Michael Aaron
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Breaking: Longtime gay activist John Bennett dead at 57 years old
Friends of longtime gay activist John Bennett say that he died over the weekend of January 4, 2020. He was…
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Person of the Decade: Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence had a dream. His dream brought us the right to marry the partner of our choice, and ultimately…
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Salt Lake Unity Fest: 7 sports, 4 days, 1 city
The inaugural Salt Lake Unity Fest, a multi-day festival uniting the LGBTQ+ community and allies through sports while highlighting the…
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SLC mayoral candidates on LGBTQ issues
One thing is certain: Salt Lake City will have its third female mayor take their oath of office in January.…
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Painting a community with a broad brush
I often come across posts and people asking why Utah’s LGBTQ community is _fill in the blank_. Why are they…
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At what point should speech be censored?
Earlier this month, an event touted to be an LGBT conservative forum and drag show was canceled because the venue…
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Pride is a different riot than Stonewall
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots at a little gay drag dive bar in Greenwich Village,…
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Dennis Rowley Gwyther was an unsung community dreamer who got things done
While actors and directors are showered in applause, the unsung stars of the theater are behind the curtain — the…
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Dennis Gwyther, LGBTQ community supporter, killed in shooting near the Utah-Idaho border
UPDATE: The man accused of shooting Gwyther and his passenger, 45-year-old Jonathan Mendoza Llana, was booked into the Cassia (Idaho)…
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BYU valedictorian in graduation speech: ‘I am proud to be a gay son of God’
A few weeks ago, Brigham Young University student Matt Easton had told but a handful of people — very close…
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