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Utah House votes down bill banning Pride flags in classrooms

Detractors said the bill was vaguely worded and violated the rights of teachers.

Utah House passes bill that restricts all trans people's use of bathrooms in the state — and threatens jail

H.B. 257 would not only ban transgender folks from many public facilities but also call for jail time.

Teen Forced to Carry Rocks to 'Cure' Her Lesbianism

A new memoir sheds light on the horrors of a gay conversion house in Utah. 

Utah Rep. Wants to Restrict Trans Bathroom Access, Mandate Physical Exams

Freshman legislator Michael Kennedy introduced new legislation in the Utah House that would require transgender people to undergo a genital examination before they could use the restroom corresponding with their identity.

Iowa, Utah Advance Anti-Trans Sports Bills

Iowa's bill seeks to bar trans girls and women from female sports, while Utah's would set up a commission to determine trans athletes' eligibility.

Utah lawmakers pass terrifying anti-transgender bathroom policing bill

The Republican governor now has to decide whether he will sign into law the bill that limit transgender people’s ability to go to which bathroom.

Utah Gov. Opposes Anti-Trans Sports Bill, Asks for 'Better Way'

Republican Gov. Spencer Cox says meeting trans kids "changes your heart in important ways."

Utah Lawmakers, Activists Reach Compromise on Conversion Therapy Ban

Activists voiced concerns that the proposed bill was too watered-down.

Hate-Crime Legislation in Utah Advances After Including Conservatives

The historic bill has advanced in Utah, but only after lawmakers including those targeted for political views as a protected class alongside LGBTQ people.

Utah to Spend Whopping $2 Million to Fight Marriage

The new attorney general will hire someone to fight marriage equality in the Beehive state, and legislators have approved an amount equal to what was spent fighting the Defense of Marriage Act.

Equality for All? Not in Utah

Ariana Losco, a transgender woman living in Utah, publicly spoke on the need to get a law protecting LGBT workers on the books in her state. Little did she know her voice would get her fired.

Bills Restricting Trans Student Athletes Advance in Three States

Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.

Utah parent accuses girl's basketball player of being trans, gets banned from games

Utah's anti-transgender laws are putting even children who aren't trans in jeopardy.

Utah State Sen. Stands Up for Trans Intern in Gender-Affirming Care Debate

A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors already negatively affected the state's trans community said a statement from trans intern Ari Webb, read by Sen. Nate Blouin.

Can't Be Converted: Child Abuse in Utah

When she was 15, Alex Cooper's Mormon parents discovered she had a girlfriend. What followed is truly terrifying.

Mormon Church Blasts LGBTQ Equality Act, Won't Support It

Church officials expressed fear that they would have to hire openly LGBTQ people.

The Ghost Children of Mormon Country

When the repressive, antigay policies of the Mormon church were leaked to the media, rates of LGBT teen homelessness and suicide skyrocketed.