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SOAP BOX “Yippee Ki-Yay,” May 19 Opinion

Ironically, I sat down to read City Weekly this morning looking for diversion from the news coverage of the Uvalde school shooting. This opinion article written by Michael S. Robinson was strangely comforting. Who can now dispute the article’s final statement: “Somehow our nation must take a bold step in creating gun laws that help reverse the attitudes of the past. It’s high time to deal with easy access to guns and another generation that thinks killing’s OK.” I appreciated the context of the writer’s upbringing in a culture that celebrated the Wild West. The resounding focus of eliminating easy access to military assault weapons since the Sandy Hook shooting a decade ago does not mean taking guns away from citizens. I am so baffled by those supporting the gun lobby who do not want to concede this specific point.

Again, why do citizens need assault weapons? And to those in the opposing camp who prefer to focus on increased mental health services as the answer, why look at it as “either/or” and not attack the problem from both sides? If supporters of the gun lobby insist on their Second Amendment rights without limits, perhaps supply all elementary students with hand guns so they can protect themselves. Ridiculous argument? Not any more ridiculous than free and easy access to guns/assault weapons by psychotic 18 year-olds over and over again. Thank you for publishing this very centered, thoughtful and credible perspective on one of our nation’s most humiliating, disturbing cultural phenomenons. I am grateful that you promote continuing the discussion so that we cannot look away as the news stories fade. BECKY SOWARDS

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Guns Akimbo

Since Utah is supposedly awash with tax funds, here’s an idea: Allow Utah residents to pay state income taxes with an assault rifle, which go on the open market for $800-plus. Most 18-year-old boys won’t likely owe taxes, but the state could, say, offer them more than the gun is worth just to get them off the street. Just maybe, such a boy would rather have a down payment for a car than have an assault rifle in his closet or underneath his bed. Most 18-year-old boys are good kids. But what if that one dangerous, disturbed kid got rid of his gun? I’ve worked in two private schools in Salt Lake County—one in Taylorsville and one in Murray. At both places, there were shelter-inplace orders as students were reported having guns. Utah isn’t quite as insane as Texas. But

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like in Texas, an 18-year-old can legally get an assault rifle. Utah is awash with both guns and 18-year-olds and—surprise! surprise!—some of these kids have emotional issues. What a violent combo! I welcome a better plan from any Utah legislator or the governor. But wait! This could eliminate NRA campaign funds for their next campaign, something that most would never consider. The lives of children, church goers,grocery shoppers and other wouldbe innocent people are just not that important to GOP politicians. Or as I like to say: “GOP = Guns Over People.” TED OTTINGER

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Which decade have you loved the most? Katharine Biele

I’m looking forward to that decade coming up in a future time when we have gun control and rights for women.

Mike Ptaschinski

The first 10 years of this century. Both Linda and I retired and traveled, all four of our kids were doing well and we still had two valued possessions: our dog and our health.

Ben Wood

I’m forever a child of the ’90s.

Thomas Crone

The ’80s. Despite a conservative streak in federal government, I recall a lot of goodwill among regular folks in that decade and a loosening of social mores. And I miss the giant hair—including my own.

Paula Saltas

The ’90s or any time before the social-media craze with its unrealistic expectations. Life seemed simpler and happier then.

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OPINION

Gun Control Cop-Outs

SmartBomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis 1. Guns don’t kill people, elementary schools kill people. 2. The Second Amendment says we can have Stinger missiles. 3. Guns keep people safe, especially in grocery stores. 4. Some people are mentally ill—let’s ban them instead. 5. A good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun—unless he’s afraid. 6. Without guns, Marjorie Taylor Greene wouldn’t have much to scream about. 7. When guns are outlawed, what will we do with 400 million of them in the U.S.? 8. They didn’t ban airplanes after 9/11, did they? 9. People love guns—especially teenagers in Chicago. 10. The NRA gives Republicans tens of millions of dollars each year. Lock and load.

Progress at Last—Edible Tape

Tired of having their burritos unravel, four engineering students at Johns Hopkins University invented edible tape— and get this, it’s clear, colorless and gluten-free. We are not making this up. They’ve dubbed it Tastee Tape and have submitted an application for a patent. You can use it on any type of wrap— even a lettuce wrap. This could change the landscape of Mexican fast-food forever—would you like that with tape or without? You could use it on those new gigantic burgers at Arby’s before the lettuce, tomato and onions fall on to your lap. It’s the biggest tape revolution since people discovered

BY CHRISTOPHER SMART they could use duct tape for almost anything—repairing clothes, holding car fenders together and binding and gagging kidnap victims. Tape has brought civilization a long way, and edible tape is a true breakthrough. Engineers will surely explore the potentially vast edible frontier. What if we had edible coffee cups so people could eat their Starbucks cup instead of tossing it? And what if we had edible clothes so that if you were stranded in the wilderness or in a plane on the tarmac at JFK, you wouldn’t starve to death—just eat your sleeve! But best might be edible books, so when the pitchfork mob comes for the school librarian, she can just eat Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Animal Farm

We believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America we love. All people are equal, but some are more equal. Corporations are people—of course, they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? People’s pockets—human beings, of course. There are reportedly 47% of Americans who are dependent upon the government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, food, housing—you-name-it. We’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility for their lives. But we’re not going to give up on destroying the health-care system for the American people. The media should take a good look at the views of the people in Congress and find out if they’re pro-America or antiAmerica. If this Congress keeps going the way it is, people will really look toward those Second Amendment remedies and say, “My goodness, what can we do to turn this country around?”

Do not let them take away our power. Do not let them take away our democracy. Make a plan right now. Make America great again. Postscript—That will do it for another confusing week here at Smart Bomb, where we keep track of Ted Cruz, so you don’t have to. See, here’s the deal, if there’s only one door into a school, then it will be more difficult for a shooter to get in, said the wily senator from Texas. “There aren’t too many guns, there are just too many doors.” Problem solved. On another topic of insanity, the Jan. 6 committee hearings will be televised starting June 9. “It’s going to blow the roof off the House,” said Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin. “It’s the story of the worst presidential political offense against the Union in American history.” The committee must make the case that Trump and his mob sought to keep him in office after the election of Joe Biden—a coup d’etat. It has conducted some 900 depositions and interviews and has obtained more than 1,000 documents. Beyond a written report, the committee will produce a multimedia presentation and include links to key video evidence. After the Mueller report and the first impeachment of Donald Trump, Democrats may have concluded they need to create a narrative on a middle-school level in order to convince the public that crimes were committed. And just as important, they’ll be playing to the Department of Justice, which would bring any criminal charges. It’s been a weird week. But as Hunter S. Thompson said, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” And yes, he did say: “Good people drink good beer.” So, let’s go get some good beer. CW

Private Eye is off this week. Christopher Smart is former editor of City Weekly and covered local news and politics for The Salt Lake Tribune. Send feedback to comments@cityweekly.

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

HIT: Not a Drop to Drink

It took almost 20 years, but Gov. Spencer Cox is celebrating “the opportunity to bring drinking water infrastructure to the Navajo Nation and water certainty for Utah, the fastest growing state in the country.” Of course, he’s largely exuberant about the prospect of economic stimulus. Up to half of the homes on the Utah side of the Navajo Nation reservation have no running water, and Sen. Mitt Romney acknowledged that most people don’t realize the hardships faced by these residents every day. Some of the area’s water was polluted by unregulated uranium mining, and many residents have to lug in cartons of bottled water daily. But for the Deseret News’ reporting, we might be looking at the newly announced infrastructure agreement only as a major victory. Right now, it’s just a piece-ofpaper promise. Waiting is the future. “If I was building a church, I would have water by now,” one woman told the DNews. That’s politics.

MISS: Master of Malevolence

Why did some Utah politicians travel to Wyoming? The Salt Lake Tribune posits that it’s because they want (or need) to curry favor with the Former Guy who spoke at a rally in Casper in the hopes of ousting Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. But Utah officials also want to bathe in Trump’s degenerative power and draw from his hateful playbook of professional disparagement. I mean, if you can’t belittle an opponent, who are you anyway? Don’t just embarrass; slander and destroy! Most people know that Cheney is toast because she understood the meaning of “insurrection” and wants to hold the perpetrators accountable. That is no longer a winning proposition in a country where facts and integrity are ridiculed. At the rally were 45 as well as Utah far-right candidates Chris Herrod and Andrew Badger, Utah GOP Chairman Carson Jorgensen and Attorney General Sean Reyes, who wants everyone to believe the feds are “coming for your lands.” Sadly, Utahns don’t understand that it’s the other way around, but they do respond to the GOP’s negative talking points.

MISS: Short Memories

Congressman Chris Stewart is nothing if not ballsy. Then again, he can be pretty well assured that his constituents have no idea what he’s really doing as long as he says the right words. A recent tweet has him singing the praises of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Stewart was “honored” to meet with Salman, and it was a “greatly encouraging trip.” Yeah, Stewart loves the money he can get from any strongman but conveniently forgets that Salman was accused of crimes against humanity after the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He hasn’t tweeted about Ukraine since April 25, instead focusing on baby formula, the unborn and Biden, Biden, Biden. As for his adoration of Salman, that’s probably OK with some Utahns, who’d be fine with offing journalists.

