyed it. [Journal of Ben Williams]
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1992 PAROLE DENIED TO LANCE, KELBACH; BOARD DISCOURAGES FUTURE HEARINGS By Matthew Brown, Staff Writer Deseret News Friday, May 15, 1992 The Utah Board of Pardons has unanimously denied parole to two of the state's most notorious criminals - Myron Lance and Walter Kelbach.The board released its decision Thursday with a strongly worded recommendation that Lance and Kelbach spend the rest of their lives locked up "without consideration of parole by future boards. Edith Lillie, whose son Fred was gunned down by Lance and Kelbach during the robbery of a Salt Lake tavern, said the board told her Wednesday the pair |
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was denied parole and would most likely stay behind bars for life. Lance, 51, and Kelbach, 53, have been in the Utah State Prison for 25 years serving life terms for two murders committed during a five-day killing and robbery spree that claimed six lives in 1966. Before last Friday's hearing, Lance and Kelbach had not been before the board in 10 years. More than 20 family members and relatives of the victims attended the hearing. Lance and Kelbach acknowledged to board member Michael Sibbett of stripping and stabbing to death two 18-year-old gas station attendants, shooting and killing a cab driver and gunning down three patrons of a Salt Lake tavern. Lance and Kelbach were apprehended at a road block in Parleys Canyon. Family members pleaded that the board never release Lance and Kelbach, who had their death sentences commuted to life in prison after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional in 1972.
1992 Rolley and Wells reported in their news column for the Salt Lake Tribune “About 30 students planned to march in next month's ``Walk for Life'' sponsored by the Utah AIDS Foundation. But their principal said they couldn't represent their school. So they are calling themselves ``The Group Whose School Wouldn't Let Them Use Its Name.'' Don't tell anyone. But the school is Mountview Elementary in the Jordan District.”
1993- The Third Annual Evergreen International conference was held. Joe Dallas keynote speaker. Dallas, the founder of Genesis Counseling, a California-based organization to assist Gays ``make the transition'' to heterosexuality. Conference held at Bryant Intermediate School's |
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auditorium On the sidewalk outside the school, seven members of Utah Gay and Lesbian Youth and the local chapter of Queer Nation carried signs. ``Don't Go In . . . Come Out,'' read one. Kari Moss, president of the youth group, said Evergreen International ``is trying to change people who cannot be changed,'' and fostering ``feelings of insecurity and inferiority.
1994 -Salt Lake Tribune Page: A4 GAY VICTIMS OFTEN SUFFER IN SILENCE TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVATE LIVES Byline: By Sheila R. McCann and Norma Wagner THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Copyright 1994 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Gay and lesbian victims of domestic violence find themselves in double jeopardy. Not only are they afraid of angering abusive partners by seeking help, they also risk revealing their sexual preferences. They dread calling police, taking refuge in a shelter or navigating the courthouse maze for a protection order. The choice means a loss of privacy -- and a potential for discrimination. ``Can you imagine walking into an emergency room and just telling them that?'' asks Don Austin, a Salt Lake City counselor who works with gay men. ``Instead, they'll make up the excuses: I fell down; I fell off my bike.'' Fewer than 20 of the 5,600 protective orders issued in Utah in 1992 and 1993 were sought by victims who acknowledged being gay or lesbian. There is good reason to keep quiet. ``A victim may be afraid an abusive partner is going to call their boss at work and `out' them,'' Austin notes. ``They may be really sorry afterward, but once it's done, it can ruin people's careers.'' While no national or Utah statistics are available, San Francisco psychologist and author David Island estimates that 500,000 gay men -- and