Boy Meets Blog on Pause
There were two reasons I moved to Salt Lake: love and grad school. Before I start school I have to pass the GRE so I have been studying nonstop since August. I’m enrolled in a Kaplan course that takes...
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The GRE is only a week away so Boy Meets Blog is still on pause BUT there is an event coming up in Salt Lake that I think people should know about. Issues affecting LGBTQ youth in Utah is a big deal,...
View ArticleNew Year, New Look, New Hopes
Boy Meets Blog is finally back! First things first, the site needed a major makeover and it finally got one. I’ve wanted to make some drastic changes for quite some time and those changes finally...
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This post is brought to you…
… by the letters When I was a little kid, my babysitter was Lora. She lived around the corner from me in Orem and she was 13 years old when I first met her. I was 6 at the time and thought she...
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State of Utah- State of Denial
I learned a new word when I moved to Salt Lake- Inversion. I scoffed and said, “It can’t be THAT bad!” After all, I grew up in Southern California and Phoenix; I know what dirty air is like. Then it...
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Seth And The City: The Perfect Coffee Shop
This is the first post in what I hope will be at least a weekly series that I’m calling “Seth And the City.” These posts will chronicle my exploration of Salt Lake and focus on urban issues, historic...
View ArticleAnd The World Will Know (near the center of the storm) Part I
According to some “therapists” (i.e. not therapists) in this country, the following dialogue is an appropriate and common exchange between heterosexual males: “Hey bro! Get me another beer!” “No...
View ArticleUtah Dems call GOP Bluff- panic ensues.
Cover this in whipped cream and chocolate syrup because this story is delicious! First, some context is necessary to fully appreciate the deliciousness of the story. Utah is a state that will receive...
View ArticleBig Win for LGBT Utahans
After 5 years of trying, Utah made some progress last night. I received this email from Equality Utah: Seth, this is what progess looks like! Thanks to your efforts in the past couple of days reaching...
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Seth and the City: The Anderson Tower
Michael and I took a walk through The Avenues (our delightful neighborhood) up to the intersection of A Street and 6th Avenue where we discovered a beautiful park overlooking Memory Grove, the Capitol...
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No Tea, No Shade. Origins of The Queens’ Tea
Hello Boy Meets Blog world! It must seem like I’ve fallen off the planet but I have a good excuse- I’ve been busy in grad school and I started a business! Last summer I moved to Salt Lake for love and...
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Seth and the City: Walking Tour of South Temple, Part 1
South Temple, once nicknamed Brigham Street, is the Grand Boulevard of Salt Lake and has been from the founding of the city. Brigham Young built the Lion House for his many wives and children as well...
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Seth and the City: Walking Tour of South Temple, Part 2
Read Part 1 here. So much more of South Temple to see! This is the Ferguson/Hall House, next to the Keith Mansion, is located at 551 E South Temple. Jeannette Sharp Ferguson and her husband Fergus...
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Pride Guide for Straight Allies
I have many wonderful people in my life, so what I’m about to say may come as a shock… many of them are straight! (Gasp!) I know they didn’t choose that lifestyle but I love them as they are. I jest,...
View ArticleSticks, Stones, and F-bombs…
Michael and I took a stroll on the streets of downtown Salt Lake on Friday night as we often do. And as we often do, we hold hands. We approached the intersection of 300 South and State Street where we...
View ArticleMappingSLC- Salt Lake is a Gay Ol’ Town!
By chance I saw a post on Facebook a few months ago about a new project called Mapping SLC. The idea was to create a community-written atlas of Salt Lake City that maps the city’s changing histories...
View ArticleResponse to Gayle Ruzika’s latest claptrap about gender identity
Today the Deseret News published a “My View” letter written by Utah’s own Mrs. Gayle Ruzika. You can read her letter here. (If you don’t know who she is, Google her name. She is no friend to the LGBT...
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The Day I Married my Husband in Utah, Yes, That Utah
For the first time in my life, I can use the word husband to define the nature and status of my relationship with Michael. Michael is my husband. We were legally married in Salt Lake City, Utah on...
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Hands Off My Marriage Governor Herbert!
Today, December 23, Republican Governor Gary Herbert has declared the State of Utah will go before a judge to ”defend traditional marriage within the borders of Utah.” I don’t know how he can say that...
View ArticlePaper Abstract- “The Wages of Sin is Death”: AIDS in Utah and the LDS Church...
I haven’t posted in forever and I feel bad about that. It’s not that I’m not writing, I’m actually writing a lot for graduate school I’m just not posting my research here. However, I submitted an...
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