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and compensate those of God’s children who have been afflicted by our treatment of them when they should have been embraced and loved. Give them their rightful place in society and in the church so they may be nurtured and progress in their spiritual, social, and professional lives.”
AUGUST, 2020 Ogden waiter receives tip with ‘Get Out of America, Fag!’ written on it An Ogden man got an extraordinary tip during his shift at an Ogden restaurant. But not extraordinary in a good way. On the five-dollar bill was scrawled, “Get out of America, Fag!” “I got this tip today while serving an older couple and their middle-aged son. They were all wearing Trump 2020 hats,” Ashton Bindrup posted on his Facebook wall alongside two photos of the bill. “I can’t imagine hating someone enough to go out of my way to write a slur on the tip I’m going to give them.”
Heber City limits types of banners on city poles because of LGBTQ flags The Heber City Council voted unanimously to limit what banners can adorn poles on city streets after community members complained about Pride banners being flown a second year. New rules allow for banners celebrating state and federal holidays, but others require city manager approval and can only be requested by Heber City, Wasatch County, and Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce. Events must be “nonprofit and nonpolitical.” Dozens of cars took place in a “Heber Main Street Rainbow car cruise of ally vehicles to show support for our town’s LGBTQ population” on Sunday, Aug. 23.
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Sen. Lee pushes to waive LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws for faithbased adoptions, foster care The Joint Economic Committee chaired by Utah Sen. Mike Lee issued a report saying his bill exempting faith-based organizations from LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws could help boost foster and adoption services. Some churches, he says, stopped offering adoption or foster services in states where sexual orientation and gender identity laws would require them to place children with same-sex couples, which conflict with their religious beliefs.
SEPTEMBER, 2020 Encircle staffer arrested on child porn charges Tyler Domgaard, a staffer at Encircle, an LGBTQ+ youth and family resource and recipient of Genderbands’ 2020 volunteer of the year award, reportedly admitted to a special agent that he downloaded and reposted child pornography on his Twitter account, which authorities were tipped off to by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. “We have comprehensive safety policies and procedures in place at our houses, and we perform background checks on all personnel (employees or volunteers) who interact with our guests,” Encircle leaders wrote in a statement. “We are conducting a thorough review of these policies and procedures and are committed to making improvements where appropriate.”
Utah Suicide project releases plan The Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition released a new plan that provides a first-of-its-kind road map to reducing suicide rates among the state’s
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vulnerable LGBTQ+ community. The most significant area for improvement, the report reveals, is a need for better education among health care providers about LGBTQ+ individuals, their particular health needs, and the barriers they face in accessing care, said Ray Bailey, co-chair of the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition’s LGBTQ+ Work Group.
OCTOBER, 2020 Utah Pride 2.0 Road Rally held on National Coming Out Day Due to the pandemic, the Utah Pride Center had to get creative this year to keep the center’s life-saving programs and services available to the LGBTQ+ community. Keeping social distancing and state guidelines in mind, the Center worked with Salt Lake City and the Utah Department of Health to organize PRIDE 2.0. Rather than decorated floats and tens of thousands of people packed into seven downtown blocks, everyone in the community — LGBTQ+ and allies — was invited to decorate their vehicles and bikes and join in the Road Rally on a long stretch of Main Street.
Sandy neighborhood receives anti-rainbow flag letter An anonymous letter was sent around a Sandy community by “neighbors and ward members” saying that rainbow flags planted on front lawns in the neighborhood were “concerning to many of us.” However, those in the neighborhood say that the letter was likely delivered by one disgruntled person, and doesn’t represent the people in the community at all. Q More can be fouind on qsaltlake.com
