Tag: Utah
Family Equality Council Denounces Utah Supreme Court for Halting Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples
Family Equality Council® today condemned the Utah Supreme Court for halting adoptions by same-sex couples as it weighs whether several step-parent/second-parent adoptions can be approved while the state’s marriage ban case is on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
New UT Special Attorney General Cites ‘Religious Duty’ in Decision to Take Anti-Marriage Equality Case
Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C. partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn, is citing his personal religious beliefs as the rationale behind his decision to quit his job and become the lead counsel on the State of Utah’s case against marriage equality.
Utah Gov. Strips Marriage Rights from Lawfully Wed Same-Sex Couples
Today Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s office directed state agencies not to recognize as valid the legal marriages of same-sex couples performed after a federal court ruled in favor of marriage equality in December.
HRC President to LDS Church Leaders: Stand Up for Non-Discrimination Protections
Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin is calling on Utah lawmakers and leaders within the Church of Latter-day Saints to support federal workplace protections that would ensure no American could be fired simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Equality Utah, GLAAD, and Utah Pride Center to host screening of ‘The New Normal’ after KSL-TV refuses to air
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, Equality Utah and the Utah Pride Center announced plans to host a panel discussion and screening of upcoming NBC series The New Normal for Utah residents following Salt Lake City, Utah NBC affiliate KSL-TV’s decision to not air the series.
cineGLAAD to Examine Images of LGBT Youth, Transgender People in Film
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced its panels and events for the 2nd Annual cineGLAAD program presented by Abreva, RÖKK Vodka and Bud Light, taking place at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.