Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Utah Log Cabin Republicans are pleased to announce that Governor and Mrs. Herbert have invited our group to the Governor’s mansion for an informal reception to allow the Governor and First Lady the opportunity to get to know the leaders of the Utah LCR organization as well as many of the leaders within the LGBT community. This will be the second time that Utah LCR has been invited to the mansion. Former Governor Jon Huntsman also hosted an informal reception for Utah LCR in July, 2008. The reception will be held Monday evening, November 16, 2009 at 7:00pm.

Utah Log Cabin Republicans is the local chapter of the National Log Cabin Republicans representing the conservative members of Utah’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community. The Log Cabin Republicans believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility, individual liberty and support the basic fundamental principles of the Republican party. There are over 20,000 members of Log Cabin nationwide, with offices in Washington, D.C. and chapters throughout the U.S.

More information can be found on the national website: www.logcabin.org and on the Utah LCR website: www.logcabinutah.org or by contacting Melvin Nimer – President, Utah LCR at 801-613-8359 or ut@logcabin.org.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Today the Utah Log Cabin Republicans join with all other Utah LGBT organizations in thanking the Salt Lake City Council for their unanimous support of Mayor Ralph Becker’s anti-discrimination ordinances. These ordinances will go a long way to bring fair treatment of all citizens in employment and housing. We salute the Utah Human Right Commission for their tireless work in bringing these issues to the Council.

Utah LCR also wants to recognize the support of the LDS church and all other religious organizations in the state that also support such efforts. Many of us in the Utah LGBT community have felt alienated from our religious roots because of our sexual orientation and/or identity, and this open public support brings us great comfort and hope for a better tomorrow.

We are working with a number of Utah Republican lawmakers to bring similar legislation to the entire state. Utah LCR encourages all Utah citizens to contact their legislators to voice their support for these initiatives. We also invite anyone interested in making a change in how Utah grows in the future to join the Log Cabin effort to register many within the LGBT community as Republicans and get them involved as delegates and precinct chairs. For more information contact Melvin Nimer at ut@logcabin.org or at 801-613-8359.