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Still here and still queer: The gay restaurant endures

Salt Lake City’s Laziz Kitchen is among a number of LGBTQ-affirming eateries across the country that are thriving as community gathering places.

(Kim Raff | The New York Times) Moudy Sbeity, the founder of Laziz Kitchen in Salt Lake City, offers Middle Eastern food and a message “that we are inclusive in love,” on April 30, 2021. Laziz Kitchen is one of several newer restaurants that cultivate a wide spectrum of LGBTQ customers, as symbolized by the redesigned version of the traditional rainbow flag out front.