Month: June 2024
![Mestizo Arts Presents: Home Is Never Dead; It Isn’t Even Home](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MICA-June-1st-SLUG_1-1024x683.jpg)
Mestizo Arts Presents: Home Is Never Dead; It Isn’t Even...
Artists Julian Croft and HALO welcome visitors to their collaborative exhibition to explore the sapphic house in multiple dimensions. … read more
![Access Unclear: Gender-Affirming Care in Utah](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/426-LGBTQ-Care-Header-1024x658.webp)
Access Unclear: Gender-Affirming Care in Utah
Even as a nationwide survey found that Utah ranked seventh-highest in the nation in healthcare, many members of the LGBTQ+ population continue to face barriers accessing gender-affirming care. … read more
![Crowdsourced Comedy: The Queer Community Teaches Good Laughs](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/426-Ed-Crowdsourced-Comedy-3011-1024x938.jpg)
Crowdsourced Comedy: The Queer Community Teaches Good Laughs
In 2015, Salt Lake City was introduced to Crowdsourced Comedy, a diverse comedy troupe birthed from within the queer community. … read more
![The Rise, Fall and Revival of Lesbian Spaces in SLC](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/426-Lesbian-Bars-Header-1024x658.webp)
The Rise, Fall and Revival of Lesbian Spaces in SLC
There are somewhere between 20 and 40 lesbian bars in the United States, compared to upwards of 800 gay bars. But there has always been a demand for women-centered spaces within the queer community. … read more
![Friends, Allies, and Mentors: Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/426-ED-FAM-Anna-Champman-6-1024x683.webp)
Friends, Allies, and Mentors: Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools
Friends, Allies, and Mentors’ goal is to create a safe space for our LGBTQ+ youth to thrive as they grow in schools and beyond. … read more
![What’s In My Closet? with Ms. Meredith](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-SLUG-WEB-Ms-Meredith-BARKIPLE-72-7146-1024x683.jpg)
What’s In My Closet? with Ms. Meredith
The closet: A cluttered gateway to the personality and mindset of its inhabitants. Or, to many individuals in the LGBTQ+ community, the launching point to find one’s true self. … read more
![From Harm to Hope: Sue Robbins’ Education-Centered Advocacy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/426-Ed-Sue-Robbins-Logan-Fang_2564-1024x683.webp)
From Harm to Hope: Sue Robbins’ Education-Centered Advocacy
“Hope always has to be there or else you will not feel driven to do the things that you do in any endeavor in life,” Sue Robbins says. … read more
![Please Bear With Me: Gay Tattoos By Cory Harris](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/John_Taylor-Loyalty_Tattoos-Cory-Harris_Back-Brian_Maxfield_Farook_Nate_Max-5667-1024x683.webp)
Please Bear With Me: Gay Tattoos By Cory Harris
How valuable is self expression if you don’t feel allowed to be true to yourself? Cory Harris, an artist at Loyalty Tattoos, has had an incredible journey. … read more
![SLUG Style: Lou Sant](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/426-Ed-SLUG-Style-Lou-Sant-John-Taylor-6307-1024x683.webp)
SLUG Style: Lou Sant
Inspired by his parents’ love of classic rock, Lou Sant’s eclectic style reflects his outgoing personality and confidence in his LGBTQ+ identity. … read more
![Localized: Shecock With a Vengeance](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508_SHECOCK_0351-1024x683.webp)
Localized: Shecock With a Vengeance
Shecock With A Vengeance is a glam-rock, dance-punk band from Salt Lake City founded by Sofia Scott, also known as The Rock Princess. … read more