‘So tired of being scared’: Utah’s only openly LGBTQ lawmaker tearfully argues against transgender dorm bill

There has been legislation aimed at the transgender community in the state every year for the past four legislative sessions, said Rep. Sahara Hayes, D-Salt Lake City.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Sahara Hayes, D-Millcreek, speaks on the House floor at the Capitol, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. On Jan. 28, 2025, she gave another plea to her colleagues not to pass a measure targeting the transgender community — this time, limiting where those students can live in college dorms.

‘So tired of being scared’: Utah’s only openly LGBTQ lawmaker tearfully argues against transgender dorm bill

There has been legislation aimed at the transgender community in the state every year for the past four legislative sessions, said Rep. Sahara Hayes, D-Salt Lake City.

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