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Rally For Change

An average of 475 people a year in Utah die from unintentional drug poisoning deaths. Let the word “average” sink in. Opioids are by far a greater threat than gun deaths, and that’s not only startling but tragic. “In the year 2021, for the first time ever, we hit over 100,000 deaths due to lethal drugs. In 2020, there were over 81,000 lethal drug deaths in the USA.” Join the second annual rally to draw attention to the problem at the APALD Utah Rally—2022 National Rally. We Are APALD. A Call to All. Rally For Change. Opioid-related deaths alone rose by 35 percent over comparative 12-month periods, according to the CDC’s July 14, 2021, report. Our lawmakers won’t listen unless you raise your voices. Utah State Capitol, 350 N. State, Friday, June 3, 4 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3yXSLRi

Who’s an American?

To listen to the far right, you have to be white, very white and very conservative. That is the new American Way. What happened to the promise of equality in this increasingly unequal country? “Since 9/11, Muslim communities have been unjustly viewed as inherently suspicious and subjected to elevated surveillance. Chinese-American scientists are targeted for investigations and prosecutions as the government becomes more concerned with Chinese influence and espionage. And at the border, militarization and advancing surveillance technology has forced migrants to make ever riskier crossings.” Join this live conversation Who Gets to Be an American: Race, Fear, and Surveillance in Domestic Policy where speakers will dive into the impact on communities of color and how you can fight back. Virtual, Wednesday, June 8, 11 a.m., free. https://bit.ly/3M7FvwB

Diversity, Much?

You have the opportunity to speak up, but you know they’ll call you “woke,” and accuse you of being a shallow person just trying to be PC. “Has a fear of saying the wrong thing about diversity paralyzed you into inaction?” Here is an event that explores the opportunities for practical action steps including DE&I training for individuals and organizations. It’s crucial if you intend to live and work in an inclusive environment where you can express uncomfortable ideas that will drive talent and build real leadership. At Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conversations—Everybody at the Table, you may find that a politically correct workplace is a workplace of innovation. Virtual, Wednesday, June 8, 9 a.m., free. https://bit.ly/3wSmcld

Parade Your Pride

You can pretty much pick your organization, your friends or your cohorts to march in this year’s Pride Parade. At the Come as You Are Pride Parade March, you can march with the Salt Lake Buddhist Fellowship. You can also March with SLAC at the Pride Parade. Google just about any organization and “Pride Parade,” and you can find a place to sign up, volunteer or just march with the LGBTQ community. Here are a couple: Come as you Are, Sunday, June 5, 9 a.m., free. https://bit.ly/3z8fiLb; SLAC: https://bit.ly/3wPUful

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“Weird Al” Yankovic / Emo Phillips

Hannah Gadsby has been referred to as a “world class, award-winning funny person,” and given the fact that she’s an acclaimed comedienne who deals with subjects that are often dark and disturbing, yet still real and relevant, that label seems to stick. Her monologues can touch on homophobia, xenophobia, sexism and sexual assault, and while those subjects may not seem compatible with comedy, she has a way of connecting with her audiences and enlightening them through empathy and understanding. Indeed, despite her challenges with autism and homelessness, Gadsby’s gained tremendous success. A finalist in Australia’s Raw Comedy Competition in 2006, she went on to appear at high-profile festivals, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, winning a number of prestigious awards in the process. Her 2018 groundbreaking Netflix special Nanette elevated her fame further, garnering her a Peabody Award as well as a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. The following year, she began touring with a new show, Douglas, which also aired on Netflix. It received rave reviews as well, and resulted in a rare distinction: an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. Her new stage show, Body of Work, ought to ensure that the accolades keep coming, proving once again that there’s a thin divide between humor and philosophy. Gadsby performs at the Capitol Theatre (50 W. 200 South) on Saturday, June 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $57.75 — $191.50. Visit arttix.org for tickets and additional details. (Lee Zimmerman)

The fact that “Weird Al” Yankovic dubbed his current tour the “Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” speaks to the absurdity and eccentricity this superb satirist has shared for more than 40 years. Championed by L.A. deejay Dr. Demento in the late ’70s and early ’80s, he had his first hit with a take-off on the Knack’s “My Sharona”—rebooted as “My Bologna”—and successfully followed up with parodies of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” (“Another One Rides the Bus”), Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” (“I Love Rocky Road”) and Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” (“Eat It”). One of the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, and a five-time Grammy winner (!), he made history when his 2014 release Mandatory Fun became the first comedy album to enter the Billboard Top 200 at number one. With Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades and a successful career as a video music director, actor, author and screenwriter, this weirdo warrants respect. Notably, he goes back to basics on his current tour, forsaking theatrics in order to rock out with his “serious” songs as well. Opening act Emo Phillips, meanwhile, boasts over 7,000 stand-up comedy shows, a pudding-top hairdo, a falsetto voice and child-like mannerisms, thereby adding to the weirdness and wackiness of the evening overall. “Weird Al” Yankovic and Emo Philips perform at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, 50 W 200 S, Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $49.50, or $329 for A Meet & Greet Experience. Visit arttix.org for tickets and additional details. (LZ)

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Interdisciplinary Arts Collective: a wall for the body, a circle for the soul, a fruit for your memory The queer experience is no single monolithic experience; for every individual, it’s a process made up of collected experiences. Interdisciplinary Arts Collective—a local group focusing on experimental and avant-garde work—attempts to evoke that complexity with a wall for the body, a circle for the soul, a fruit for your memory, a mix of music, dance, poetry and visual art that allows attendees a similar ability to create their own experience of the performance. Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s 1985 coming-of-age novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and built on the infrastructure of John Cage’s 1967 composition Musicircus, wall/circle/fruit is described by the artists as “a queer experiment in memory as myth-making, the scriptures we write to understand our own past, and the crossing of thresholds.” The musicians, dancers and other creators of IAC will at various times be scattered throughout the performance area, allowing guests to move between artists and build their own experience of the piece. Music includes not just Cage but Mozart and Schumann, with poetry including works by Adrienne Rich, Kaveh Akbar and Alberto Ríos. The show runs June 3-5 at the Uintah Steel workshop (1820 Printers Row, West Valley City), with performances 7:30 p.m. nightly. Admission is pay-what-you-can at the door via cash or Venmo; all proceeds go directly to the artists. Because the space is a working factory, guests are required to wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes during the performance. Visit interdisciplinaryartscollective.com/musicircus for additional information. (Scott Renshaw)

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A full schedule of Pride and Pride-themed events throughout the coming weeks. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

lsewhere in this special issue, you can find a comprehensive listing of “official” events connected to Pride weekend. But those aren’t the only places (or ways) that you can celebrate Pride Month, whether in Salt Lake City proper or elsewhere in Utah. Here’s just a starting point for Pride-adjacent activities full of music, celebration, history and fun, beginning this week and running throughout June. Hogle Zoo “Zoo Brew”: “Pride” takes on a doublemeaning at this event supporting the Niasa Lion Project. Enjoy a unique opportunity to experience the zoo at night, including animal training demonstrations, all while enjoying live music and beers from local brewers including Kiitos, UTOG and Moab Brewery. One-of-a-kind Pride flagthemed animal art is also scheduled to be on sale during the event. 2600 Sunnyside Ave., Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., $19.95 admission with drink tickets individually priced, hoglezoo.org Out Loud: Kaleidoscopic @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Every year (major pandemics notwithstanding), the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art hosts a 12-week workshop series for LGBTQIA+ teen artists under the umbrella of the Out Loud program, pairing them with mentors to create work that conveys their experiences. This year’s exhibition, Kaleidoscopic, once again showcases the resulting work, as the youth employ a wide range of media to capture self-discovery and self-exploration. 20 S. West Temple, through June 8, open Wed. – Sat., suggested $8 donation, utahmoca.org The Colorful Collective @ Urban Arts Gallery: The gallery offers a new spin on its traditional June “SLC Queer” show with an exhibition paying homage to the distinctive challenges of the queer experience in Utah. The displayed art is the work of queer-identifying artists on queer themes, including the importance of communicating queer history. 116 S. Rio Grande St., through July 3 with artist reception Friday, June 17, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., regular gallery hours Tuesday – Sunday, noon – 9 p.m., urbanartsgallery.org Judith Blair Peterson: The Colors of Liberty: Local artist Judith Blair Peterson explores a personal journey begun when her own some came out to her as gay more

