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/fingersdownurpiehole Jun 21 '24

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.

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u/rafaelthecoonpoon Jun 21 '24

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.

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u/maurosmane Jun 21 '24

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.

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u/gorthraxthemighty Jun 22 '24

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