Events for LGBTQ+

Disability Advocacy Day and Rally on the Hill

Disability Advocacy Day at the Utah State Capitol: Scheduled for January 26, 2026, this event will include trainings, a march, a rally, a reception, and more. It is open to people with disabilities, family members, allies, and disability professionals. 



'Anything for Love' a one-woman cabaret, starring Sequoia at The Urban Lounge

'Anything for Love' is the first in a series of 4 one-woman-cabaret shows starring the tallest, shadiest tree in SLC, Sequoia!! Anything for Love is a partially autobiographical story of love, loss, laughter, and for some reason a - very single - tall beautiful woman. From ghosts of boyfriends past, to hoping for love to come, join Sequoia on a journey through her love life. And yours. Come on into Urban Lounge on February 12th for this fabulous cabaret, full of laughs, tears, music, and brand new numbers brought to you by SLC Weekly's "Best Drag Entertainer" '23,'24,25!

Show info and tickets: 'Anything for Love' a one woman cabaret, starring Sequoia tickets - Thursday, February 12 2026 at The Urban Lounge

Artist info: Sequoia 🌲 (@theonlysequoia) • Instagram photos and videos



KRCL's Music Meets Movies: Any Other Way The Jackie Shane Story

KRCL's Music Meets Movies continues Thursday, February 12 at Brewvies Cinema Pub with 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story.'

Groundbreaking trans soul singer Jackie Shane was on the cusp of stardom when she turned away from the music industry and the world. After her death, family members who never knew their pioneering aunt, piece together her remarkable life, uncovering her personal struggles, immense talent, and unmistakable voice. Through never before heard audio recordings and beautifully expressive animation, Jackie tells her own story, in her own words. – Brandon Harrison

Music Meets Movies
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Thurs, February 12
Brewvies Cinema Pub in Salt Lake
21+ (ID needed at the door)
1h 39 min
One screening only

$10 at the door, or 2-for-1 with a KRCL shirt
FREE as a KRCL High Fidelity Club member!
Tickets at the door at 6:30pm / Movie at 7:30pm



David Archuleta: Devout

David Archuleta's first-ever performance at Utah Pride 2025 drew in a crowd of hundreds--and now he's coming back to Utah to talk about his journey and the release of his book, Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself, alongside Jessi Draper of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. David will be signing books and taking photos with attendees after the talk. Join Under the Umbrella, Salt Lake City's only all-queer bookstore, for this celebration of Utahns' queer joy at Utah Museum of Fine Arts! This event is ticketed. 

Event and venue info: David Archuleta: Devout Tickets, Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

Tickets: Eventbrite | David Archuleta: Devout



Fernandes Scholarship Fund-Lecture Series: Beyond Visibility: Economic Freedom for Trans Communities

Monthly lecture in support of the Fernandes Scholarship Fund. How to build community in politically divided times.

Lecture Series info: Lecture Series – Fernandes Scholarship Fund



Amal El-Mohtar releases Seasons of Glass & Iron

 Join NYTimes bestselling author, Amal El-Mohtar, for the release of SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON! Hosted by Legendarium and Under the Umbrella. The Legendarium and Under the Umbrella are proud to host Amal El-Mohtar for the release of her new book, SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON! When: Saturday, March 28, 6:30 PM Doors Open 6 PM Where: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Details: Ticket includes a copy of Seasons of Glass & Iron, or a basic entry fee without the book copy. All books purchased through the eventbrite ticketing will be pre-signed. Following the event, Amal El-Mohtar will personalize books. In order to join the signing line, attendees will need to have purchased a copy of Seasons. SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON: Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose. Full of Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Hugo Award-winning and nominated stories, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories includes "Seasons of Glass and Iron," "The Green Book," "Madeleine," "The Lonely Sea in the Sky," "And Their Lips Rang with the Sun," "The Truth About Owls," "A Hollow Play," "Anabasis," "To Follow the Waves," "John Hollowback and the Witch," "Florilegia, or, Some Lies About Flowers," "Pockets," and more. Amal El-Mohtar: Amal El-Mohtar is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, and criticism. Her stories and poems have appeared in magazines including Tor.com, Fireside Fiction, Lightspeed, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, Apex, Stone Telling, and Mythic Delirium; anthologies including The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories (2017), The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales (2016), Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (2014), and The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (2011); and in her own collection, The Honey Month (2010). She is co-author, with Max Gladstone, of the multiple award-winning This is How You Lose the Time War. Her articles and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, NPR Books and on Tor.com. She has been the New York Times's science fiction and fantasy columnist since February 2018, and she is represented by DongWon Song of HMLA.

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