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than 20 years ago. Consisting of work created entirely during the pandemic, the exhibition includes 50 LGBTQthemed works, including the 12-foot-tall rainbow-hued Lady Liberty that gives the exhibition its title (pictured). Featured speakers will also be on site on select days. Trolley Square 2nd floor, 602 E. 500 South, through June 26, facebook.com/Judith20222 The Monarch Queer Prom/Rainbow Market: For all those who didn’t get a chance to be themselves at their prom—or for all those who just want a great formal party— join DJ Woodbury at Ogden’s The Monarch arts venue for an evening of drinks and dancing. With every ticket purchase, $5 goes to the Rainbow Project, which creates vis-

ible demonstrations of love for LTBTQIA+ people. The following week, The Monarch hosts a Rainbow Market, with work by local makers and creators, along with live music performances. 455 25th St., Ogden; Queer Prom Thursday, June 2, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $25, 21+, eventbrite.com/e/ queer-prom-tickets-344329467707?aff=odeimcmail chimp&mc_cid=799f3cd72d&mc_eid=7de3ee9793; Rainbow Market Saturday, June 11, noon – 4 p.m. City Weekly Pride Pageant: The 11th incarnation of this publication’s own pride celebration highlights Utah’s most talented drag personalities in an evening of performance and competition for the Pageant crown, hosted by Sequoia. A curated list of competitors will be judged on the personality expressed on stage and in interviews, through talent performances and in evening gown. And the audience gets to be part of choosing the winner. Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 South, Thursday, June 2, 8 p.m. – 1 a.m., $15 advance/$20 day of show, cwstore.cityweekly.net Green Pig Block Party: A tradition that was once confined to the rooftop patio of the venerable pub has since expanded to take over an entire street. Princess Kennedy hosts a full day of music and celebration on Pride Sunday, featuring Retrograde, Nixbeat, DJ Latu, DJ Shiny Jacket, DJ Flex, DJ Braxton and DJ Geovante. That’s only the culmination of a full weekend of activities, including a Saturday party and Thursday night karaoke. 31 E. 400 South, Block Party Sunday, June 5, 11 a.m. – 1 a.m., for additional events visit facebook.com/greenpigpub Lydia Conklin: Rainbow, Rainbow: The award-winning author presents from their new collection of short stories exploring a wide range of facets of the queer and trans experience, including love in the time of COVID, a lesbian couple looking for a sperm donor, a trans YouTube convention and the challenges of sex addiction. Michelle Tea facilitates the Crowdcast virtual conversation, sponsored by The King’s English Bookshop. Online via kingsenglish.com, Tuesday, June 7, 6 p.m., free but registration required. Wiseguys Pride Comedy Show: Utah’s premier comedy venue turns its mic over to some of the state’s best queer comedians, including headliner Ryan Erwin, Scott Fillmore, Daniel Spencer and more. Local drag queens fill out the program for even more high-spirited hilarity. 194 S. 400 West, Thursday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., $25 general admission, 21+, wiseguyscomedy.com Pride Under Lights @ Loveland Living Planet Aquarium: The regular monthly outdoor event on the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium’s Ecosystem Exploration Craft & Observatory (EECO) structure gets a Pride-ful spin at this family-friendly celebration. Local organizations including Encircle, Mama Dragons and Utah Pride Center join the festivities, including a light show, music, local food trucks and activities. 12033 Lone Peak Parkway, Draper, Friday, June 24, 7 p.m., $10-$15, thelivingplanet.com CW

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through the AIDS/HIV pandemic that’s ravaged our community since 1981, through the fight for marriage equality and, now through modern-day attacks on our communities by legislatures across the country. Efforts to defend our rights are ongoing, as we are drawn into battles aimed at us throughout the year. But then, each Pride Month, we come together and celebrate. We march and rally. All of these elements of Pride are important. We rally and march so we can increase our visibility and raise our voices. And we celebrate because we deserve to share in the joy of who we are. It’s a time to lift and heal from the battles we have endured throughout the year. There’s an ever-evolving discussion about whether Pride Month should be primarily a celebration or a protest. Pride Month is aligned with the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and our marches have a long historical meaning to us. Coming together to celebrate also has helped heal our community and has given us a place of belonging. Pride Month is important to each of us in our own way, and I invite everyone to participate in the activities and celebrations that speak to you. Pride Month is also a time for us to reflect on all that is happening and what we may be facing in the coming years. With all we are going through, community is our strength. Together, we are stronger, louder and more impactful. Let’s move forward with the power of a fully connected and supportive community. If you are an ally, thank you for being here. The advancement of a marginalized minority community is aided when others recognize horrific wrongs being done and choose to not sit idly by. We need each one of you, we need you speaking up in our defense, and we absolutely need you lifting our voices. I thank City Weekly for this Pride Month edition. Now, let’s fill the month with our love of community. And let’s rally, march, protest, educate, celebrate, fly our colors proudly and then, continue fighting like the amazing and fierce people we have always been. CW

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elcome to City Weekly’s 2022 Pride Issue. June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and this is certainly a big year for it. After two years of limited events due to the pandemic, we are going to make a huge return. The need for coming together is clear. The attacks on our community continue to increase in this divisive political climate. Across the nation, proposed legislation targets our community, and especially our precious transgender youth. We’ve seen many of these bills pass, blocking transgender youth from participating in sports and from receiving necessary medical care. We’ve seen our community’s very existence attacked in schools, from the attempts to block discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms to the removal of books, flags and “safe zone” stickers that help our youth to feel welcome and safe and allow our educators to demonstrate solidarity and support. School board meetings have become war zones where small, hateful groups target the LGBTQ community and its allies, using terms like “grooming” and “indoctrination” to frame us as abusers. Outside of laws and school board meetings, we’ve seen extremely harmful attacks through executive action by state governors across the nation. In Texas, state employees were required to turn in the families of transgender youth for investigation by child services; in Florida, the passing of the “Don’t Say Gay” law has deepened divisions and spawned political infighting across the state. Based on the leaked draft of a Supreme Court majority opinion suggesting that Roe v. Wade will be overturned, it’s reasonable to expect that hard-won LGBTQ rights will also be fully in the crosshairs of the political right. Judicial uncertainty is cause for alarm in our political environment as it opens the door for other rights such as marriage equality to be targeted. This is how we find our nation as we celebrate Pride Month in 2022. Protesting and standing up for our rights is a mainstay of our history beginning in 1966 at Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district and later at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969. Leaders such as Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Harvey Milk—among many others—gave us messages of resistance and protest. Their leadership brought us together to fight

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“It’s been three years since we’ve been able to do something big. This is a chance for our community to come back out and be together and feel safe and heard. And [to] understand that they have support.” —Emily Walker Pride Week director

“The climate is incredibly conservative in this state. It’s really important for the Utah Pride Center to stand up and be heard.”

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Don’t Call it a Comeback Salt Lake’s Pride celebration finds new urgency in an old fight. BY BENJAMIN WOOD bwood@cityweekly.net

t’s a timeworn cliche to describe something as “Back—and bigger than ever,” but the adage feels unavoidably appropriate as Pride Week returns to Salt Lake City. COVID-19 saw organizers at the Utah Pride Center pivot to a more intimate and solemn gathering with its story garden, a self-guided outdoor exhibit celebrating the LGBTQ community. But in 2022, Pride is back to a full-throated roar with the traditional two-day festival at Washington Square, an expanded parade route through downtown and a packed schedule of events that’s already underway as of press time. “It is eight full days of Pride events, which is something we’ve never done before,” said Pride Week director Emily Walker. “It’s been three years since we’ve been able to do something big. This is a chance for our community to come back out and be together and feel safe and heard. And [to] understand that they have support and are part of a community that is way bigger than they think it is in Utah.” That mission is as important as ever this year, with a surge in anti-LGBTQ hostility within the political right and a national backtracking on legal equality after a period of rapid progress. Transgender children have been the target of a particularly aggressive legislative

assault. And an emboldened conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court has signaled it is ready— if not anxious—to peel back seemingly established constitutional protections. “There are a lot of rights that are under assault,” said Benjamin Carr, co-CEO of the Utah Pride Center. “The climate is incredibly conservative in this state. It’s really important for the Utah Pride Center to stand up and be heard.” Upcoming Pride Week events include the traditional Thursday evening interfaith service at First Baptist Church (777 S. 1300 East, SLC) and Friday’s rally and march at the Utah State Capitol (350 N. State, SLC). Friday’s rally will also be bookended by a rooftop after-party for adults at Club Verse (609 S. State, SLC) and Youth Pride at Washington Square prior to the march at the Capitol. “It’s a place for the youth to be in their own space before the festivities,” Walker said. Pride Week culminates with the marquee weekend events: the two-day festival opening on Saturday and the Pride Parade, led this year by transgender youth, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday. A new, 13-block parade route encircles the Washington Square festival grounds, giving most spectators a 2- to 3-block walk to the festival afterward. The new route also enhances accessibility, Walker said, allowing space for three “anchor” locations with an emcee, first aid and water stations and seating for passholders and individuals with disabilities. “A lot of people who require ADA access and struggle with a mobility disability really struggle at our parade,” Walker said. “We wanted to make sure they had a specified, designated place where they wouldn’t be trampled or stood in front of.” Portions of 2021’s story garden will also be on display throughout the week at the Salt Lake City Main Library (210 E. 400 South, SLC). “We’re showcasing poignant pieces from last year’s event that we did in place of Pride,” Walker said. Another holdover from the pandemic years will be the virtual streaming of most Pride Week events. And

Carr noted that outside of Pride Week, a primary function of the Utah Pride Center is to provide counseling and mental health services, which are increasingly available in a hybrid format. “During COVID, we obviously had to go online for most of that programming and therapy,” Carr said. “That is continuing now, so there are ways for people across the state to participate.” Walker said that in future years, the Pride Center hopes to organize flag-raising events outside of Salt Lake County with the help of local partner organizations from Logan to St. George. She emphasized that while the main Pride events in Salt Lake showcase the size and strength of Utah’s LGBTQ community, regional events and even individual demonstrations of solidarity carry an outsize weight of cultural support. “Pride Festival has always been good at underlining that, right? We’re here, we’re proud, there’s lots of us. But it also gives us a chance to show the community that we have a lot of allies in this state and a lot of people working toward better equality,” Walker said. “Put a flag up! Get one of our lawn signs and show support throughout the month.” As conservative as Utah is known to be, both Walker and Carr remarked on the high level of LGBTQ support in the state, and particularly in Salt Lake City. Carr joked about moving to the area and getting used to the volume of Pride flags that appear during June. “I thought to myself, are all these people gay?” he said. “There is a segment of the city who is very much in support of LGBTQ rights. There definitely is a backlash to the conservative climate, which is really empowering to see.” Walker said an important part of Pride Week is announcing the presence of LGBTQ people in Utah. And after so many years apart, she expects this year’s announcement to be particularly loud, and proud. “This is a record-breaking sponsorship year for the festival,” she said. “Utah is a lot more progressive than people think. We’re changing and we’re evolving. And people are realizing that they have a bigger voice than that of their parents.” CW

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Thursday, June 2

Pride Interfaith Service (All ages) 7 p.m., First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City, free. 11th Annual City Weekly Pride Pageant (21+) 8 p.m., Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 South, $15 advance/$20 day of show, cwstore. cityweekly.net

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Youth Pride (ages 13-20) 6 p.m., Washington Square, $10. Rainbow Rally & Glow March (All ages) 8:30 p.m., Utah State Capitol, ends at Library Plaza, free. Rainbow Glow Rooftop After-Party (21+) 10 p.m., Club Verse, 609 S. State, SLC, $10.

