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:Eric Ethington (Author) | August 9, 2010
SLC, UT – Local activist Turner Bitton tips off PRIDEinUtah to a rally being held this Friday at the State Capitol! Get out at 6pm before your weekend starts and show your pride folks! RALLY FOR EQUALITY What are the similarities between religious freedoms and personal freedoms? On Friday, August 13th, the public is invited [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | June 17, 2010
Utah – Last night the Summit County Council unanimously passed housing and employment non-discrimination ordinances, protecting their LGBT residents. 4 more to go! Equality Utah’s “10 in 2010″ initiative is well underway. With a final goal of getting 10 cities or municipalities in Utah to pass Housing and Employment protections before the 2011 legislative session, they are now [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | May 4, 2010
SLC, UT – Zions Bank, at the prompting of Equality Utah, has ammended it’s employee policies to now offer protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. Zions Bank, previously owned by the Mormon (LDS) church, has never been known as the most tolerant place. But times are changing and the multi-billion dollar corporation which owns [...]
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 16, 2010
Park City, UT – Last night in a unanimous vote, Park City joined the ranks of cities in Utah that no longer discriminate against Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender people in matters of housing and employment. Park City, widely known as one of the most liberal areas of Utah, wanted to push things further and [...]
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 Ethington (Author) | April 12, 2010
SLC – Full details have been made available now on the gay couple who were left for dead last week at a local Salt Lake bar. Ryan Gray and Kevin Burns head down to the Piper Down pub on State Street several times a month. “It’s always been a great place to go” says Ryan, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | April 9, 2010
SLC – Two days ago on the 7th, the popular Irish pub Piper Down in Salt Lake City was the scene of the latest gay bashing in Utah. Reports are pretty vague at this point, but during Piper Down’s karaoke night the same-sex couple performing were being harassed by a group of four males. “Fags” [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | April 2, 2010
SLC – Utah’s first and historic Non-Discrimination Ordinances took effect today. These ground-breaking laws have already paved the way for other municipalities in Utah. From the SL Trib: “This has been a game changer,” said Valerie Larabee, director of the Utah Pride Center. “We do tend to wait for our big brothers to pave the [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 8, 2010
A group calling itself “The Patriots For A Moral Utah” held a press conference this afternoon calling for a “Fair Solution” to the issue of homosexuals in Utah. Speculation is flying fast as to whether this is an absolute crazy-right wing idea, or political satire. Below is their initial press release, provided by Joe.My.God Patriots [...]
"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.