Transgender Rights

Tribune reporters Anastasia Hufham, Palak Jayswal and Emily Anderson Stern, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke join to talk about the week’s top stories, including efforts to reduce pressure on a cracked Panguitch dam.

In other news: University of Utah students protested an anti-trans speaker on campus, and a new statewide domestic and sexual violence helpline was launched to connect Native Americans in Utah with culturally informed advocates.

On this episode, a trans woman harmed herself while in a Utah prison; now the federal Department of Justice may file a lawsuit, and the Utah Legislature passed its coal agenda; what’s next for power plants and your utility bills?

Gov. Spencer Cox signs an anti-DEI bill prohibiting diversity efforts he once championed, a transgender bathroom ban takes effect, and a judge said a Salt Lake City man could go to rehab after jail, so why did no one take him there before he died?

In other news, a Utah public charter school set to open fall 2025 will be conducted almost entirely in virtual reality.

The bill, which has since passed the House and Senate, has faced controversy for restricting access to bathrooms and changing rooms for many trans people, especially trans youth.

On this episode, fear of lawsuits shifts Utah lawmakers’ approach to a transgender bill, a Utah lawmaker proposes a ban on polygraph tests for those who report sexual abuse, and an update from the Sundance Film Festival.

After flying through the Utah Legislature in the first 10 days of the legislative session, two controversial bills on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and bathroom access based on sex designation at birth are on their way to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk.

One bill would restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs in publicly funded institutions and another would limit access to public changing areas and restrooms based on sex.

The Legacy House of Logan has teamed up with the Little Lambs Foundation for Kids to benefit babies, children and families in need who live in and around Cache County.