Utah Gay rights advocates oppose boycott of the state
- The Salt Lake Tribune
Some prominent Utah gay rights leaders oppose a boycott of the state’s ski and tourism industry, being proposed by gay-rights groups angry with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ support of Proposition 8 in California that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman…
“We feel the boycott is a little bit misdirected at the travel industry as a whole,” she said. “It is a disconnect from the [Mormon] Church. We have no affiliation with the church and people of all different types of faith work within the travel industry.” Sundance Film Festival officials did not return phone calls asking for comment.