Crime & Safety
Salt Lake County District Attorney: Pride Month Release
Today, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office raised three flags in celebration of Pride Month 2021, and in honor of lesbian, g ...
2021-06-17
Today, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office raised three flags in celebration of Pride Month 2021, and in honor of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities in Utah and beyond.
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LGBTQ+ Americans are significantly more likely than non-LGBTQ+ individuals to be victims of crime. This is particularly true in the transgender community, with studies showing transgender individuals are four times more likely than non-LGBTQ+ individuals to be victims of violent crime. LGBTQ+ people are also twice as likely as non-LGBTQ+ people to be victims of stranger violence and six times as likely to be victims of violence from someone well known to the victim—including family, friends, and partners.
“Everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, and loved in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities,” said District Attorney Sim Gill. “From the 1969 Stonewall Uprising to today, we have seen tremendous progress in the United States toward equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice for our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters. Yet the LGBTQ+ community, to this day, faces on-going stigma, discrimination, and violence merely because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.”
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The three flags flying outside the DA Office are: the Philly Pride Flag, which was first flown by the DA Office in 2019; the 6-Color Pride Flag and the Progress Pride Flag, which includes black and brown stripes representing marginalized communities of color within the broader LBGTQ+ community, and light pink, light blue, and white stripes representing those who are transgender, intersex, transitioning, or consider their sex undefined.
Added DA Gill, “We raise these flags for the month of June as a visual reminder to all members of the LGBTQ+ community: we see you, we care for you, and we join your fight for equality and justice under law.”
This press release was produced by Salt Lake County District Attorney. The views expressed here are the author’s own.