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Utah Pride Festival, Day 1 (All ages) 1 to 11 p.m., Washington Square, 451 S. State, SLC, $12 single ticket, weekend/VIP/other passes available.

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Utah Pride Parade (All ages) 10 a.m., begins at 200 West and 200 South, ends at 200 East and 700 South, additional anchor location at 200 South and 400 East, free. Utah Pride Festival, Day 2 (All ages) 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Washington Square, 451 S. State, SLC, $12 single ticket, weekend/VIP/other passes available.

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"It will take all of us speaking up for equality to ensure our rights and freedoms are not rolled back." —Kevin Randall Utah Pride Center PR spokesman

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But there is still work to be done and the Utah Pride Center—along with many community partners—is trying to maintain and improve those rights and push for equality as they are continuously placed under debate in this country. Transgender youth are currently being used as political pawns to pass discriminatory laws that aim to ban them from participating in sports, including Utah’s HB11, which will go into effect on July 1.

Utah Pride Center spokesman Kevin Randall on the state of Pride and CW: How can individuals productively contribute to defending progress. advancing equality?

or three decades, the Utah Pride Center has served as the beating heart of the state’s LGBTQ+ community. In hard times, its programs and services are a refuge of support and safety. In good times, its events champion the beautiful diversity of human life and the hard-won gains on the path to equality. So what kind of times do we find ourselves in now? As ever, a little bit of both. Ahead of this year’s Pride Week—which sees the return of the Pride Festival and Pride Parade to downtown Salt Lake City after a time of pandemic-prompted quietude—City Weekly caught up with Pride Center public relations spokesman Kevin Randall to chat about the causes for concern and, more importantly, celebration in 2022.

City Weekly: As Utahns come together for Pride, what is the general state of LGBTQ+ rights in the state and nation?

Kevin Randall: Right now, queer people are enjoying the rights that past LGBTQ-rights advocates and allies fought very hard to secure for us, including the right to marry who we love, to secure employment and housing, as well as education and public accommodations, to name a few.

KR: To quote the words of Harvey Milk, a great LGBTQ rights advocate and leader: “Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.” It will take all of us speaking up for equality to ensure our rights and freedoms are not rolled back.

CW: Does this year’s Pride Week have a particular theme or focus?

KR: There are two main focuses. The theme for the Rainbow Rally & Glow March—happening on June 3 at 8:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol—is “Two Steps Forward, No Steps Back.” We feel this is our rallying cry and marching orders. Frances Pruyn, former Utah Pride Center board member and Rainbow Rally manager said it best: “As the result of the engineered shift of the Supreme Court and gerrymandered legislatures, women, LGBTQ individuals and people of color are facing a huge diminution of rights through judgments like overturning Roe v. Wade and legislation like Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. We must continue to take two steps forward and not allow any steps back.” The other focus of the week’s events are to provide a safe and affirming space for the LGBTQ community to express pride, have fun and gather together.

CW: In addition to attending Pride events, how can individual Utahns celebrate and promote Pride Week and Pride Month?

KR: There are many ways, including posting a Pride flag on your home or a yard sign on your property, turning to social media

to share your individual story or supporting local businesses who are LGBTQ owned and operated. Whichever way you choose to show pride is up to you, we just want people to know they are loved, they belong and that they are accepted for who they are.

CW: What do you hope Utahns of all stripes take away from Pride?

KR: The Utah Pride Center has worked hard to provide an inclusive experience for everyone so that we all can enjoy Pride Week and Month. Although what people take away from this experience is very personal, we hope people gain a sense of self-worth, motivation to advocate for equality, appreciation for our diverse community and to know they are loved and accepted for who they truly are.

CW: UPC has new leadership team and a new-ish location (1380 S. Main, SLC), what does the future look like?

KR: The Utah Pride Center has experienced a lot of change over the past few years. The pandemic was not kind to nonprofit organizations, and we are no exception. But with change brings an opportunity for growth and innovation. We’ve moved to a coCEO leadership model, ramped up our virtual capabilities to reach more people in the state and are in the process of building a mental health department where people can feel safe and supported. And with the help of our community participating in the Utah Pride Festival—our biggest fundraiser of the year—we are confident we’ll be able to continue to provide life-saving programs and services to the people who really need it. CW

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—Sophia Hawes-Tingey

“When your child comes out, you mourn the loss. But then you can celebrate who they really are.”

Authentic Lives Utahns remember the pursuit of their truer selves. BY CAROLYN CAMPBELL comments@cityweekly.net

n 2007, Sophia Hawes-Tingey saw a counselor about her feelings, desires, cravings and fantasies related to becoming a woman. Forty-one years old at the time, she had begun experimenting with dressing—and passing—as female. But she was 16 when she passed as a woman for the first time. “It was Halloween,” Hawes-Tingey recalls. “My mom let me borrow her wig and a dress and helped with the makeup.” Hawes-Tingey remembers going in costume to visit her mother at the pizza restaurant where she worked and where Hawes-Tingey was friends with several of the employees. She heard someone call out “Check five!” as she entered, which she learned meant that a “hot” customer had entered, a reference to the restaurant’s four ovens. Decades later, Hawes-Tingey started visiting a Unitarian Universalist church, initially presenting as male but soon attending weekly as Sophia. “Interacting with my deeper-level nature, I started feeling like some traits fit my masculine side, and some were part of my feminine expression,” said Hawes-Ting-

—Jill Hazard Rowe Human Stories podcast host

ey, chairwoman of the Transgender Inclusion Project. As Hawes-Tingey describes, her masculine persona included her logical side, while her emotional, sensitive and nurturing traits were more aligned with her feminine identity. Looking back on that time, she said she felt a strong, internal feminine energy while seated in a circle with 40 other women at a Vagina Monologues audition. Then, at a mall, wearing only foundation as makeup, she was greeted as “ma’am.” “I started to realize I was passing,” she said. “If I went to the bank, I was ‘ma’am’ until I presented my driver’s license and credit card.” When she decided to start going to work full-time as her feminine self, she held an informal ceremony the Friday before to thank her former male identity “for protecting me all those years.” “I had to let it go,” Hawes-Tingey said. “Then, I gently fired it.” After the ceremony, she removed her male clothing for the last time. She said she then had the joy of “letting those two ways of thinking synergize, which allowed me to become a more complete human being.” She adds that it still tickles her when a doctor asks if she thinks she might be pregnant, or how long it has been since her last period. Her response is always that it’s been quite a while. For LGBTQ people, “there are so many transitions to experience—emotional, physical, social and, sometimes, post-surgical—on the way to living authentically,” Hawes-Tingey said. And the transitions don’t necessarily stop with the individual, as friends and family members watch their loved ones making shifts in their lives and find their own awareness expanding about the realities of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or one of an infinite number of identies for which acronymical labels fall short.

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“Interacting with my deeperlevel nature, I started feeling like some traits fit my masculine side, and some were part of my feminine expression,”

Finding Answers

As host of the Human Stories podcast, Jill Hazard Rowe regularly features in-depth and inspiring LGBTQ stories. And yet, as recently as 11 years ago, Rowe thought that being gay was merely a choice people made. “I didn’t study the issue beyond the information that the church I attended fed me,” she recalls. “I never took it to my Maker. I didn’t find my own answers. I never thought I needed them.” In November 2011, Rowe knew that her husband planned to talk with their son, Hunter, about new friends he had recently brought home. “We suspected they were gay,” Rowe recalls. That evening, she and her husband crossed paths in their kitchen. She asked if he had spoken with Hunter, and he responded with a heartfelt “Oh, yeah.” “I knew what was going down,” Rowe said. Her husband revealed that during their discussion, Hunter had disclosed that he is gay. But he had also asked his father not to tell Rowe. “That’s how good a Mormon I was,” she said. “He didn’t want me to know.” Rowe told her husband she needed to speak directly with her son. And later that night, Hunter came into his parents’ bedroom and came out to her. Rowe said she experienced her own transition as she and her son expressed their love for each other, and when Hunter told her that while she had told him all his life that she loved him, that night was the first time he truly believed her. “When your child comes out, you mourn the loss. But then you can celebrate who they really are,” Rowe said. “I changed a lot at that moment. I continue to change and learn and challenge my previous ways of thinking.” Now, Rowe says that when life places a frightening door in her path, “I just give myself permission to go through it and discover what’s on the other side.”

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“I reassured her I would always be her dad ... We were adamant that we would stay together and do our best to navigate this.” —Ann Pack

“I was afraid I would lose friends I’d had for 50 years. Now, 90 percent of them still support me.”

