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New leadership is coming yet again to the Utah Pride Center but that's not the only change.

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Attendance at Provo transgender pride festival triples since 2019 | News, Sports, Jobs

Over 600 people attended Saturday’s Utah Transgender Pride Festival, organized by Genderbands. The event featured musical performers, booths that provided resources for the LGBTQ+ community, and small businesses selling clothes, jewelry and other products. Attendees were greeted by a blow-up rainbow arch to walk under and a smiling person to check them in by giving […]

Poll: Do Utahns think there should be a moratorium on evictions during pandemic?

Poll: Do Utahns think there should be a moratorium on evictions during pandemic? Annie Knox © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Doug Henderson holds an eviction notice in his and his wife’s room at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The Hendersons were evicted from their apartment earlier in the week. SALT LAKE CITY Utahns are divided on whether they believe the state should halt evictions to protect more renters from losing their housing in the pandemic, but many think it’s a good idea. Just under half 47% believe the state should have a moratorium, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll. A smaller share of 24% oppose a moratorium, while slightly more 29% aren’t sure.

Despite chronic health problems a Utah husband and wife couldn't hold on to their housing

Despite chronic health problems a Utah husband and wife couldn’t hold on to their housing Annie Knox © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Pam Henderson looks over her belongings as she begins moving out of the apartment she shared with her husband in South Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. The Hendersons were evicted from their apartment. SALT LAKE CITY Doug Henderson knows his odds of surviving the coronavirus are slim. On Jan. 7, three days away from a court-ordered deadline to move out of his South Salt Lake apartment, he wanted to be sure a judge knew it, too. Henderson has asthma, diabetes and a chronic lung disease, but he believes that being evicted poses the most immediate threat to his health.