A deposed emperor; a mysterious sister; alleged affairs with a Utah state Senator and Mormon apostle; death by AIDS. God, I love living in Utah. Who said history is boring?
On Saturday, May 5, 1979, at the fourth coronation held in the old Kettle Drum Salt Palace, Carole Martindale and Weldon Young stepped down as reigning monarchs...
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“Squeeze! Squeeze! Squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed the sperm till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me, and I found myself unwittingly squeezing my co-laborer’s hands in it, mistaking their hands for the gentle globules. Such abounding affectionate,...
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The things they never teach you in high school English class about gay contributions to American and English prose are staggering. Oh, some brave pedagogues might allude to Walt Whitman or Oscar Wilde being a tad bit lavender, but most high school kids live in a homosexual knowledge vacuum. Gertrude Stein? Never heard of...
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On Redwood Road at the outer western limit of Salt Lake City, a new bar opened in July 1975. Far from the emerging gay nightlife of downtown, three business partners, Jim Beverage, Paul Douglas and Mack Hunt, opened a tavern called the Rusty Bell. It was to play an important role in the foundation of Utah’s gay communities.
This...
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While I never met Wendy Chandler Weaver, I feel she is truly one of the greatest champions of the gay-rights movement in Utah. She is someone all gay people and allies should know. She calls herself an “accidental activist.” I call her a hero.
Wendy was hired in 1980 by the Nebo School District to work at Spanish Fork...
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When I first came out, I thought all gay people were good. For the most part I still believe that. Yes, there are individuals in everyone’s life who are a trial and a burden to bear, but overall, I feel we’re a marvelous people. However, there are those who see us as a vulnerable people. This was especially true years ago...
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