The Salt Lake City Pink Pistols: Building Public Defense Networks for Utah’s LGBTQ+ Communities

The Salt Lake City Pink Pistols: Building Public Defense Networks...
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The Salt Lake City Pink Pistols focuses on “arming, training and defending queer and trans communities here in Utah,” says Ermiya Fanaeian. … read more

Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Marrlo Suzzanne

Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Marrlo Suzzanne
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This month’s “Bold & Beautiful” features Marrlo Suzzanne, a wonderfully creative artist, bearded queen and an incredible musician. … read more

The Med: A Culinary Journey through the Mediterranean

The Med: A Culinary Journey through the Mediterranean
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The Med on 3300 South offers a compelling glimpse at Mediterranean cuisine that brings both a great tang and a lovely sense of balance. … read more

BMX Photo Feature: Tristen Cooper

BMX Photo Feature: Tristen Cooper
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A man, his machine and a brush with nature. Tristen Cooper cultivated his way through the growth with a finely tuned Over-Icepick Grind. … read more

Contributor Limelight: Kamryn Feigel

Contributor Limelight: Kamryn Feigel
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Having written for SLUG Magazine for eight years, Kamryn Feigel has mastered the voice for SLUG’s coverage of LGBTQ+ stories. … read more

Stonewall Sports: A Safe and Inclusive LGBTQ+ Sports League

Stonewall Sports: A Safe and Inclusive LGBTQ+ Sports League
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The nonprofit LGBTQ+ sports league Stonewall Sports has become a safe space where you can be active, have fun and meet new people. … read more

The Sun Trapp: Harboring a Safe Space for Utah’s LGBTQ+ Community

The Sun Trapp: Harboring a Safe Space for Utah’s LGBTQ+...
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Over its 20-plus-year tenure, The Sun Trapp has become an icon for the LGBTQ+ community in Salt Lake, a true haven. … read more

“Colorful, Angry, Happy”: Activist Mariella Mendoza Uses Art As a Call-to-Action

“Colorful, Angry, Happy”: Activist Mariella Mendoza Uses Art As a...
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Working alongside numerous organizations, Mariella Mendoza has created murals, installations and more for various causes around the state. … read more

9th Annual SLUG Cat Presented By Fat Tire @ Saturday Cycles 05.29

9th Annual SLUG Cat Presented By Fat Tire @ Saturday...
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Racers from across the valley converged at Saturday Cycles in hopes of becoming this year’s champion at the 9th Annual SLUG Cat bike race. … read more

Saying “No” to Big Real Estate to Save the Utah People’s Pantages Theatre

Saying “No” to Big Real Estate to Save the Utah...

Cloistered away from public view for over 15 years, the Utah Pantages Theatre was once a beloved, 1,700-seat venue. … read more

Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+:  Poppycock Visqueen

Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Poppycock Visqueen
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Orange wigs, campy performances and cheekbones cut so sharp they could slice you open if you get too close: Drag performer and artist Taylor Anne is all of these things and more. Known onstage as Poppycock Visqueen, a performance from Anne promises professional-grade vocals and a playful commentary on femininity. If you’re lucky enough, you

Review: Ishtar Sr. – Divine Ecdysis

Review: Ishtar Sr. – Divine Ecdysis
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Ishtar Sr. Divine Ecdysis Grimalkin Records Street: 05.21 Ishtar Sr. = (J. Fisher x THEESatisfaction) x Headboggle density&destiny— in sound, narrative and concept, Ishtar Sr.’s (Savan DePaul‘s) Divine Ecdysis holds an almost unbearable concentration of weight and import. Best described as an avant-hip-hop space opera, the album narrates DePaul’s own journey toward a self-assured identity