I was heartened to read an Outsports story on how Salt Lake's gay community was encouraged to participate in Olympic preparations.

Apparently, the mayor of the city is also a pleasant surprise

Not what you'd expect

The LA Times story describes him as ". . . twice divorced. Former president of the American Civil Liberties Union board, anti-death penalty activist, Democrat. Marshal of the gay pride parade. A fan of the Dalai Lama, the Kennedy brothers and artist Peter Max."

Don't know if this is indicative of a 'New Salt Lake City' or just an abberation. But it sure wasn't what I expected.

I covered most of this in two previous posts, so I guess you missed those, but nice to know that we DO get recognized for a little diversity now and then. By the way, there is also an out lesbian in the Utah State Legislature. Her opponent tried to "out" her (she was already out- DUH!) and the opponent lost quite handily. She is currently serving as house minority whip.