‘Rally for Reproductive Freedom’ underway at the state Capitol #utpol#utleg
“We stand in solidarity with all AFAB individuals, and recognize that our country has never truly ensured the rights that they deserve,” organizers Pro Choice People of Utah said
Attendees are carrying signs emblazoned with messages like, Red, white and trash,” “Land of the free, my ass,” and Abortion is Liberty”
Planned Parenthood provided her with a life-saving abortion, speaker Gabby, a SA survivor, told the crowd
Following the speeches, organizers invited those present to add pictures of loved ones who might be affected by SCOTUS’ decision to a makeshift altar
The crowd, around 2,000 strong, then proceeded to march down State Street, as chants of “My body, my choice!” filled the air
A few hundred are out today at SLC’s Washington Square Park in response to SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade #utpol
Utah is one of a handful of states with a “trigger” ban that takes effect after an official certifies that all or part of the landmark decision has been overturned #utleg
The event, which gives way to a march to the City and County Bldg., gives a political tinge to this weekend’s Pride 🏳️🌈 festivities
.@slcCouncil member @DarinMano, dressed in what he called his “gay clothes,” recalled his first #Pride experience, when he didn’t feel brave enough to get out of his car, and celebrated everyone present #utpol
Following the tragedy in Uvalde, Utah Sen. @derekkitchen announced plans to open a bill aiming to raise firearm-purchasing age to 21. Optics aside, the red state's political system will ensure it doesn't happen #utpol#utlegmedium.com/@EnriqueLimon/…
Yes, the time for comprehensive gun reform is now, and it shouldn't take yet another violent event to bring the subject to the table. There are, however, other floor-level factors to consider before considering the headline-grabbing nature of Kitchen’s bill ideation.
Factors like, as @GiffordsCourage points out, include a pressing need for universal background checks, adequate waiting periods before purchasing a firearm (in Utah, it’s none) and the implementation of extreme risk protection orders: giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-…
Second reproductive rights rally at the Capitol this week. This one organized by local media platform @redhiveco#utpol#utleg
On Tuesday, the same spot played host to more than 1,000 reproductive rights supporters who came out following the #SupremeCourt leaked draft opinion on Roe v. Wade threadreaderapp.com/thread/1521641…
A few hundred are here today, some carrying signs emblazoned with slogans like “Mind your own uterus” and “Keep abortion legal in Utah.” The State is one of a handful with trigger laws set in place should the landmark decision be overturned
Protest at the Utah Capitol in response to the leaked draft opinion that suggest the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade #utpol#utleg
Hundreds of people are at the Capitol building, some carrying signs emblazoned with messages like “Mind your own uterus” and “I will not go silently back to the 1970s”
This was the @UUtah's emblematic Block U sculpture dressed in vibrant Progress Pride colors before it was vandalized 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The structure, which had received the temporary wrap in honor of #PrideWeekAtTheU, is back to its usual red hue ahead of schedule after unidentified subjects defaced it with duct tape and tagged the messages “F*** transectionalism” and “Don’t listen to the CCP propaganda."
"It’s hard to reconcile a hostile act against this symbol of LGBTQIA+ power and community... It’s harder to know this vandalism exists in a larger culture of transphobic, homophobic, and racist acts that target our communities," the university's @UofULGBTRC said in a statement.