Lambda Lore
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The 1993 March on Washington, and … Logan
On April 25, 1993, there was another March on Washington. This time for “Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and…
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The 1992 Utah hate crime bill
The first attempt in Utah to include sexual orientation as part of a hate crime bill was introduced in the…
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Faeries at the Rainbow Gathering
Over the 4th of July, 1992, several members of the Sacred Faeries decided to join the gathering of the Rainbow…
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Utah’s ‘Army of Israel’ skinheads confronted Utah gays in the 90’s
In 1991 some of the Army of Israel skinheads, followers of 20-year-old Johnny Bangerter, came to Utah to make their…
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I hope he stays angry forever
As the AIDS epidemic spread into its second decade, Ben Barr, executive director of the Utah AIDS Foundation, and David…
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Utah was the first stop for the AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1989
It was announced in January 1989 that Salt Lake City had been chosen as the first stop on the U.S.-Canadian…
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Gay life in 1988
The year 1988 saw the beginning of true cooperation between the various diverse elements within the “openly” gay and lesbian…
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The Utah AIDS Memorial Quilt Project
At the end of 1987, Ben Barr and I had created an organization called Utah’s AIDS Memorial Quilt Project —…
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1987 National March on Washington for lesbian and gay rights
In October 1987, a handful of Utahns went to the National March on Washington for lesbian and gay rights. The…
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Community growing pains
At the beginning of 1987, the topic of AIDS was the number one conversation in Utah’s gay and lesbian communities.…
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