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Time to Heal

Candice Metzler, a local therapist who is transgender, says that Utah’s LGBTQ community is both growing and broadening. As more people feel they can safely live as their authentic self, she said, their individual expression and gender fluidity add to the palette of LGBTQ identiy. “The LGBTQ world is incredibly diverse in how people claim and experience their sexuality,” Metzler said. “We are starting to understand what that all looks like.” “It’s exciting to see people increasingly getting out there and taking their lives to new places,” she continued. “We are seeing more and more people successfully finding ways to live their lives.” Ann Pack remembers her former wife feeling that they should wait until their daughter was an adult before telling her that Pack was transitioning to live as a woman. “She initially thought we should not tell her and keep it hidden as long as possible,” Pack recalls. “I, of course, felt differently.” Their daughter had noticed that Pack was frequently meeting with the leader of their Latter-day Saints congregation. She asked her mom, “Why is Dad meeting with the bishop?” Pack’s ex started to invent an explanation, but then had a feeling she should tell her daughter the truth. “We had already introduced her to our transgender friends. She knew what it meant,” Pack remembers. “We sat her down and told her I was transgender and transitioning.” Pack’s daughter thought her parents were about to tell her they were divorcing. “I reassured her I would always be her dad,” Pack said. “We were adamant that we would stay together and do our best to navigate this.” Over the next few years, Pack said she tried to transition as slowly as possible for both her wife and her daughter. “I knew it was going to impact her. It’s hard when you know things will hurt people you love,” she said. Pack’s appearance changed. She no longer looked like a dad. It was hard when she and her daughter were together publicly. When people referred to her as her daughter’s mom, she said, “it was a big warm hug of euphoria” that validated Pack’s gender. But her daughter hated it. She asked Pack to correct people who assumed she was the mom. “No, I’m her dad,” Pack would say. She didn’t want her daughter to see how happy

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the mistaken identity had made her. “One day, I hope my daughter will understand that I tried to do my best. I wish I could have been the husband my ex needed and the dad my kid wanted.” Pack and her ex separated last year. Their divorce became final months ago. Pack understands that her daughter is grieving, and she’s allowing her daughter to dictate their relationship. “She’s trying to process it all. It will take time to heal,” Pack said. “I’m loving and being there for her when she wants me to be.”

Moving On

Thirteen years ago, 57-year-old Jay Rosenberg decided, “I’m divorced, single and moving to a new place. It’s time to stop living a lie.” Fearful at first—because he had worked for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and been involved in the Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus—he initially came out only to his family and friends. “I was afraid I would lose friends I’d had for 50 years,” Rosenberg said. “Now 90 percent of them still support me.” He regularly returns to Salt Lake to visit his four sons and daughter—and to attend Utah Pride. And although he was excommunicated from his adopted Latterday Saint faith, he stays in touch with friends from church, including his own former mission companions. Now living in Sioux City, Iowa, he has opened the local Pride celebration several times by singing the national anthem. He met his current partner, Tony, online. “He’s attractive, but his intellect truly attracted me,” Rosenberg said. The two lived together for a short while, “then he asked me to marry him,” Rosenberg said. He said Tony’s parents were far more supportive than his own Jewish mother, who he recalls asking, “Why don’t you just wait until I die?” But after announcing their future wedding, Tony successfully charmed Rosenberg’s mother, who is now happy that he’s her son-in-law. The above stories render experiences of coming to terms with living authentically. And the benefits of such living “are pretty simple,” says Metzler. “Living an authentic life means being seen for who you are and being able to be a participant instead of an observer,” she said. “It’s an opportunity to live a healthier way.” CW

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t was 50 years ago that I came out of the closet, recognizing that I was not heterosexual. I didn’t dislike sex with men, I just had no emotional connection with my sex partners. Back in the early 1970s, the world was changing rapidly in this country, from the Vietnam War protests to high inflation and gas lines. It was a tumultuous time from coast to coast, when African Americans, Native peoples, gays and lesbians, women and other marginalized people were protesting and rioting for equality and fair treatment. I marched along with so many others demanding our rights. Some lesbians I knew threw in the towel— seeing no end to discrimination—and moved to the Pacific Northwest to create “women’s land” separatist communities, often in the woods, where no man was to enter. Sneaking into gay bars like the Sun Tavern and Radio City in Salt Lake City was easy if you were underage, because it took little effort to forge a fake driver’s license back then. A friend and I wanted desperately to go inside the only women’s bar at the time—Perkys—located just west of where the Triad Center stands today. We didn’t know if our fake IDs would work, but

we fortified our spirits with cheap beer at the Sun and walked under the viaduct and over to the little shack that was hopefully going to be our new hangout and place of opportunity to meet women. As we approached the front door, I shoved my buddy to go ahead of me, but damned if the door didn’t open! Lo and behold, there was a small sign on the door: “Thanks for all your business! We’re retiring to Idaho!” It was closed forever, as Perky (nickname) and her partner followed their bliss to a small ranch up north to raise sheep. The oldest gay bar west of the Mississippi was Radio City Lounge at 147 S. State. I performed there as the first drag “king” the local boys had ever seen and won the talent show for my rendition of “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof. It was a men’s bar, and with Perky’s gone, there was a great need for empowered women coming out of the closet to gather in safe spaces. The Sun Tavern was originally located where Vivint Arena is now located, and a women’s bar opened next door originally known as The Upton Place, then later as Sisters. In my opinion, the unique thing about the LGBTQ community here is that we have always had a mutual understanding that we are a minority in Utah, and we need to stick together. Women were welcome in men’s bars and vice versa, and it remains that way today. Gay bashing was common in the Downtown area, where the majority of gay bars were located. Both men and women were victims of thugs, and we all had to be careful leaving the bars to avoid being beaten with baseball bats. On the flip side—we marched, we became visible and some locals were terrified. When Florida orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant came to the 1977 Utah State Fair to perform her Christian pop songs, the LGBTQ community came out to protest her anti-homosexual ranting and ravings.

The entire Utah State Fairgrounds was surrounded by state and local police in anticipation of the chaos we were allegedly going to bring to the event. Actually, our only plan was to sit in the stands as she began to perform, and then to stand up en masse and walk out. About 100 of us did just that, without incident. We were out and proud. In the 1980s, another women’s bar opened—Puss and Boots on Redwood Road. It was the largest bar of its type ever to open in Utah, and women from Idaho and Wyoming joined local lesbians, bisexuals and gay men on the weekends to dance the night away. After that bar closed, there was a pause in women’s bars, but plenty of gay bars still attracted the gay and straight community for drag shows, great music and dancing. Club Jam (closed), Club Sound (closed), TryAngles (open) and The Sun Tavern (damaged by a tornado, but living on in spirit at The Sun Trapp) provided entertainment. In time, a new bar, The Paper Moon, opened for women. It closed about a decade ago, along with Mo Diggity’s, a women’s sports bar that I opened with two former employees of The Paper Moon. Today, more bars are opening but none are specifically labeled as gay bars for women. But there are plenty of bars that are hella gay friendly in Utah. In the late ’80s there were an estimated 200 lesbian bars across the country. Last year, NBC news reported that there were only 16 lesbian bars left in the U.S., compared to about 1,000 bars that cater to gay men and mixed-gender LGBTQ crowds. This is sad because it’s difficult for gay women to meet and socialize, and thus social media has become necessary for singles to meet. Recent reporting from PBS also addressed the issue of the end of lesbian bars, suggesting the trend was exacerbated by the prevalence of dating apps. CW

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t is a truth universally acknowledged that the works of Jane Austen—much like those of William Shakespeare—prove their durability by virtue of how often their stories have been adapted into the modern world. From the teen rom-com translation of Emma into Clueless, to Whit Stillman’s witty Mansfield Park variation Metropolitan, to Gurinder Chadha’s multicultural Bride & Prejudice, it’s clear there’s no need to stick with empire waists and Regency-era mores in order for Austen’s comedies of manners to be effective. So as Fire Island appears, it answers a compelling question: How is that nobody until now has thought to ask, “What if Pride and Prejudice, but gay?” There’s a little bit more going on in this adaptation by director Andrew Ahn and screenwriter Joel Kim Booster— including exploring the double-isolation of being gay and Asian—than a simple swap of the female characters for more male ones. But while the filmmakers have their own stories to tell, in doing so they convey why it is that Jane Austen’s facility with relationship dynamics continues to translate more than 200 years later. Booster also stars as Noah, the de facto Elizabeth Bennet in this scenario, as he prepares to join four of his closest friends—Howie (Bowen Yang), Luke (Matt Rogers), Keegan (Tomas Matos) and Max (Torian Miller)—for their annual summer getaway to the home of their pal Erin (Margaret Cho) on the long-time gay sanctuary of Fire Island. Noah has made it his mission to get the perpetually single Howie hooked up, and a sweet-natured fellow named Charlie (James Scully) seems like a great prospect. Then along comes our super-serious Mr. Darcy, Charlie’s friend Will (Conrad Ricamora), who becomes as instantly infuriating to Noah in his seeming elitism as he will eventually become appealing. Various other character counterparts emerge as well, naturally, including the randy-but-potentially-reputaton-

