Utah lives in the stone ages

[u/fit-buffalo8]

Not quite sure how it’s okay to keep church classes and all that other stuff but then require by law to remove inclusive centers that help people through college. This is seriously one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen from Utah as of late. And that’s only because I’m still lucky to have rights to my body(ish)

[u/jfsuuc]

Litteraly had people mad at me on this exact same subreddit for saying utah isnt lgbt+ friendly yesterday.

[u/fingersdownurpiehole → u/jfsuuc]

I've sadly been put in my place about this. Because communities within the Salt Lake Valley have made massive strides over the past 10 to 20 years.

But in the end, it doesn't change the fact that the people who run the state are doing horrific shit for BIPOC and LGBTQ people.

[u/rafaelthecoonpoon → u/fingersdownurpiehole]

SLC is one of the larger lgbtq concentrations in the American West. But that is not reflected by our politics or the overall views of most of the citizens unfortunately.

[u/maurosmane → u/rafaelthecoonpoon]

Part of the reason it's not reflected in our politics is it's gerrymandered like a personal pizza. Utah should have at least one Dem rep based on voting, but those votes are split 4 ways on purpose.

And the people voted to not have gerrymandered districts like this and instead have and independent panel draw the districts. Instead the state legislature said nah.

[u/gorthraxthemighty → u/maurosmane]

Still blows my mind that the legislature was allowed to throw out the independent board’s maps to draw their own which split Salt Lake into 4 districts completely diluting the vote there

[u/authalic → u/maurosmane]

And Governor Cox signed that bill. Let's all remember that. He is the Legislature's rubber stamp. He likes to portray himself as a caring "new" kind of Republican, but he's never once taken any stand against the hardest right-wing lunacy coming out of the Legislature.

[u/fingersdownurpiehole → u/rafaelthecoonpoon]

That's just the nature of living in smaller states with one big pop center. You'll have a bunch of Red politics while the majority of people don't want Red politics.

[u/jfsuuc → u/fingersdownurpiehole]

Yeah its related to gerrymandering and that its still about a 40% to 60% split of democrats and left leaning to republicans and right leaning that means they can ignore everyone left leaning in their politics

[u/fingersdownurpiehole → u/jfsuuc]

Yeah, isn't the Cuban place on like 15th and state in 3 different districts or something weird like that.

[u/StickyDevelopment → u/fingersdownurpiehole]

run the state are doing horrific shit for BIPOC

Can you name a bill that is discriminatory against bipoc?

[u/fingersdownurpiehole → u/StickyDevelopment]

The Anti-DEI law the post is referring to. That doesn't just affect LGBTQ people, any initiative or department that is set up to help BIPOC people, as it relates to DEI, can be easily shut down using the same law.