Vandals cut down pride flags at an LGBTQ center in Utah, Pittsburgh schools consider LGBTQ employee protections, and a group in Colorado advocates for a Trans Bill of Rights.

Vandals Cut Down Pride Flags at LGBTQ Center

Logan’s Pride House, a center for inclusion in Utah, was targeted again by vandals who cut down pride flags in front of the building.

The vandals were caught on camera, but there are currently no leads on who is responsible for the theft, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

Lt. Brad Franke with the Logan City Police Department said the area has seen a spike in stolen pride flags.

“Stop it, grow up, respect other people’s property,” Franke said. “Sometimes people just don’t think that something they do in two minutes has such a lasting effect on other people emotionally. This flag isn’t a flag to other people. This represents them as a person.”

Pittsburgh Schools Consider LGBTQ Employee Protections

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A new policy is being considered by Pittsburgh school directors that would strengthen transgender and nonbinary employee rights, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 

The policy would ensure all transgender and nonbinary employees have “the same access, rights, responsibilities, and protections to which all employees are entitled.”

Employees would have a right to be addressed by their preferred pronouns and names, dress in a manner that aligns with their gender identity and use or request a single occupancy restroom if they feel uncomfortable utilizing sex-segregated facilities.

The district’s chief human resources officer Margaret Rudolph would work as the compliance officer. She would ensure the policy was followed and enforce the nondiscrimination procedures.

Group Advocates for Trans Bill of Rights

Kelly Loving. Photo via Colorado Springs Police Department, X (formerly Twitter).

A group called Bread and Roses is partnering with two lawmakers to introduce a bill that would provide more resources and protections to the trans community, according to 9News.

The bill, called the Kelly Loving Transgender Bill of Rights, was named after a victim of a shooting at a Colorado club in 2022. Loving was an advocate for trans rights.

Z Williams, director of client support and operations at Bread and Roses Legal Center, said naming the bill after Loving symbolizes the fight for trans rights on a deeper level.

"When I first met Kelly Loving’s sister, Tiffany, she shared that her sister was someone that had a big passion for making sure that trans people could live the lives they wanted so helping people transition, learning how to put on makeup, where to work, how to live and be safer," Williams said. "I think it’s important that we remember and honor trans people as they live, honoring all the things that they did and were to a community."

The group is currently receiving feedback from the trans community through a survey in order to make any early modifications to the proposal.