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’m sure you all already knew this, but I’m not much of a sports fan. I am a fan of competitive food shows, however. As fun as they are to watch regardless of who is competing, if I hear about some local talent being featured on a Food Network show like The Great Food Truck Race, it’s hard to contain my excitement. Not only do these local culinarians do a great job representing our state, but they do wonders to help dispel the rumor that Utah is a gastronomic wasteland. With a new season of The Great Food Truck Race premiering on June 5, I was excited to learn that our own Salsa Queen Zapata— yes, Salsa Queen is her legal name—would be a competitor. She and her team, which includes her husband Jim Birch, will be helming a food truck and zipping around California with Tyler Florence and the season’s other competitors, making this season particularly fun to watch for Utahns. Before gearing up to watch the premiere, I had a chance to chat with Zapata and Birch about their excellent selection of sal-

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some basic tortilla chips, I couldn’t help but imagine different ways that my choices could be utilized in the kitchen. For example, the acid-heavy roasted tomatillo would be an absolute banger on hot dogs or bratwursts, and I could see the queso chipotle going very far on burgers, fries or both. Whatever your favorite salsa may be, Salsa Queen offerings emphasize fresh ingredients and diverse flavors. According to Zapata, the opportunity to compete on this season of The Great Food Truck Race was initiated by Food Network. “They found us through Instagram,” Zapata says. “We waited very impatiently for them to let us know if we were going to be one of the contestants.” During their time on the show, Zapata saw the competition as a great way to meet other professionals from around the country: “My favorite part of the show was to see these contestants put their hearts out there to work hard and fulfill their dreams.” Though Zapata and Birch are no strangers to running a national business, operating a food truck was something new to both of them. The production team on The Great Food Truck Race provides each group of contestants with a food truck that exemplifies their mobile restaurant concept, and Zapata’s plan is to do what she loves. “We are going to use recipes that are very close to our hearts, along with things we cook at home,” Zapata says. Based on her menu of Mexican favorites, she couldn’t be happier that this season’s competition takes place in California. “I brought a lot of spice to the competition,” Zapata says. I’m looking forward to cheering Salsa Queen on this summer and will make sure we’re well stocked on our roasted tomatillo and queso chipotle salsas. I can’t wait to see Salsa Queen kick some culinary ass on national TV. CW

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sas, and the strategies they’re taking into the competition. Zapata’s path to overseeing one of the most prolific local salsa ventures began with no shortage of adversity. “I started as a single mother eight years ago,” she says. “I found myself in a hard situation where I was divorced with seven kids, and making salsa was a perfect fit for us.” Zapata and her family began by selling their salsa varieties online and through attending local farmers markets, and the endeavor grew to be a perfect mix of financial support and family togetherness. “My kids and I would just get together, chop tomatoes and experiment with flavors,” Zapata says. “That’s how we do it in Mexico—you just go by the taste and the emotions you feel in the kitchen.” As we talk, it’s clear that family is something that is very near and dear to Zapata’s heart. In addition to having her children help her create recipes and attend farmers markets, her husband Jim Birch has been a cheerleader ever since the two met. “I eat a lot of salsa—that’s my main contribution,” Birch says. In addition to the quality control he provides, Birch has helped Salsa Queen expand its reach across the nation. Since Zapata and Birch met, Salsa Queen as moved from Zapata’s home kitchen to a large commercial facility in West Valley. They have also ushered in an era of freeze-dried salsa that can be shipped and enjoyed all over the world. I did my share of salsa research leading up to the interview; you can find Salsa Queen products at plenty of local stores, but Smith’s and Harmon’s are its most consistent vendors. Mango pineapple salsa packs a tropical sweetness, the roasted tomatillo has a nice balance of heat and acidity, and the queso chipotle is perfect for nacho fans. Though I enjoyed the salsas I selected with

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Desert Edge Brewery 273 Trolley Square, SLC DesertEdgeBrewery.com On Tap: British Mild

Proper Brewing 857 S. Main, SLC ProperBrewingCo.com On Tap: Veni Vidi BiBi- Italian Pilsner

Epic Brewing Co. 825 S. State, SLC EpicBrewing.com On Tap: Big Bad Baptist Reserve 2022

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Fisher Brewing Co. 320 W. 800 South, SLC FisherBeer.com On Tap: Fisher Beer

RoHa Brewing Project 30 Kensington Ave, SLC RoHaBrewing.com On Tap: Spudnik 7

Grid City Beer Works 333 W. 2100 South, SLC GridCityBeerWorks.com On Tap: Extra Pale Ale

Roosters Brewing Multiple Locations RoostersBrewingCo.com On Tap: Cosmic Autumn Rebellion

Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC HopkinsBrewingCompany.com On Tap: Stonewall Sour Saison

SaltFire Brewing 2199 S. West Temple, South Salt Lake SaltFireBrewing.com On Tap: Mobius Trip Sour aged on Utah Tart Cherries

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Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, South Salt Lake LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Throwing Smoke Smoked Porter

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slightly fluffy, with nice carbonation. Overall: A nice classically based IPA. TF Brewing seems to deliver consistently, and is still at the top of their game. Red Rock - Nanu Nanu: When this debuted last week, I saw quite a few people trying to express the meaning of the beer’s name over social media. There were many interesting theories ranging from a Pacific Island greeting to a type of hop. People of a certain age, however, will remember that this is Robin Williams’ greeting from his Mork character in the 1970s television series, Mork and Mindy. Shazbat, errr, oh well. This IPA forms a good, slightly off-white head that lasts forever on top of a gorgeous hazy golden color. It emits fresh citrus aromas (grapefruit, lemon, lime) with slight alcohol tones in the background, which is also a warning: It’s an 8.1 percent percent ABV beauty. Don’t fall for the breezy freshness, because it’s got plenty of power within. The taste is absolutely delightful. Malts are just noticeable, but it’s actually a hopdominated territory. Unbelievably fresh with plenty of fruit (mandarin, grapefruit and some lemon) aromas wrapped in a microbubble blanket, with some warming alcohol tones underneath. Then comes the beautiful bitterness of those hops. A bittersweet taste stays after the sip for a surprisingly long time in the lingering mouthfeel, with a semi-dry finish. Overall: Don’t miss out on this good standard IPA; you may just find your new affordable Red Rock beer right here. It’s well balanced, with plenty of freshness, plenty of hops, plenty of power and very drinkable. It does walk the line between coasts, starting in the fruity hops flavor of the east and finishing with the expressive bitterness from the west. For me, it’s an ideal place to be. I think you’ll find that Nanu Nanu will be around for a bit, and at some point you may end up seeing this one in cans as well; 16-ounce bottles can be found at the Red Rock Beer Store and at their restaurants. The “You’re too Shallow” IPA is a much smaller batch, and may disappear fast; TF’s bar always saves a few for pub dwellers, so check the in-house selection, just in case. As always, cheers! CW

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Draper favorite Donut Star (213 E. 12300 South, 801790-2615, donutstarcafe.com) got some tasty recognition at this year’s Dough Show. As part of the dessert expo’s series of events, attendees were able to vote for their favorite Utah doughnut purveyor. This year, the win went to the team at Donut Star, which is a huge validation to all the work they’ve done over the past few years. Since the current team assumed management, they turned a fairly mediocre doughnut bakery into one of the best spots for doughnut and doughnut-adjacent eats in the Central Wasatch Front. Those that have yet to see what I mean need only swing by for any of their fresh doughnuts or sourdough bread. Congrats, Donut Star!

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here are folks who sing in the car or the shower. You may be such a human. Less likely, though certainly possible, is that you’re the type to write songs in the car or in the shower. Luke Leetham’s definitely one to sing in those environments. And they’re the kind of person who can write in those spaces, as well. Their latest track, “Patience,” was a car song. While they were stacked up on I-15 and then finding things at a dead stop, the basics of the song started to come along. At first, as they explain it, the song was a bit more literal, about finding patience in the day-to-day of life. But the young pop songwriter and performer began to add to the initial, hummable words, making it a song about waiting for a lover to just hurry up and commit. With the song in progress, Leetham added some lyrics and vocal ideas from fellow SLC artist Peytn. Eventually, after Peytn “cranked out his verse and got the ball rolling,” the track went to “be mixed by Deekei, who’s worked with Kanye West and other artists.” Now found on the usual assortment of streaming services, the cut’s one that Leetham (who performs under just that name) is using to kick off a series of singles over the summer; a second single, “Drama,” will appear in mid-to-late July, with a self-titled

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n a Saturday in mid-May, with the sun shining and the temperature sitting at a delightful 60-ish degrees, it seemed almost criminal to walk into a bar for an afternoon of day drinking—even if comfort food and a high amount of frivolity would be involved. But these are exactly the moments at which drag brunches can take place, in the middle of a perfectly gorgeous day. So we pointed the car towards Draper. The drag brunch noted here was run by Gia Bianca Stephens, a full-time drag queen and the host/emcee of a promotion called The Quorum of the Queens. It’s an event that takes place a time or two a month at a somewhat unlikely location, Leatherheads Sports Bar (12147 S. State Street) in Draper. For this Saturday afternoon showcase, The Quorum was held between the ’80s hard rock act Enuff Z’Nuff on Friday night and a tribute to Motley Crüe on Saturday night. That green room saw a lot in one weekend. Leatherheads, even after one visit, can be identified pretty obviously as a rock ’n’ roll bar. The staff, the programming, the pub food … all of it points to a certain kind of entertainment. Except when it doesn’t. Stephens runs this event with the help of Scott Alexander, her husband, who does a bit of everything before, during and after the show. He’s taking your money before the show, or walking you through the steps for Venmo payment. He’s behind the soundand-light board, running ’em throughout the show, flawlessly. And, at some point,

