A Utah Rally For Transgender People

It was held at the Utah State Capitol

Hundreds of people gathered at the Utah State Capitol

Utah is one of the most “RED” states in the United States. It is highly conservative. Even most of registered Democrats are likely to be fairly conservative in some of their views. Salt Lake City is the most Democratic and liberal part of the state.

The Republican-dominated legislature was successful in passing a bill to prevent transgender girls from participating in school athletics. The Republican governor, Spencer Cox, vowed to veto the bill, which he did. The Republicans were able to garner the 2/3 votes needed to override the veto.

Governor Cox had written a letter to the Senate president and speaker of the House of Representatives saying that he was moved by the data regarding the matter. It had shown that there were only four transgender youth participating in school athletics in the state, and only one was involved with girls’ sports. [NBC News]

Hundreds of people showed up at the Utah State Capitol on Thursday, March 31, 2022, and rallied in support of the Utah transgender community. There were similar rallies throughout the United States.

The event was sponsored by Project Rainbow Utah. It was part of a nationwide effort although it did come at a time when transgender issues were being discussed heavily in Utah. These people feel that the bill which was passed in Utah is a discriminatory action which is unjust. [Daniel Woodruff, KUTV News]

Republicans in the Utah State Legislature who voted for the bill said it was necessary for fairness and competition. Others have criticized the bill as unfair and unnecessary. Gays and transgender people want equality and justice, which they argue that the bill is against.

The rally started at the Capitol with a crowd of people who had flags and signs. There were speakers as the group was giving support to each other.

Leaders at the rally were happy that there was a good showing of support.

[Reference: Information from NBC News and Daniel Woodruff, KUTV News]

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