Utah
In 2004, as discriminatory constitutional amendments were on the ballot in numerous states throughout the nation, Utah citizens voted on an anti-relationship recognition constitutional amendment which passed and wrote discrimination into Utah's constitution. State advocacy groups are working to both repeal such discrimination and end the exclusion of same-sex couples and their families from marriage.
Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment
Groups Actively Working on Marriage
Equality Utah: Utah's central statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization
Blog Posts Related to Utah
Activists: Mormon beliefs factor in LGBT struggles
In a faith where the traditional family is deeply woven into theology and where there is seemingly no line between religion and culture, the potential losses for LGBT Mormons who come out can be devastating.
Today: Gay-rights activists set to call on Mormon Apostle to correct his statement
Today (Tuesday, Oct. 12), gay-rights activists will meet in Salt Lake City to ask Elder Boyd K. Packer, president of the Mormon Church’s Quorum of Twelve Apostles, that he correct his inaccurate and dangerous statements calling same-sex attraction “impure and unnatural,” claiming that it can be corrected and characterizing the freedom to marry for same-sex couples as immoral.
Utah gay activists protest Mormon church remarks
Gay rights activists staged a silent protest Thursday outside the headquarters of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City in response to a church leader's remarks that homosexuality is an immoral condition that can and should be overcome.
Resources Related to Utah
Utah Census Snapshot
Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Utah.
Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey
Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".
Same-Sex Marriage: When Will It Reach Utah?
The road to marriage equality in Utah.