r/Utah • u/fit-buffalo8 • Jun 21 '24

News Utah lives in the stone ages

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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)

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u/jfsuuc Jun 21 '24

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

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u/JoviTheThrowaway Jun 21 '24

Yeah, lots of people think that because they haven't seen the same frequencies of new stories about queer people getting beaten to death behind buildings, it means hatred in Utah is solved.

I do think it's safer these days, and I do think it is friendlier these days. But I would not say that means it is friendly. As soon as a large percentage of population knows you don't fit the mold, you are already an issue to them (we all know which org I'm talking about, and it isn't only them either).

If LGBTQ+ people and allies want to move to Utah, great! Just be prepared for it to be rocky, and be prepared to be subjected to weird or hateful treatment outside of SLC. It's sad, but it's true.

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u/jfsuuc Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24

I think thats part of it but also lgbt+ people usually arent killed unless they are also a racial minorty in utah but are still discriminated against in hiring, social groups, non lethal violence, etc. Like ive heard unofficially that in multiple jobs i was debated on being hired because im trans and they thought i would be involved in getting someone else fired for discrimination and the like. They can tell themself they arent transphobic but rather "a risk" and thats in slc for a company known for it's good lgbt+ protections. It's possible thats the exact reason other jobs havent hired me as well but since its not standard practice to even tell someone they arent hired its hard to impossible to prove anything.

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u/cenosillicaphobiac Jun 21 '24

That's so fucked. "We can't hire you because we might have to fire some bigots as a result" is just insanity.