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:Eric Ethington (Author) | February 23, 2012
Welcome to the new look of PRIDEinUtah! The site has been given an overhaul, with a new look, feel and theme, to more accurately reflect our posts over the past year and the year to come. What do you think? As my long-term readers know, the site got its kickoff just before the passage of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 2, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT – Next Tuesday is the 100th International Women’s Day. The celebration is coming to Utah and should be some good times. Details below. From their Facebook Page: March 8, 2011 marks the 100th celebration of International Women’s Day–a day committed to celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 28, 2011
We’re back! After 30 hours of the site being down, PRIDEinUtah is back and better than ever! With our new host, our dear readers should be experiencing much less down time (if any!) than with the accursed GoDaddy. We may still be tweaking the next day or so, but here’s to our next chapter! Let [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 11, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah – The Utah Pride Center has launched a Needs-Assessment Survey, asking for feedback from the LGBTQ community as to where we want the Center to go in the next few years. Wonderful opportunity to let your voice be heard and give feedback! From the Pride Center’s press release: (Click here to [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 7, 2010
BREAKING: Salt Lake City’s School Board has just passed a fully inclusive anti-bullying policy as well as a mostly inclusive non-discrimination policy after almost two and a half hours of debate. Up for a vote tonight was G-19: a non discrimination ordinance which would protect both students as well as teachers and other staff of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 8, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT – I cannot say how much I love the Utah Pride Center for doing this. Every year they host a Thanksgiving dinner for those who don’t have anywhere else to go or who would prefer to be around those who love and accept them. Please read below! I had a chance [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 5, 2010
This post was updated, see here. Salt Lake City, UT – We have lost another beautiful life. Colt David Hansen, 28, passed away Wednesday evening after a lifelong struggle against the Mormon Church which he felt never accepted him because he was gay. According to friends, Colt had a fight with his father the night [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 6, 2010
Episode One of the PRIDEinUtah Podcast is here! PLAY Episode One To listen click “play” above for the mp3! You can also use the podcast RSS feed out to the left if you want to listen on your smart phone. iTunes are unfortunately really bitchy… and won’t post our first episode for a few days, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | April 28, 2010
The popular Mormon porn site mormonboyz.com was hacked over the past week. The owner Paul Jackson, says that he thinks LDS Hackers are to blame. Ok, here’s the deal according to Paul: I had a pretty crazy week last week. MormonBoyz was first hacked Monday evening a week ago (the 19th). I’ve been talking with [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | April 14, 2010
SLC – The Utah State Legislature approved a budget during this past session of $1.4 million towards helping people with HIV and/or AIDS. But Senate President Michael Waddoups has held up the money, saying he needs more “background information.” Now citizens like Janna Dove are at risk. Waddoups and the rest of the Executive Appropriations [...]
"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.