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Annie Barker, Deseret News
The state Capitol transformed into a sea of rainbow on Sunday as hundreds gathered to march, celebrate and commemorate Pride Month.
The event organized by the Utah Pride Center began with a rally on the steps of the state Capitol before attendees marched through the streets of downtown Salt Lake City.
Dozens of attendees carried a 200-foot pride flag through the streets as they marched underneath rainbow-colored balloon arches set up along State Street. As the march concluded in Liberty Park, the balloon arches were joined together to create one massive arch with over 1,000 balloons.
Still Here and Still Queer: The Gay Restaurant Endures
Many have closed in a time of growing inclusion and more fluid sexual identities. But in several places around the country, they remain anchors of safety and community.
Laziz Kitchen in Salt Lake City is one of several newer restaurants that cultivate a wide spectrum of L.G.B.T.Q. customers, as symbolized by the redesigned version of the traditional rainbow flag out front.Credit.Kim Raff for The New York Times
Scott Frankel’s favorite memories of New York gay restaurants aren’t about food.
Universal Grill cranked “Dancing Queen” on birthdays. There was that incredibly hot Italian waiter at Food Bar. Florent was around the corner from a notorious sex club in the meatpacking district. Manatus was so gay, it had a sobriquet: Mana-tush.