I remember when Massachusetts became the first state in the union to allow same-sex marriage. My initial reaction was twofold: “Wow! That’s great,” quickly followed by, “Big deal. What does it really mean for me in Utah? Nothing.”
I don’t feel the same way anymore. With so much happening so fast in other places with...
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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. Quite the contrary, I appeal to the...
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I took a deep breath before looking at what this year’s legislative session might hold in store.
As I scrolled through the bills (available at le.utah.gov/session/2012/bills.htm), I said a little prayer: “Please, dear God, for the love of all that’s holy, please let there not be anything that will make Utah the laughingstock...
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It’s got to be tough to be an elected official charged with balancing the wishes of the many and the rights of the few. Sometimes, however, they can’t be balanced, so elected officials must choose one over the other.
That was all too clear last week when the American Fork City Council postponed voting on two proposed city...
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In today’s debate over equal rights, it’s important that the right questions be asked.
That’s why I was dismayed when I heard former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain say in an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan in October that homosexuality is “a choice.”
With Cain having now suspended his campaign, perhaps I’m a...
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Dear LDS Bishop Kevin Kloosterman,
Apology accepted.
I felt true sincerity in the words you spoke last weekend at the “Circling the Wagons” conference, held to “create space where [Mormon] LGBTQ or SSA individuals and their families and allies can gather to acknowledge, explore and honor shared experiences.”
I was very...
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