Utah LGBT Leaders (20)

Created on: 20 Sep 2011
  • Brandie Balken, Exec. Dir., Equality Utah addresses WDC.
  • Former New Yorker and new WDC member Jerry Pawl introduces himself.
  • Pres. Larson reads letter from Jim Judd, who was not present because he was attending 9/11 memorial in NYC. Judd is retired firefighter, State Party V.C., and Pres. Utah AFL-CIO.
  • Senator Ross Romero, candidate for S.L.Co. Mayor, visits with Kathie Greeno of Bountiful and Val Davis of Salt Lake.
  • Diane Lewis, Laborers' Union (left); State Party Secretary Paul Pugmire, Judy Barnett, AFL-CIO; and Edie Trimmer.
  • Billie Sorenson, Melodia Gutierrez, Rep. Brian King, daughter Alexandra, and Mario Varela.
  • WDC members and active supporters of the LGBT community Pat Jarvis and Mark Swonson.
  • Mary Jean Sanderson, left, with WDC past-president Coral Lee Coffey, enjoy a good story.
  • Early arrivals ... Val Davis and Arlene Pattison discuss solving the world's
  • Coral, far left, holds on to her coffee with both hands, while Laura Jo McDermaid, Mary Jean Sanderson, and JoAn Ishimatsu raise the alarm: The coffee pot has run dry!!!
  • Shinika Sykes with Todd Bennett
  • Senator Karen Mayne announces that the Women's Democratic Club
  • Panelist Todd Bennett, Chair, Stonewall Democrats, describes the Caucus he leads and discusses some of the challenges facing the LGBT community in Utah.
  • Valerie Larabee, Executive Director, Utah Pride Center, talks about Pride's programs. She also discussed the vicious attacks on three gay men in Salt Lake and Utah counties within the past 30 days.
  • THE PANEL
  • Nikki Boyer, long-time LGBT leader, Pride Center board member,
  • Senator Luz Robles, Senate District 1, asks members to get involved and demand that communities be kept whole. Her district is currently being gerrymandered into Davis County for political reasons.
  • Barbara Toomer, nationally prominent in disability activism, tells WDC of planned rally at State Capitol as well as event she will attend in Washington, D.C. later in September.
  • State Rep. and WDC V.P. Jen Seelig reminds members that Utah's Democratic House members hold annual fundraising breakfast on September 21.
  • Cal Noyce donated three poetry books to WDC auction and invited members to poetry reading on October 20, at Alpine Art and Frame.
 
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