March 5, 2014
Gay Rights Protesters Return to Utah Capitol
Jason St. Amand READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Protesters pushing for Utah to adopt a statewide anti-discrimination law protecting sexual and gender orientation are returning to the state Capitol three weeks after they were arrested for blocking entrances to committee rooms.
The group plans to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon to continue pressing for the law, which has been stalled this session.
Republican leaders at the Legislature have called for a moratorium on any issues they fear could affect the state's pending legal challenge over its same-sex marriage ban.
St. George Republican Sen. Steve Urquhart, who is sponsoring the proposal, says it has nothing to do with same-sex marriage.