The state of Utah
can't block a woman from using her license plate to
tell the world that GAYSROK, a judge has ruled. The state
has no good reason to prevent Elizabeth Solomon from
having that plate--which can be read "Gays are
OK" or "Gays Rock"--or another one that
reads GAYRYTS, according to Jane Phan, an
administrative law judge with the Utah State Tax Commission.
"The narrow issue before us is whether a
reasonable person would believe the terms 'gays are
OK' and 'gay rights' are, themselves, offensive to
good taste and decency. It is the conclusion of the
commission that a reasonable person would not," Phan wrote.
The state can appeal the July 19 decision.
"We're discussing it, and we have 30 days to do
that," Barry Conover, deputy director of the
commission, which oversees Utah's Department of Motor
Vehicles, said Wednesday. "It kind of opens up the
door for all types of people who want to make a license
plate a public forum, for every initiative."
Dani Eyer, executive director of the American
Civil Liberties Union of Utah, which represented
Solomon, countered: "The government can't pick and
choose what subjects it likes and does not like." Solomon,
of Park City, on Wednesday said she considered the judge's
decision as a victory for her daughter, who is gay,
and for two gay male friends. (AP)
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