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with dollar bills everywhere, he’s onstage with a sack, bundling all those bills. As central and essential as Alexander’s role may be though, it’s Stephens who’s onstage from the show’s start to the finish, busy at any moment. That might involve giving instructions to first-time drag attendees, needling her fellow performers, encouraging tips or doing shots with the day’s birthday (and divorce) celebrants. All that, and done in high heels. Stephens, we learned that day, transitioned from a life in corporate retail to this world, which takes place in all sorts of locales throughout the region. Stephens shows an evident talent at every component of the job, be that introducing fellow queens with the perfect amount of shade, lip-syncing the opening and closing numbers of each set, and engaging the audience. On this day, there were definitely some folks who knew their way around a drag show, while others needed a bit of encouragement. By the end of a two-hour, two-set show, an audience of really mixed-up attendees was partying together like old pals. True, alcohol was involved. But so was bright daylight, which isn’t exactly conducive to letting your hair down. With steady patter, a good flow to the show and a crowd that seemed completely receptive to having fun, Stephens proved an able host. She had the standard jokes down and worked the room with an improviser’s touch, doing expert “crowd work,” as comics and improv performers refer to it. As proof, even people who arrived late, sitting in the back of the bar and clearly not there for the show, wound up visiting the stage, dollars in hand. Stephens’ title of Miss Beehive State in 2021 seems well-earned. We tried—really, really tried—to grab a few words with Stephens for this piece, but a good time to talk never quite materialized. That said, Stephens is a top-flight performer, someone who can make a perfect afternoon even a tad bit better. Quorum of the Queens is found on many weekends, at Leatherheads on Saturdays and The Tavernacle Social Club (50 W. 300 South) on Sundays. See the Quorum Facebook page for current bookings. CW

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The SLC-based Homephone offered up a fantastic album via Bandcamp (and cassette) in late May, just ahead of this Friday, June 3 show at Kilby Court (741 South Kilby Court) and following a small handful of singles and compilation appearances. The 10 songs of Mellon Collie are lovely indeed, all songs written, recorded, and mixed by Ysabelle Stepp and Joseph Sandholtz. Listed as support acts for the show are 26Fix, Toothpicks and Adult Prom. Ten-dollar tickets for this all-ages show are available via kilbycourt.com.

Tomberlin @ The Urban Lounge

Sarah Beth Tomberlin’s music is both beautiful and a bit spooky. Her latest album i don’t know who needs to hear this… is the type of album that’ll reignite a career that was on the cusp of something special just prior to the pandemic. “My first record, I made it without knowing I was making it,” she says via bio. “I was writing songs to process stuff from my personal life as it was happening, and then suddenly everything was happen-

ing really fast. Record label, tour, press, all this momentum and a lot of advice about my career, which, you know, I never even expected to have. So I think when I started to write the second record, I felt a lot of pressure to make it sound collected and profound, almost like a book—chapters, a narrative, everything nicely wrapped up.” Tremendous voice; smart, understated lyrics; tasteful, spare instrumentation. So much here to love. Tomberlin plays the Urban Lounge (241 S. 500 East) with Jana Horn on Saturday, June 4. Ticket info can be found at theurbanloungeslc.com.

Carolyn Wonderland @ The Ogden Music Festival

Carolyn Wonderland is stacking up an impressive series of awards, honors and firsts. She’s been the lead guitarist of John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, the first woman to hold that slot. She’s won plaudits in the extremely-competitive Austin Music Awards over the past two years. She’s got Bob Dylan’s stamp of approval. And she’s got a 2021 album, Tempting Fate (Alligator Records), that’s scored fine reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Giving a broader sense of her work, we check in on her bio to read: “Wonderland has been performing professionally since the age of 15. Her music is a bold mix of timeless original songs and reinventions of some of her favorites, ranging from blistering electric blues to deep, heartfelt ballads to cosmic country to soulful Tex-Mex.” Wonderland appears at the Ogden Music Festival (Fort Buenaventura, 2450 A Ave., Ogden) on Saturday, June 4, with a 4:30 p.m. performance. Ticketing information can be found at ofoam.org.

Orville Peck @ Sandy Amphitheatre

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of the Bronco Tour that arrives in Utah this week. The Nashville Scene caught his show just last month at the historic Ryman, and noted that “the hour-plus performance built up at all the right points, wound down when it felt natural to, and altogether hit the mark. Rejoicing in the pews spilled into the aisles, and young, queer attendees all around had what appeared to be religious experiences. For the time being, questions about the mileage Peck can ultimately get out of being a masked balladeer felt irrelevant—this evening was one that’ll live on.” Orville Peck and The Nude Party appear at Sandy Amphitheatre (1245 E. 9400 South) on Wednesday, June 8, with doors at 6:30 and the show starting at 7:30. Tickets are available at sandy. ticketsales.com.

Blackwater Holylight @ Metro Music Hall

If it’s possible, the band Blackwater Holylight can completely satisfy the needs of fans of both heavy metal and shoegaze, creating an intoxicating blend of droning rock wedded to quality, hummable hooks. Sometimes going out as a four-piece, other times as a quintet, the band’s latest album, Silence/Motion, is a marvel. As good a source of metal news as any, Metal Injection says that “As the name suggests, Blackwater Holylight employs stark contrasts in sound throughout their entire body of work and manages to be brutally heavy, without being all together musically heavy at all. Silence/Motion is an emotionally devastating dark divergence for the Portland, Ore.-based outfit that embodies grief and recovery both throughout the world and personally.” We’ll add that the moody, black-and-white video for the same song is on YouTube, and it has the potential to make you a convert. Blackwater Holylight appears at the Metro Music Hall (615 W. 100 South) on Wednesday, June 8 with Spirit Mothers. Tickets are $15 and available through metromusichall.com. CW

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Who loves the truth better than you Aries people? Who has the greatest potential to speak the real story, even when it requires extra courage? Who has more fun than you discovering, defining and expressing the raw facts? In my Book of Life, you Rams are radiant beacons of candor—the people I go to when I need accuracy and honesty. And all I’m saying here will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. The whole world needs concentrated doses of your authenticity. Now read this pep talk from Aries philosopher St. Catherine of Siena: “Let the truth be your delight; let it always be in your mouth, and proclaim it when it is needed. Proclaim it lovingly and to everyone, especially those you love with a special love—but with a certain congeniality.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Before the 20th century, you couldn’t buy a loaf of bread that was already sliced into thin pieces. Then in 1912, the American inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder developed a slicing machine. But all his work, including the blueprints and the machine prototypes, was destroyed in a fire. He had to seek new funding and begin again. Sixteen years later, his innovation was finally ready for broad public use. Within five years, most of the bread in the U.S. was sold sliced. What does this have to do with you? I am picking up an Otto Frederick Rohwedder vibe when I turn my visions to you, Taurus. I suspect that in the coming months, you, too, will fulfill a postponed dream.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Author Mustafa Mahmoud described the signs of love between two people: 1. Feeling a comfortable familiarity; 2. Having no urge or need to lie; 3. Being natural, not trying to be different from who one is; 4. Having little or no possibility of being embarrassed in front of the other person; 5. Experiencing silence as delicious, not alienating; 6. Enjoying the act of listening to the other person. I bring these pointers to your attention, Libra, because the coming months will be a favorable time to define and redefine your understanding about the signs of love. How do you feel about Mahmoud’s ideas? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “We do not love each other without changing each other,” wrote author Madeleine L’Engle. Meditate on that gem, Scorpio. Now is a perfect time for you and your loved ones to acknowledge, honor and celebrate the ways your love has changed each other. It may be true that some transformations have been less than ideal. If that’s the case, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to correct those trends. As for the positive changes that you and your allies have stimulated in each other: I hope you will name them and pledge to keep doing more of that good work. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other,” wrote Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. Sagittarian politician Stacey Abrams said, “From the moment I enter a room, I am clear about how I intend to be treated and how I intend to engage.” You’ll be wise to cultivate those attitudes in the next seven weeks, Sagittarius. It’s high time for you to raise your self-respect in ways that inspire others to elevate their appreciation and regard for you.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In 1963, Jim and Alice Munro founded Munro’s Books in Victoria, British Columbia. After being on the job for a few CANCER (June 21-July 22) Poet Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014) won a Pulitzer Prize for her months, Alice found she was not impressed with many of the poetry. When she was young and still studying her craft in col- products they sold. “I can write better books than this,” she lege, a professor objected to one of her poems. He said, “You told Jim. Five years later, she published her first collection of have pigs in this poem; pigs are not poetic.” Kizer was incensed short stories. Fourteen books later, she won the Nobel Prize at such ignorance. She testified, “I got up and walked out of in Literature. Will the coming months bring your equivalent of that class and never went back.” Judging from the astrological Alice Munro’s pivotal resolution? I suspect they could. omens, I suspect you may have comparable showdowns headed your way. I advise you to be like Kizer. You are the only one who AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) truly knows the subjects of your quest. No one else has the right “True love for whatever you are doing is the answer to everything,” proclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic. to tell you what your work (or play) should be about. Amen to that righteous attitude! I hope you will embrace it in the coming weeks. I hope your heart and imagination will reveal LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author James Baldwin said it wasn’t often “that two people all you need to know to bring tender fresh streams of true love to can laugh and make love, too—make love because they are the essential activities of your life. Now is an excellent time to laughing and laugh because they’re making love. The love and redefine the meaning of the word “love” so it applies to all your the laughter come from the same place: but not many people relationships and pursuits. go there.” Your assignment, Leo, is to be the exception to Baldwin’s rule in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) the astrological omens, there’s a high possibility that interest- A homeless woman in a wheelchair stopped where I was siting eros can converge with humorous fun in a glorious synergy. ting outside a café. She was pushing her belongings in a small You will have a knack for conjuring up ribald encounters and shopping cart. “Would you like to go dancing?” she said to me. jovial orgasms. Your intuition will guide you to shed the solem- “There’s a nearby park that has a great grassy dance floor.” “Maybe another day,” I told her. “My energy is low. I’ve had a nity from your bliss and replace it with sunny, carefree cheer. lot of personal challenges lately.” I’m sure the expression on my face was less-than-ebullient. “Cheer up, mister,” she told me. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) I’m worried you will overindulge in your pursuit of perfection “I’m psychic, and I can tell you for sure that you will live a long during the coming weeks. It’s fine to be exquisitely skillful and life and have many more fine adventures. I’ll be in the park if you masterful; I hope you do that. But if you get obsessed with flaw- change your mind.” My mood instantly brightened. “Thanks!” lessness, you risk undoing your good intentions. As an antidote, I yelled toward her as she rolled away. Now I predict that you, I offer you two pieces of advice. The first is from actor and activ- Pisces, will have comparable experiences in the coming days. ist Jane Fonda. She said, “We are not meant to be perfect; we Are you willing to welcome uplifting surprises?

