The Fate of Utah's Antidiscrimination Bill

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published March 12, 2013 at 11:43 PM MDT

Proponents of a bill that would protect LGBTUtahans from discrimination are touting the progress they made in the Utah Senate. Republican Stephen Urquhart's bill passed through committee, but died earlier this week without a vote on the floor. The bill was modeled on Salt Lake City's 2009 ordinance which enjoyed the support of the LDS Church. The Church declined to take a position though on the statewide legislation. Wednesday, we're talking about the bill and asking what could change its fate in 2014.

Today's Guests:

Robert Gehrke, Government Reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune
Senator Stephen Urquhart
Senator Jim Debakis
D. Michael Quinn, author of The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power and The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power

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Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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