SLAY SLC: Celebrating Ball Culture in the Beehive State

(L–R) SLAY SLC founders Tia Aiono and Michael Elliott. Photo: Erik Olson Photography

Co-hosting the event will be Tia Aiono, waacking and dance Millennium Dance Complex instructor, along with nightlife enthusiast and manager/bartender of Metro, Michael Elliott. The two friends have combined their love for dance, SLC’s queer community and entertainment to bring a unique experience to the local scene. … read more

Fixin’ Up the Utah Criterium

Photo: Chris Kiernan

Utahns have started to swap out their automobiles for two wheels and open air—it’s bike season! While there are those of us who do this as a hobby or to shed some pounds, some of us have already been mapping out their LOTOJAs, alleycats and criterium (crit) races for months in the making. Looking closer at Utah cycle competitions, the race with the most buzz is easily the fixed-gear crit. … read more

Shifting Gears: SLC Bike Collective’s Women, Trans, Femme Program

(L–R) SLCBC Volunteer and Program Coordinator Amy Wiscombe and Head Mechanic Mollie Bourdos.

WTF is the SLCBC’s weekly women-, trans- and femme-affirmative offering. Every Wednesday, the shop closes to regular business and opens to anyone who identifies on the WTF spectrum, with a loving yet firm reminder to cis-male-identified patrons to please make space for these oft underrepresented customers. … read more