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‘Smash’ versus ‘Glee’

by Craig Ogan A debate will soon rage, rending families and friends. Had the debate occurred in January it may have been mentioned in the Republican debates. After a month without Glee (Tuesdays on Fox), “Gleeks” (I am one) have been watching Smash (Mondays on NBC). Now that Glee has returned: Is Smash better than...

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Unicorns, glitter and rainbows: my path to destroying society

by Steven and Michael-John Bristow Let’s discuss a question that has weighed heavily on the minds of many of my heterosexual homies: Why do people turn gay? This is a difficult and sensitive topic for many gay folk. Allow me to clarify by sharing my own journey down the rainbow road of homosexuality. You see, at a very young age I...

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Deconstructing faith at BYU

Written anonymously It’s a cold Monday night in Provo, Utah and thousands of young students gather in small groups for family home evening. Countless young men and women flirt in a way that makes their sexual repression obvious. I give them a faint, curious smile and fasten my coat as I walk – slipping through a group of them on...

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A gay CPAC experience

by Craig Ogan The Conservative Political Action Conference of 2012 is the winter festival of conservative bloviating (used in the fondest meaning possible), held in Washington, D.C. each year. The very idea of sending a reporter from QSaltLake to the enemy camp is both delicious and horrifying. Luckily, I’m a long-time...

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Why do drag balls matter?

by Mikki Whitworth As I sat reading comments about Salt Lake City being named the “Gayest City in America” by The Advocate, I wondered whether our history has been forgotten or if this community actively chooses to ignore important parts of it.  As an umbrella group, we are extremely diverse with equally diverse needs and...

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Op-ed: The Time it Takes to Listen

By Kevin Hull As an accidental heterosexual and writer, I feel the necessity to speak on a subject uncomfortable to many. For silence is the great evil. In silence, negative energy circles the globe. The law may hush the mind, but the heart may transcend the law. I am speaking of love. Love is love. It knows no gender. We may...

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