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:Eric Ethington (Author) | April 28, 2011
Thanks for all those who listened to my interview this morning on X96′s Radio From Hell! The link is below to listen in if you missed it, we had some great calls from people who wanted to know everything about the Mormon Church to how to help family members come out. Check it out! It’s [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 24, 2011
Provo, Utah – The community panel discussion tonight put on by a group of BYU students went off without a hitch this evening. Packed into one of the smaller meeting rooms of the Provo Library, the standing-room only crowd of students and community members listened as LGBT & Ally speakers shared their stories. These are [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 19, 2011
Montana – Yesterday, Teabagger Republican Representative Kristen Hansen introduced HB516, which would repeal all statewide or local ordinances which protect LGBT citizens in any way, shape or form. At the hearing for the bill, legislators refused to allow anyone opposed to the bill to be heard. Unbelievable. At the legislative hearing, Republicans refused to allow [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 27, 2011
President Obama has just released a statement on the murder of Uganda LGBT activist David Kato. Kato was killed after his picture appeared on the cover of a local magazine under the words “Hang Them.” Always nice to hear the words “LGBT Rights are not special rights, they are Human Rights” from a sitting US [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 27, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah – BREAKING: State Representative LaVar Christensen (R, HD48) has reintroduced a bill he tried to run in 2006 which prohibits same sex couples from making contractual arrangements such as wills and financial arrangements. Get calling! LaVar Christensen, the man who introduced and passed Utah’s Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage, has reintroduced [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 19, 2011
Oakland, California – Federal Judge Claudia Wilken has just made a landmark ruling which may destroy many of the provisions within the Defense of Marriage Act. Among other things, she has ruled that state employees can sue the federal government for discrimination against same sex partners. H/T Talk About Equality Despite the Obama Administration’s request [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 13, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT – Equality Utah, the ACLU of Utah, the Utah Pride Center and us here at PRIDEinUtah are co-hosting a townhall meeting for the LGBT community for everything going down this legislative session! Want to know what’s happening, where and who? Be there! This should be a great event, highlighting everything we [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 5, 2011
New York – Governor Andrew Cuomo is off to a great start, including pushing for marriage equality in his inaugural address. He’s also issued several positive executive orders already. So let’s see.. today that’s 2 great governors, and 1 asshat. Governor Cuomo of New York is off to a great start as is Governor Chafee of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 14, 2010
A fantastic article in the Huffington Post yesterday highlights exactly what’s wrong with the national LGBT rights movement right now, we’re relying on national political organizations like the HRC too much. It’s time for the younger generation to take over! Tipped by PRIDEinUtah reader Rachel C I’m not going to go as far as the [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 14, 2010
KSL is running a poll for the top story of 2010 and guess what made the list? “Gay Rights Activists Protest LDS Church’s Policies On Homosexuality!” Click the link below and make it the #1 story of the year! Here’s the link. http://bit.ly/ghxOPn Just drag the story to the top of the list and click “submit [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.