up to 100,000 lesbians -- are battered annually by their companions. Domestic violence in same-sex relationships is essentially the same as heterosexual domestic violence, says Greg Merrill of the Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project in San Francisco. ``What is different is that people don't see it for what it is.'' Police and emergency-room physicians usually assume gay or lesbian violence is a fight between roommates or friends, so the victim rarely gets referred to community services. In Salt Lake City's police department, Det. Shane Jones is a liaison to the city's gay and lesbian community. A new program will offer advocates to accompany gay or lesbian victims to court. ``We take a lot of pride in being sensitive to those relationships, but it's something we'll always have a problem with,'' Jones says. ``There's still a mistrust of the police department or any government entity.'' When a gay or lesbian victim is identified, police have few crisis resources to offer, he adds. There are no shelters in Utah tailored to the gay and lesbian community. Lesbians are welcome at traditional battered-women's shelters, but there is only one shelter -- in Logan -- that accepts men. None of the traditional shelters has specialized counseling or support groups, and neither does the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project or the Utah Stonewall Center, a community facility. ``Our staff tries to be open and supportive,'' says Debra Daniels, director of the Salt Lake City YWCA's Women in Jeopardy program. ``But lesbian women may feel alienated or uncomfortable with other residents. ``They may feel reluctant to come and wonder, `Should I maintain anonymity about my abuser? Do I refer to her as a he?' '' © Copyright 1990-1999, The Salt Lake Tribune
1994 GAYS SEEK TO OBLITERATE `THE CLOSET' IN '90S By Lynn Arave, Staff Writer Deseret News Published: Sunday, May 15, 1994 Obliteration of "the closet" and social acceptance of homosexuality in Utah were singled out as goals of the lesbian, gay and bisexual movement during a "Turning the Century" conference Saturday at the University of Utah. Approximately 150 people, including activists, civil rights attorneys, public relations professionals and others, attended the morning session of speakers and workshops in the Union Building."Obliteration of the closet is the most important gay movement of the '90s,"  |
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said Torie Osborn, a consultant, lecturer and writer. "This is the only way we will win this battle." She said the gay-lesbian movement is at a crossroads in the '90s and change will only take place when more Americans know and associate with those who are gay. Osborn said that 65 percent of all Americans think gays and lesbians are immoral, while only 43 percent think they know a gay or lesbian. She believes that as more in the straight community associate with gay people, tolerance will increase. Tom Stoddard, an associate professor of law at the New York University School of Law, said, "This movement will not succeed until it succeeds in the state of Utah." He described the increasingly liberal public and political acceptance of gays and lesbians in the past 25 years and said he expects the military to accept gays eventually. Phill Wilson, director of public policy at the AIDS Project in Los Angeles, said there's a direct correlation between race/gender bias and sexual orientation and that solving race issues is a key to widespread acceptance of gays and lesbians. Also on Saturday, Gay and Lesbian Democratic Leaders (GLUD) in Salt Lake City announced that at least 92 gays and lesbians have become county and state convention delegates. This gave the group its largest representation ever at the Utah Democratic primary convention, held at the State Fair Park at the same time as the "Turning the Century" conference. Naming of the delegates followed an 11-week statewide recruitment effort by GLUD. At least 53 supporters became voting precinct officers and 45 were named county-party central committee members.
1995-John Lotter's trial began for the murder of Brandon Teena and his two friends. He would be found guilty and sentenced to death.
