Hundreds Will Gather for a Rebellion

Salt Lake City’s only annual leather and fetish event turns five this year. Modeled after the Las Vegas SmokeOut and taking inspiration from other cities’ events, Rebellion draws hundreds of leather, BDSM, power play and other enthusiasts to Club Try-Angles for a three-day festival of kink. Event organizers Utah Rox and Master Tiger hope to [...]

The Bears are Out and Causing a Ruckus

It’s summertime, which means the bears are out in force, lounging by the hot springs, raiding the picnic baskets and, of course, playing some mean BINGO with a glittery-bearded Cyber Slut or two during the Utah Bear Alliance’s annual Bear Ruckus: three days of camping, feasting and fun for (typically) burly, hairy gay and bisexual [...]

Countdown to Cologne

Twenty-seven gay, lesbian, bisexual and straight Utah athletes are registered to attend Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany. From July 31–Aug. 7 they will represent Utah in swimming, water polo, cycling, bowling, women’s fast-pitch softball and basketball. Currently, Gay Games VIII has over 9,000 registrants from 70 countries participating in 35 sports and five cultural [...]

ROTC Marches into Denver

After wowing audiences in Utah, Idaho and Las Vegas for years, Utah’s gay and transgender-friendly color guard finally ventured over the Rocky Mountains for their first-ever Denver Pride Festival. In part because of a generous donation that boomeranged during last year’s festival. “The person that won the cash prize at our fundraiser booth at Utah [...]

Taylorsville Poised to Pass Nondiscrimination Ordinances

Taylorsville appears to be simply  formality away from being the seventh community to pass ordinances which protect citizens from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in housing and employment. At a July 14 work meeting, the Taylorsville City Council considered the ordinances and voted for a change in staff-drawn drafts, which created a [...]

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