“I think it’s a local issue. I think each community should implement what’s best for their community. On an issue like this, I think mandating that La Verkin have a similar ordinance to Salt Lake when their community values may be diametrically opposite … I think that’s further than we ought to be."

So, here it is time for the Utah Legislature to once again inflict their moralistic views on the residents of Utah, whether we like it or not. Hopefully they will not do any ill toward the gay community, however, it’s unlikely they will do us any good. No matter how awful this year’s 45-day session may be, it will never compare to the mother of all gay bashing that occurred on Capitol Hill in the 1990s.

This year Sen. Ben McAdams is at it again. I mean really, the nerve of this guy to think that all Utahns should be treated equally and with respect; how does he justify such ridiculous positions? Forget the fact that more than 70 percent of Utahns agree with passing a statewide nondiscrimination bill, what do ‘We the People’ know, anyway?

I've never been much for Valentine’s Day – at least not as an adult, anyway. But when I was a kid, it was a ton of fun. It was all about jumping onto a porch, dropping a card, ringing the bell and high-tailing it out of there before the door opened.

Mr. Waddoups, tear down this wall. Please do not misinterpret. In using the same language Ronald Reagan used to encourage Mikhail Gorbachev to bring down the Berlin Wall, I by no means intend to imply, Senator Waddoups, that you are an “evil” leader, as some might have considered Gorbachev.

As I sit reading comments about Salt Lake City being named the “Gayest City in America” by The Advocate, I wonder whether our history has been forgotten or if this community actively chooses to ignore import parts of it. As an umbrella group, we are extremely diverse with equally diverse needs and wants. For many, we want to be left alone. For others, we want to have our relationships treated as equal. For a portion, we just want to be allowed to be ourselves. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is too diverse to have a single agenda. I want to share some highlights from our collective history.

The road to a trick’s bathroom is fraught with danger and excitement. Sex: The final frontier. This is a voyage of the land yacht, Queertanic. Its ongoing mission: to explore strange new theaters, to seek out new bathhouses and fresh porn shops, to boldly go where this queen has not gone...

The 100 Best Companies to Work For list compiled by Fortune magazine all have sexual orientation-inclusive non-discrimination policies in effect, for the first time in history. In 2008, 95 of the top companies had policies in place to improve the work environment for gays and lesbians, but in 2012, all 100 had enacted some sort of company-wide policy. Topping the list is Google, who also offers comprehensive health-care benefits to employees and domestic partners.