1999 GAY BASHING Salt Lake Tribune Page: D2 Three men were charged with felony hate crimes Friday for allegedly beating two customers outside a Salt Lake City bar in February. The trio apparently believed the two men were gay, police said. Brian E. Hitt, 25, Scott Presley, 22, and Jason Millard, 25, also are accused of confronting and taunting men in two other attacks the same night. In addition to the hate-crime counts, the suspects are each charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault and a single count of criminal mischief. If the Salt Lake County men are convicted as charged, they could spend up to 5 years behind bars. The string of attacks allegedly occurred the night of Feb. 7. The executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah credited the victims for coming forward. "The attack doesn't surprise me; it's certainly something that has gone on forever," said Doug Wortham. "But gays and lesbians are usually afraid to come forward because they fear losing their jobs and families. It is great that these [victims] have told the truth about what happened to them -- that's the only way to stop these attacks." The three men allegedly confronted and taunted the two beating victims after the two men left the Sun Club at 200 South and 700 West. Presley punched one of the men several times in the chest and face, and Millard hit the other victim multiple times in the face, according to charges filed in 3rd District Court. Earlier that night, the three suspects allegedly had driven up to a car containing two men and yelled threats at them at 400 S. State . One of the suspects then threw a beer can, which struck the vehicle, charges said. The three suspects are also accused of approaching another man as he left the Sun Club alone that night. They allegedly asked him, using a derogatory term, if he was homosexual. The victim jumped into his car and locked his doors, but the suspects began to pound on the vehicle. The frightened man then jumped out of his car, ran into the bar and called police. Hitt, Presley and Millard were arrested at the scene. In each of the three encounters, the suspects "verbally taunted the victims for allegedly being homosexual," charges say. When questioned about the attacks, Millard told a Salt Lake City police officer that "there was no excuse for what they had done, and they were just out for a good time," charges say. The issue of hate crimes committed against gays and lesbians gained national prominence last October when 21-year-old Matthew Shepherd was lured from a University of Wyoming campus hangout, beaten and tied to a split-rail fence in freezing temperatures because, prosecutors argue, he was gay. His murder led to a nationwide call for tougher hate-crimes legislation.
2003 Ben Williams TO Chad Keller [Subject Bio] Chad I need dates, places, and events Involvement with what organization in Cache Valley The Angle Magazine Gay Community Organizations you belong to and had belonged. Titles in organizations Community Events ie Pride Parade Children etc Business connection Downtown stuff amount of money raised for events and organizations Boards you set on Charitable stuff etc. Get busy Ben
- From Chad here is a start-Involvement with what organization in Cache Valley? Involved with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance from Fall 1987 to spring of 1990. Was a member of the board, and in various positions in 1988, 1989. Held position as Activity coordinator, and as student representative. The Angle Magazine? Angles Magazine was published for three months during 1992 (I think) was an effort to provide something during the time that the Bridge had folded and the Creep Randy [Richardson] from the Outfront stole the money. Bob Childers co-founder. Gay Community Organizations you belong to and had belonged. Past and current member of the following organizations? Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire 1991 – 2003, Utah Gay Rodeo Association member 1998 to 2003, Wasatch Leathermens Motor Cycle Club 1991-1993, Titles in organizations? LGSU Rep 1991-1992-While I worked at the University in Catering, Fundraising Coordinator UGRA 2000, 2001, 2003, Rodeo Director UGRA 2001, Wasatch Leathermen Scribe 1992, RCGSE Snowball Banquet Coordinator 18th Reign Sheneka Chiristie Princess Royale, RCGSE Victory Brunch Coordintor 18, 19, and 20th reign RCGSE CZAR XXVII advisor to his Majesty, Utah Pride Inc-Founder of the Children’s area for Pride Festival, First Kids area 1999, Utah Pride Inc-Parade/Grand Marshal/ and Community Reception chair 2002, Utah Pride Inc-Parade Volunteer 1997, 1998, 1999, Pillar Services-Founder of Community Leadership Forum 2002, Pillar Services-Founder of GBLT Business Guild 2002, Pillar