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How a ban on extracurricular clubs in Salt Lake City schools led to ‘an important milestone in gay rights’ 20 years ago

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune l-r "We took control and changed the narrative," said Ivy Fox, with Leah Farrell, two of the original plaintiffs from East High Gay/Straight Alliance vs. Board of Education of Salt Lake City, a landmark lawsuit that elevated the importance of gay-straight alliances in Utah and across the nation. Farrell was a student at West High during the club's inception and joined the fight and subsequent court case in solidarity.