Listen to this articlePolice were called to the scene of an all-ages drag reading Sunday after a bomb threat was received. The King’s English Bookshop in the 15th and 15th neighborhood of Salt Lake City was scheduled to host Drag Queen Storytime with Tara Lipsyncki today at 11 a.m.At 10:23 a.m. Sunday, bookshop owners posted on their Facebook page that “Today’s Drag Queen Story time has been canceled due to a bomb threat.”At 10:50 a.m., Salt Lake City Police tweeted, “We are investigating a suspicious circumstance at The King’s English Bookstore. We have closed 1500 East from Emerson Ave....…Listen to this articlePolice were called to the scene of an all-ages drag reading Sunday after a bomb threat was received. The King’s English Bookshop in the 15th and 15th neighborhood of Salt Lake City was scheduled to host Drag Queen Storytime with Tara Lipsyncki today at 11 a.m.At 10:23 a.m. Sunday, bookshop owners posted on their Facebook page that “Today’s Drag Queen Story time has been canceled due to a bomb threat.”At 10:50 a.m., Salt Lake City Police tweeted, “We are investigating a suspicious circumstance at The King’s English Bookstore. We have closed 1500 East from Emerson Ave....WW…

Listen to this articleTwo LGBTQ candidates came up short in the primary for the St. George, Utah, city council race. With 14 candidates lining up for three seats on the council, the three incumbents made it through to the general election in November, with one barely making it in 6th place.Katheryne Knight, who is bisexual, and Austin Hodges, who is gay, campaigned for the seats. Both said they were responding, in part, to the culture wars happening in the area.“The people of St. George are tired of the division,” Hodges said. “They are tired of the infighting and the bickering. I feel like...…Listen to this articleTwo LGBTQ candidates came up short in the primary for the St. George, Utah, city council race. With 14 candidates lining up for three seats on the council, the three incumbents made it through to the general election in November, with one barely making it in 6th place.Katheryne Knight, who is bisexual, and Austin Hodges, who is gay, campaigned for the seats. Both said they were responding, in part, to the culture wars happening in the area.“The people of St. George are tired of the division,” Hodges said. “They are tired of the infighting and the bickering. I feel like...WW…

Listen to this articleBrigham Young University recently added an explicit ban on “same-sex romantic behavior” to its Honor Code, a move some students argue goes beyond the stance of the Mormon Church.In 2020, BYU removed the prohibition on “homosexual behavior” from its Honor Code, a decision that brought joy to LGBTQ+ students. However, the Church Educational System, which governs all BYU campuses, clarified that this did not indicate acceptance of “same-sex romantic behavior.” Last month, the school officially reinstated the ban.The BYU Honor Code instructs students to lead a “chaste and...…Listen to this articleBrigham Young University recently added an explicit ban on “same-sex romantic behavior” to its Honor Code, a move some students argue goes beyond the stance of the Mormon Church.In 2020, BYU removed the prohibition on “homosexual behavior” from its Honor Code, a decision that brought joy to LGBTQ+ students. However, the Church Educational System, which governs all BYU campuses, clarified that this did not indicate acceptance of “same-sex romantic behavior.” Last month, the school officially reinstated the ban.The BYU Honor Code instructs students to lead a “chaste and...WW…

Listen to this articleOn the press day of our September issue, QSaltLake Magazine learned that over a third of the staff of the Utah Pride Center were laid off. We reached out to Center leaders for a statement that would give the community hope that the Center wasn’t about to fall to its knees.The statement came well after we were supposed to get our last pages to the press, but we were able to get a half-page story in just before the final signature of the publication had to be plated.To those not in the publishing business, that means we snuck it under the wire. Barely.Reading the...…Listen to this articleOn the press day of our September issue, QSaltLake Magazine learned that over a third of the staff of the Utah Pride Center were laid off. We reached out to Center leaders for a statement that would give the community hope that the Center wasn’t about to fall to its knees.The statement came well after we were supposed to get our last pages to the press, but we were able to get a half-page story in just before the final signature of the publication had to be plated.To those not in the publishing business, that means we snuck it under the wire. Barely.Reading the...WW…

Listen to this articleA pediatrician who travels the country testifying in courts and conferences against the transgender community was appointed by outgoing Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson to be part of the commission that will determine a transgender girl’s eligibility to play in school sports.Dr. Paul Hruz, based in St. Louis, Mo., will now serve on Utah’s School Activity Eligibility Commission which will examine the bodies of transgender girls to determine if they are able to compete in school sports. He will serve the place of “a board-certified physician with expertise in gender...…Listen to this articleA pediatrician who travels the country testifying in courts and conferences against the transgender community was appointed by outgoing Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson to be part of the commission that will determine a transgender girl’s eligibility to play in school sports.Dr. Paul Hruz, based in St. Louis, Mo., will now serve on Utah’s School Activity Eligibility Commission which will examine the bodies of transgender girls to determine if they are able to compete in school sports. He will serve the place of “a board-certified physician with expertise in gender...WW…