Services-Advisor and Co founder with Todd Dayley as Sponsorship Program to help worthy community organizations get greater exposure and financial support, Pillar Services-Creator and Founder of Utah Stonewall Sports Authority 2002, Pillar Services-Creator and founder of Lambda Arts Alliance; Regular contributor to the Pillar, Pillar Services-Creator and Co-Founder of the FABI and Betty. Also Producer of the DIG 2003 and responsible for the reemergence of the award With Kevin Hillman, GLCCU-Art Chair 2001 revitalized and brought back a art on a better Scale and for Centers’ Struggling art Program, USHS-Co founder of Utah Stonewall Historical 2002 society to rebuild Once massive historical collection , and importantly the preservations and Sharing of the Gay history, Community Events ie Pride Parade Children etc, Business connection Downtown stuff amount of money raised for events and organizations Boards you sat on Charitable stuff etc. Ben I should have been better at writing this all down.....I’m sure there is stuff missing . Downtown Alliance First Night 1999—Children’s Activity Coordinator--Finger puppets Downtown Alliance First Night 2003—Family Processional Children’s Gathering Chair Downtown Alliance First Night 2004—Event Council Downtown Alliance First Night 2004—Family Processional and Children’s Gathering Downtown Alliance First Night 2004—Main Celebration area Entrance designer Memory Grove Foundation—Creator, and Promoter of the Adopt a monument program 2001 to present Memory Grove Foundation—Creator of the Memory Grove Concert Series Launching 2004 Utah Heritage Foundation—Historic Home Tour house sponsor and coordinator 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, Utah Heritage Foundation—Food and beverage Chair Heritage Awards Reception 1999, 2000 City of Hope—Founding Board Member Julie Wright New Millennium Chapter, Salt Lake City 1999-present City of Hope— Food For Hope Table host 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002 City of Hope—Work-Out For Hope Registration Chair 1995,1996,1997,1998 City of Hope—Decorative Chair 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002 Founder of Golden Spike Literacy Project to help at risk Kids celebrate and enjoy gift of reading. Project began in 1997 with help of Empress 22 Yvette, and has continued in a variety of ways, experimenting with different ways for people to donate used books to homeless and at risk kids. Works with downtown businesses and banks to provide annual gift books. (1997 to present) Recipient of the First Benevolence in Service Buckle (2001), Presented by City of Hope national office and chapter annually At the UGRA Rodeo Producer of notable charitable community events—The Birds Movie Party at Tracy Aviary, The Patriots Ball, The Planet of the Apes Movie Party at Hogle Zoo, House on Haunted Hill Movie Party at McCune Mansion. And the upcoming Wizard of OZ movie party. On the development committee of the Downtown Alliance to create an "In Search of the Best. To launch this summer with Gallivan Plaza events in effort enliven downtown. Working with DTA to create better Holiday Displays and lighting on new Holiday committee Creator and host of Red Hot and Country and Charitable Party to raise money to support Country type Causes Creator and host of the Xmas Sock Auction an annual Gift to the RCGSE to raise money for SnowBall Host and Creator of the Naughty Elf/Green Gilled Cowboy Bar Crawl Numerous events created and implemented to help various organizations brave enough to ask Estimated with the 2 rodeos the UGRA, City of Hope, RCGSE, WLMC, Center art sales, GLA Personally I have helped raise for our community though personal efforts to generate sponsors, donations, parties, and what not well over $200,000.00 or more, (conservative estimate) since becoming an active member of the Community. 16 years of activism make one crazy, and often poor…… Hope this helps
2003 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PRIDE It is that time of year again where we are in |
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need of volunteers for the annual PRIDE day celebration in June. We look forward to having a Great Celebration and bringing back some of the History to PRIDE. There will be many exciting events. A schedule is attached below. WE need YOUR help in making Pride a success. There are many options for what you can do to help with PRIDE 2003. Interested in working with the Parade, Children, Beer Garden, Entertainment, or The RUN/Walk. Get your volunteer application in today. Look forward to receiving your Application!!!! Application are Due MAY 15th, 2003 For more information about PRIDE please visit www.utahpride.org Sincerely, Charles Milne Volunteer Coordinator Utah Pride 2003
