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The SunTrapp, Utah’s landmark LGBTQ+ bar, is back with a new owner and big plans

Mary Peterson says she hopes to bring back karaoke and drag shows, and start a queer flea market.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mary Peterson at The SunTrapp in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2024. Peterson has reopened the iconic LGBTQ+ bar, whose roots trace back to Utah's first gay bar, The Sun, which opened in 1973 (and where the yellow wall sculpture behind Peterson originally was displayed).