One Utah

Seriously, Chris Buttars should probably adopt some sort of monastic code of silence at this point since it’s becoming increasingly obvious he’s incapable of actually speaking in public without proving himself to be a clueless dolt.
Buttars apparently has decided that the long and painful history of lynching in this nation - you know that fun [...]

Over at KSL, there are many defending Buttars’ bigotry using finely honed apologetics.
I’m all for giving one the benefit of the doubt once, maybe twice. But I know Senator Buttars. He IS an unapologetic bigot and will readily admit it to anyone (privatly) as he did with me one day over the phone. [...]

It’s almost impossible to make fun of Chris Buttars - given his level of obvious stupidity, irony, sarcasm and satire fall short of the embarrassing reality of this bigoted little man who likes the rush of power he feels when people call him “Senator.”
In Buttars latest move to become the poster boy for bigots, he [...]

Rebecca Walsh is rapidly becoming my favorite local newsperson.  Her article in today’s Trib is yet another perfect example of her ability to accurately record the seriously messed up politics of Utah.
Walsh writes:
As is so often the case, Salt Lake City is acting out, testing the bounds of this big conservative family we like to [...]

Someone in the State Senate should make sure he’s on his medication. I mean seriously, he’s an embarrassment - that someone this monumentally stupid keeps getting elected should give pause to the voters in his district.
From today’s Trib:
“I’m for the concept of the bill, but we don’t want outside organizations coming into schools [...]

I haven’t really commented much on this year’s legislative session for one reason - the news I’ve seen hasn’t really painted a picture of the session. Aside from anything having to do with immigration (i.e. brown people) the session seems to have been actually kind of boring. Yesterday, I got to spend some [...]

It’s impossible to attend the Utah State Legislature year after year as I have without developing a sense of cynicism. The majority of Utah’s legislators strike me as well meaning but useless when it comes to actually effecting changing. The few commonsense proposals that actually make it to the floor are usually killed [...]

Governor Huntsman will decide today whether to VETO the anti-gay school clubs bill or sign it into law. While the bill does not specifically prohibit Gay Straight Alliances in Utah public schools, that’s what is is meant to do. Buttars and Tilton have failed in previous years to get such bills passed, so this [...]

For those of you interested, I’ve pulled the audio of the public comments on this years bill attempting to ban Gay Straight Clubs in Utah high schools (HB236). It features Gail Ruzika and at least three of her droids.
I won’t go into the details about the hoops this bill will make schools jump through [...]

I am one of those radical queers that Sen. Buttars and Gayle Ruzicka have been warning you about. I am an advocate for subversive social change. I promote a gay agenda. But this hasn’t always been the case.
I was once a faithful Mormon, and for a short period I was also a volunteer for Gayle [...]

This is a re-post from last year in honor of the repeat of last year.
Utah got her first openly gay State Senator several years ago in a mid-term procedure in which delegates-only voted for a young lawyer named Scott McCoy. On that day, something changed in Utah.
But it has not unfortunately dissuaded our state legislature [...]

This is a re-post from last year in honor of the repeat of last year.
Utah got her first openly gay State Senator several years ago in a mid-term procedure in which delegates-only voted for a young lawyer named Scott McCoy. On that day, something changed in Utah.
But it has not unfortunately dissuaded our state legislature [...]