2004 SATURDAY: May 15 New Bear Club in Salt Lake hosting a BBQ picnic. Contact Bear Group site for more details.
2004 1pm Saturday, Public Forum along with Equality Utah and local attorneys Foothill-Anderson Library, 1135 S 2100 East SLC
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2004 SATURDAY Gay-marriage backers roll into town Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson greets partners Elisia and Carrie Ross-Stone on Friday at the City-County Building. The couple are on a bike trek to gather support for gay marriage. (RyanGalbraith/The Salt Lake Tribune) By Rhina Guidos The Salt Lake Tribune The couple rode into town on twin bikes. Elisia and Carrie Ross-Stone, hardly the average "grandmas" they describe themselves as, are making a coast-to-coast trek in their neon biking vests to promote more than just good health. "We're looking to get support for equal civil marriage," said Carrie Ross-Stone, 49, on the steps of the City-County building Friday. The athletic Ross-Stones were welcomed into town by about 45 Salt Lake residents who cheered them on their ride across the nation to gather support for same-sex marriage. They talked about their children, grandchildren and retirement, and about their worries that they won't have the same benefits and rights of heterosexual couples. Today they will be part of a 1 p.m. panel discussion on gay marriage and partnership rights at the Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 East. The women married last fall in Canada; they began their trip in San Francisco a few days ago, and will finish at Rehoboth Beach, Del. "Those who advocate marriage equality are going to prevail," said Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, who welcomed the Ross- Stones to Utah. "It [same-sex] marriage is now a respectable mainstream issue." Salt Lake resident Guy Hanna took his 1-year-old son Connor to the City-County building to show support. "They're not asking for special rights," he said. "I don't think we should change the Constitution [to ban gay marriage]." Others in the crowd wore blue buttons that said "Don't amend." While urging gay couples to become informed about their legal rights, the cycling grandmas also urged them to vote in November. They compared their trek, uphill sometimes, sometimes flat, to the national struggle for gay marriage. "I know we will make it," Carrie Ross-Stone said. They leave Utah on Sunday after a nondenominational service at City Creek and will head to Colorado.
2007 WINNERS CHOSEN FOR PRESTIGIOUS GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AWARDS May 15, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT – Organizers of the 2007 Utah Pride Festival, a program of the Utah Pride Center, today announced the winners of two prestigious Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) community awards. The 2007 Pete Suazo Political Action Award recipient is Mayor Rocky Anderson and the 2007 Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award recipient is community organizer |
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and attorney, Douglas K. Fadel. Mayor Anderson, as the recipient of the Pete Suazo Award, is recognized as a strong and vocal advocate for GLBT equality. Notably, in 2000, Mayor Anderson laid an important foundation for equality when he executed an Executive Order to protect GLBT city employees against discrimination. (That order recently became a city ordinance when codified by the Salt Lake City Council.) Later in 2005, Mayor Anderson furthered his commitment when he implemented a Domestic Partner Benefits package for Salt Lake City employees. That action triggered a court case challenging the implications of Amendment 2 and a municipality’s ability to provide such benefits. Representatives from various GLBT political /advocacy organizations including the Stonewall Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans, Utah Pride Center, Human Rights Campaign and Equality Utah selected Mayor Anderson for the award. Douglas K. Fadel, as the recipient of the Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award, is recognized in part for his role as co-founder of the Queer Utah Aquatic Club "QUAC" (Utah’s GLBTS swimming, waterpolo and diving team), an inclusive organization he nurtured for twelve years into one of the strongest GLBT athletic organizations in the country. Fadel, an estate planning attorney, continues to serve the GLBT community in many capacities and is an excellent example of the difference that one committed individual can make in the life of a community. A body of previous Ries Award recipients selected Fadel for the award. “The winners of these awards inspire and challenge all of us to reach for the goals and ideals we |
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most cherish,” said Terry Nani, Festival Director. “Their determined stand against intolerance and discrimination and their ongoing efforts to open doors for equality are truly deserving of recognition.” The awards will be presented at Utah Pride’s annual Grand Marshal Reception, featuring John Amaechi as the 2007 Utah Pride Festival Grand Marshal, on the evening of Friday, June 1, 2007. Tickets to this event are $100 and include entry to all Utah Pride Festival activities. To purchase tickets or find additional information visit www.utahpride.org. Recipients will also be honored on Sunday, June 3 at the Utah Pride Festival Parade. ## The Utah Pride Festival is a program of the Utah Pride Center ~ a nonprofit corporation, founded in 1992, whose mission is to be a catalyst for personal growth, acceptance and equality for GLBT people in Utah.
2017 Gay Men Aloud held their Spring Fling Potluck with good food, good conversations and good friends 
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