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A federal judge in Utah yesterday announced that he will rule by next month after having heard opening arguments in a marriage equality lawsuit brought by three gay couples. About 100 people packed the courtroom in the city that is home to the Mormon Church, known for its efforts in helping California pass its anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment. U.S. District …

A federal court today began hearing arguments in the case of three gay couples who are suing for the overturn of Utah’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Both the state and the lawyer for the couples are asking for a summary judgment in their favor. Both sides are citing Edith Windor’s case in their filings. Via the Salt Lake Tribune: …

Via the Salt Lake Tribune: A group of Boy Scout leaders is potentially facing felony charges for destroying a rock formation nearly 200 million years old. The trio of men was adventuring in Utah’s Goblin Valley State Park when they decided to film themselves knocking over one of the formations, known as “goblins.” One man can be seen leveraging himself …

Three same-sex couples are suing to overturn Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage. In a motion filed on Friday, the state made the old tired argument that keeping the ban is in the best interest of making new babies. Because if gays can marry, straights won’t keep cranking out kids. Or something. Utah has made that decision: marriage is between a …

Last month I reported that retired NFL Hall Of Fame inductee Steve Young had agreed to speak at the convention of Affirmation, the organization for gay Mormons. That speech took place this weekend. Gay Star News recaps: The former athlete spoke about how his faith helped him through his studies and his sports career, offering anecdotes of inspiration for the …

The New York Times is wondering what Ken Mehlman’s legacy will be regarding LGBT rights. Mr. Mehlman, 46, remains the hyper-intense, guarded strategist he was in his Bush days, with the same habit of looking past people instead of meeting their eyes. He shuns most interviews and still deflects personal questions, as he did back when rumors about his sexuality …

The Osmond Family will host yet another anti-gay rally in Utah and this one features notorious crackpot liar “historian” David Barton.  LGBT ally and marriage equality supporter Marie Osmond, of course, has nothing to do with these events and denounced the last one. And it appears that for the next one, the Osmond Family is expecting trouble from the gays: …

“If you’re wondering what happens in an organization that doesn’t have leadership or moral courage, look no farther than the Boy Scouts of America. After the BSA knuckled under to activists’ demands, the effects are already starting to show. As FRC predicted, it took no time at all for the influence of the radical Left to seep into a group …

A small group of Boy Scouts broke the rules yesterday when they marched in uniform with a Mormon organization in Salt Lake City’s pride parade. Peter Brownstein, a Scoutmaster in Salt Lake City who helped organize the Boy Scouts participation in the march, said a few adults and youth marched at the front of the parade in uniform, including a …

A Utah printing business has refused the above t-shirt order by a local atheist group which plans to wear the shirts in the coming Salt Lake City gay pride parade. Sam Saltzman, part owner of TIKI, told The Christian Post that his company was first contacted about the shirts last week, as Atheists of Utah wanted them for an upcoming …

From the Salt Lake Tribune: We must start asking ourselves, how much longer will we continue to hurt our families? A rally last week against marriage equality was hosted at the Utah State Capitol by the Osmond family, and featured high-profile speakers, including Gov. Gary Herbert. The organizers sought desperately to keep the tone civil, with multiple speakers claiming they …

The anti-gays are so very dismayed that a large number of equality-minded people showed up to defend their civil rights at Utah’s hate rally on Tuesday. Tuesday’s celebration of traditional family marriage had everything: the Osmonds, the Governor, and hundreds of gay rights party crashers. Needless to say it was not what traditional family supporters expected. “Do you think it …

Three same-sex couples yesterday filed lawsuits against Utah’s ban on gay marriage. The complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Utah argues that the constitutional amendment passed in 2004 denies gay and lesbian citizens the basic right to marriage as affirmed in the interracial marriage case Loving vs. Virginia. Plaintiffs in the Utah case include gay and lesbian couples …

(Via Good As You)

The owner of a Utah-based company says that he fired two employees because they supported the re-election of President Obama. “They were Obama supporters. We just knew they were,” Terry Lee, owner of Terry Lee Forensics, a Cedar City, Utah, digital forensics company, told The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday.  Lee first mentioned the firings in the comments section of …

Via the Salt Lake Tribune: Kelley described himself as a firm believer in Second Amendment rights and said he decided to bring the guns to the store to demonstrate that they are not dangerous in the hands of law-abiding citizens. According to Kelley, the rifle was an unloaded AR-15 and the handgun was a loaded Glock 19C. He said he …

Nobody would have predicted this. At gun shows in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina, a total of five people were injured Saturday in accidental shootings as people flocked to the events on what was marketed as Gun Appreciation Day. In Ohio, Medina Police Chief Patrick Berarducci said a 62-year-old man was shot in the arm when his friend, a firearms …

Alvia Shen writes at Think Progress: A smoothie shop in Vernal, Utah is sparking outrage over an unorthodox pricing structure that charges liberals an extra dollar. The shop, tellingly named the I Love Drilling Juice and Smoothie Bar, is owned by George Burnett, a pro-oil and gas activist. He donates the extra money to conservative organizations like the Heritage Foundation. …

From the Salt Lake Tribune: From his embrace of the party’s radical right wing, to subsequent portrayals of himself as a moderate champion of the middle class, Romney has raised the most frequently asked question of the campaign: “Who is this guy, really, and what in the world does he truly believe?” The evidence suggests no clear answer, or at …

Utah held its second annual Pink Dot festival yesterday in an event that took its lead from Singapore’s ground-breaking event of the same name.  Great photos are here. Below is Utah’s gorgeous promotional video.