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t’s a simple fact that resort towns have a transitory and seasonal work force. And, if it’s a destination resort like Park City, there’s also going to be a need for vacation housing for tourists. A recomendation was made at the May 11 Summit County Council meeting that a moratorium be put in place to stop permitting short-term rentals (STRs) for the next six months, and a whole lot of folks want to chime in on this idea. Realtors feel this temporary halt could drastically impact sales on properties that are currently under contract (sale pending). Almost 64% of pending sales in the MLS in Summit County right now allow for shortterm rentals. So, imagine how those buyers with a pending purchase contract will react when they learn about a moratorium on STRs. Any plans they might have had for passive income from an STR on the property would be a no-go because they wouldn’t be able to get a permit. Even though more than 60% of the current listings on the market in Summit County allow for short-term rentals, buyers would be unable to get licenses should the moratorium pass. And as tourism is the lifeblood of the Summit County economy and infrastructure, Realtors and investor clients strongly oppose the STR cap. We Realtors are advocates for privateproperty rights, in that owners of a home, condo, rental property or business property have the right to do as they please with their property if the use complies with local zoning use and building laws. Those opposing the cap believe it will have unintended consequences such as reduction in property values, migration of tourism to unincorporated areas in the valley, underground/illegal vacation-rental operations and reduction in fundamental services. There are plenty of Realtors residing in Summit County who are also business owners and who care about the community. They also might have rental properties of their own. The Park City Board of Realtors doesn’t believe there is data to support a cap on vacation-rental permits and that there should be an extensive, comprehensive economic impact study prepared and presented to the public with plenty of time for thorough review prior to making a decision on STRs. Advocates of the short-term rental cap believe the growing number of Airbnbs and Vrbos limit the amount of rental inventory available for workers who need annual or seasonal rentals. Advocates of the cap further argue that STRs enrich landlords with high nightly fees and make housing in the area less affordable. In so doing, STRs increase the gap between the rich and poor, making inequality worse. The Summit County Council met at the end of May to discuss Ordinance 943 to place a six-month moratorium on permits, but it was not voted on. Another public hearing is planned for June 1 in Coalville to further discuss the matter. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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I’ll Just Have Water, Thanks Investigators in Vancouver, Washington, looking into the sexual exploitation of children uncovered another nasty habit of Stephen Sharp, a night manager at an Arby’s restaurant there. On May 10, Fox11-TV reported, Sharp admitted that he had downloaded and distributed child pornography. After conducting a search of his digital devices, police also found a video of him urinating into a container of milkshake mix from Arby’s. He confessed that he had done so at least twice for sexual gratification. Sharp said it would have been added to another bag of mix and used during the next shift to make shakes for customers. Officers are seeking people who might have ordered a shake on Oct. 30 or 31, 2021, and still have a receipt; Sharp is facing multiple charges and eating institutional food at the Clark County jail. Send your weird news items to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com.

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help themselves and others make their favorite foods less messy by taping burritos, tacos and other dishes closed, keeping the fillings inside. “All its ingredients are safe to consume, are food-grade, and are common food and dietary additives,” said team member Tyler Guarino. They are in the process of obtaining a patent. Shocking During an electrical storm on May 16, 15-year-old Giana Scaramuzzo of North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania, was inside her home when she was struck by lightning, WTAE-TV reported. At least four other homes in the area were also hit during the storm. “All of a sudden I feel like a shock in my pinkie, and then it goes up my body and out through my leg,” Scaramuzzo said about the strike. Paramedics checked her blood pressure and took an EKG, but, shockingly, she didn’t go to the hospital. ‘I’ll Have a Beer’ Olaf Brewing in Finland is launching a new brew to celebrate the country’s likely acceptance to NATO, the Associated Press reported. The “OTAN” lager’s blue label, with its cartoon medieval knight and NATO’s compass symbol, uses a play on the French abbreviation for the multinational organization, OTAN. In Finnish, “Otan olutta” means “I’ll have a beer.” CEO Petteri Vanttinen said the new lager has “a taste of security, with a hint of freedom.” Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, the longest of any European Union member. Police Report Dawn LaShawn Laprade, 54, really wanted to get away from cops on May 18 in Martin County, Florida, ClickOrlando.com reported. Laprade allegedly intentionally hit a sheriff’s office vehicle as she tried to evade a traffic stop. Next, she drove up to 100 mph, hitting another patrol car and a civilian truck, injuring people inside, and motioned to officers that she had a gun. But the real coup de grace came when officers finally caught up to her and she threw a fake snake at them. Laprade was booked and held on $90,000 bond. Bond. High Bond. Irvine, California, police were tipped off on May 17 by neighbors to a suspicious vehicle belonging to Yasmine Kambour, 37, and Chris Huynh, 44, of Garden Grove. The 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 looked innocent enough, but, as NBC4-TV reported, it had some unusual features that James Bond might have appreciated. “The suspect vehicle was something out of a 007 movie,” police posted on Instagram. “Officers discovered a device that would flip the vehicle’s license plate with the push of a button and an elaborate gas siphoning device that transferred fuel directly into the vehicle’s gas tank.” They also found burglary tools, evidence of ID theft and stolen property. The pair were arrested on multiple charges and held for bail. Low bail.

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Bright Idea For Alexander Leszczynski, 22, of North Redington Beach, Florida, it wasn’t enough to be charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa claimed Leszczynski might face up to 30 years in prison for making up charitable entities to receive Payroll Protection Plan loans totaling almost $200,000 and trying to deposit fake checks to the tune of $2.7 million, among other schemes. But wait, there’s more! “When he discovered that the money had been frozen, he attempted to have it released by producing a fabricated pardon purportedly signed by former President Donald Trump,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. One of Leszczynski’s fake charities was trying to seize control of two properties that belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Leszczynski is being held without bail at the Pinellas County Jail. Wait, What? During a preliminary hearing on May 16 in Saginaw County (Michigan) District Court, a 32-year-old, unidentified woman testified that her “friend with benefits,” 29-year-old Cortez L. Gill, accidentally shot her once on Nov. 11—but then proceeded to shoot her eight more times as she and her child struggled to escape him. MLive.com reported that the victim explained that she and Gill “tussled” over some car keys and he pulled out a gun, which he lowered to the ground. “The gun goes off and the bullet hit me ... in my abdomen. ... I was like, ‘Cortez, I got hit. You have to call the police or get me in the car and take me to the hospital immediately.’” Instead, she said, Gill replied, “You see what you made me do?” and fired again at her, hitting her in the chest. She and her daughter ran outside, where she collapsed in a neighbor’s yard. The next thing she remembers is waking up in a hospital on the day before Thanksgiving, where she learned that she had been shot nine times in total. Gill was bound over for trial. Crotch Shot Kingsland, Arkansas, about 70 miles south of Little Rock, is the birthplace of Johnny Cash, and the town has honored him with a silhouette of the Man in Black on its water tower, The Wichita Eagle reported. But when Betty Graham, water office manager, arrived at her office early on May 11, she noticed what she first thought was a leak from the tower. Later she realized a sharpshooter had hit the tank right at Cash’s sweet spot, creating the illusion that the famous singer is relieving himself. Graham said it could take at least a week to repair the damage; in the meantime, comments on a local Facebook page ranged from “would be a better tourist attraction than Old Faithful” to “Someone here knows who did this. I hope they’ll come forward and turn the vandal in.” “People think it’s funny, but a lot of hard work and effort went into getting the grant to get this painted,” Graham said. Skills Ayumi Takada, 37, of Tokyo, has been compared to Elastigirl from The Incredibles because of her incredibly elastic earlobes. Oddity Central reports that Ayumi can stretch her earlobes up to 4.5 centimeters, or about 1 ½ inches—enough to, say, wrap them around a selfie stick, a calligraphy brush or the shaft of an umbrella. It’s practically like having another hand. “People always ask me if it’s painful,” she said. “But there’s no pain at all when pulling them or holding an item. The earlobe naturally bounces right back into place straight away.” News You Can Use Students at Johns Hopkins University are putting their expensive education to good use. Whiting School of Engineering students have invented Tastee Tape for their school’s Engineering Design Day, United Press International reported. The chemical and biomolecular engineering students hope their invention will

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