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![Four Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in Utah this Year](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BW-Utah-Juneteenth-Heritage-Festival-009-1200x754-1-1024x643.jpg)
Four Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in Utah this Year
Learn more about three celebrations happening in Utah this year, from the 35th Annual Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival in Ogden to a brand-new Juneteenth Freedom 5K Run/Walk in Woods Cross! … read more
![Mike Brown: Hockey! What Do We Name The Team?](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/426-Ed-Mike-Brown-hockey-Garrick-Dean-1024x665.webp)
Mike Brown: Hockey! What Do We Name The Team?
Whoa! So we got a hockey team! It feels like Small Lake City is finally growing up and going through puberty. … 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
![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
![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
![All the Way Around: Baby’s Bagels](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/426-Ed-Babys-Bagels-Talyn-Behzad478-1024x683.webp)
All the Way Around: Baby’s Bagels
Bagels get people passionate. I’m avoiding all that shmear and focusing on whether I enjoyed the entire bagel experience, and on that front, Baby’s Bagels scores a hole-in-one. … read more
![Mosaics: Provo’s Only Queer Bookstore](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/426-ED-Mosaics-Maralee-Nielson-29-scaled-e1717523080155-1024x667.webp)
Mosaics: Provo’s Only Queer Bookstore
Mosaics Community Bookstore & Venue is a one-stop shopping experience, an event-driven venue and a safe space. … read more
![Inclusivity at Its Core: What’s in Store for SLC Pride](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-SLUG-WEB-Pride-Co-Directors-BARKIPLE-72-5788-1024x683.webp)
Inclusivity at Its Core: What’s in Store for SLC Pride
As SLC Pride continues to evolve and expand its reach, it remains steadfast in its commitment to unity, diversity and celebration of all identities. … read more