LGBTQ Community Making Gains in Utah Politics
Among the newly minted Utah public servants taking the oath of office for city council
posts last week were four whose elections may mark a slight shift in the state’s often
predictable, mostly conservative political landscape. All are openly gay. Political
science associate professor Matthew Burbank said the four-of-seven outcome is “better
than I would have thought,” and suggests that attitudes among Utah voters are changing
along with those in the rest of the country. Read more.