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Working toward a fair and just Utah for LGBTQ Utahns and their families—Education, Advocacy, and Political Action is who we are.
Uplifting students, businesses, and everyone through education.
Working with lawmakers to advance and protect LGBTQ equality.
Supporting fair-minded leaders who champion values for all Utahns.
Since 2001, Equality Utah has shaped our state to create a more fair and just Utah for LGBTQ Utahns and their families.
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We secured landmark protections for LGBTQ Utahns when Governor Herbert signed SB 296, a historic law making Utah one of the first conservative states to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment and housing.
Through collaboration with the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor, we dedicated 20 blocks of downtown’s 900 South as Harvey Milk Boulevard, honoring the pioneering gay rights leader.
We overturned Utah’s ‘No Promo Homo’ law with SB 196, which had prohibited discussions of LGBTQ people in public schools, preventing teachers from intervening when LGBTQ students faced bullying.
We secured passage of Utah’s first comprehensive hate crimes law, SB 103, ensuring LGBTQ people, minority communities, and religious groups would have protection under state law.
We secured a ban on conversion therapy, working with state regulators to protect LGBTQ minors from the harmful discredited practices aimed at changing a persons sexual orientation or gender identity.
We secured the unanimous passage of HB 228 both in the Utah House and Senate, transforming Utah’s regulatory ban on conversion therapy into permanent state law.
We secured unprecedented LGBTQ protections within Utah’s Religious Freedom bill, making Utah one of few states to include LGBTQ safeguards in RFRA legislation that typically undermines these rights.
Join Utah’s leading LGBTQ advocacy organization and make a difference on your campus.
Our yearly ambassador cohort is made up of students from universities and colleges across our state. Their role is to support their LGBTQ community on campus, get involved in local government, and work to build relationships in their communities.
As the 2026 Legislative Session begins on January 20, Equality Utah is actively advocating at the Capitol for LGBTQ Utahns and their families. Click into our Legislative Tracker to see the bills we’re monitoring, our positions, and how advocacy in action happens every day.
This is a bill sponsored by Representative Trevor Lee that proposes renaming Harvey Milk Boulevard in Salt Lake City to Charlie Kirk Boulevard. The bill would override local decision-making authority by requiring the name change through state action rather than municipal process. Supporters frame it as a symbolic measure, while critics argue it is a culture-war gesture that does not address practical governance issues and is intended to provoke rather than solve problems affecting Utah residents.
Status: Introduced in 2026
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