Sen. Ben McAdams hosted a panel discussion Thursday at the Utah State Capitol to discuss his proposed law, which seeks to add gender identity and sexual orientation to Utah’s existing list of prohibited discrimination characteristics. The bill has received a wellspring of support from...

Harrisville, Utah, has become the 14 locality in Utah to pass an ordinance protecting people from being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The city council voted unanimously to pass Ordinance 448, Employment and Housing Nondiscrimination, presented by...

Mitt Romney's release of his tax forms in the wake of Newt Gingrich's wide lead in the South Carolina presidential primary has revealed much fodder for his opponents and political commentators.

The Utah Pride Center will host an event exploring Japanese influence on sexual culture on Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m. The event, Pink Japan: Contemporary Sex Culture, will be held at the Utah Pride Center, 361 N. 300 West, Salt Lake City and cost $10 a person.

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Washington state has secured enough votes in the Senate to become the seventh state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. Sen. Margaret Haugen, a Democrat, said she will be the 25th vote to push the gay marriage bill out of the state Senate. The House already has enough support for the bill to pass easily and Gov. Chris Gregoire has been very public about her support for gay marriage and promised to sign the bill.

Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan collapsed at the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards held at Sundance and was taken to a Park City hospital on Sunday. TMZ reported Morgan appeared “heavily intoxicated” during a speech as he accepted an award at the event, but his publicist...

The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum to discuss the importance of passing a state-wide non-discrimination ordinance on Thursday, Jan. 26, 5 p.m. at the State Office Building Auditorium. The forum, which is called, Respect Utah: A dialogue on our shared values, will have panelists to discuss the benefits of passing the ordinances.

During the general session of the Utah State Legislature, which started on Jan. 23, Sen. Ben McAdams, D-Salt Lake City, will reintroduce a measure he proposed last session that will prohibit housing and employment discrimination against people in Utah on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. This year’s bill has a few additions from last year, additions McAdams hopes will help secure passage during this session.

Well, we are deep in the throes of Sundance and have already missed our first screening due to parking and transit issues. We have also met the only other writer here for a queer media outlet, Evan Mulvihill of Queerty. I’m not having fun getting anything to show on my phone, as every...

The Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire presents the Mister, Miss and Ms. Gay Utah and Mister, Miss and Ms. Gay Youth Utah Pageant on Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. at Club Sound. Doors open at 7 p.m. and cocktails will be served in the bar area. However, those under 21 years old will be in the showroom mixing and mingling. The contest is open to RCGSE members and non-members.

Just a girl looking for her place in the world isn’t an all-too-uncommon tale. But Alike (pronounced “ah-lee-kay”) is black. And gay.