Meet Bonnie O'Brien, Festival Director
In 2009, when Bonnie O’Brien moved from Wisconsin to Utah as a newly-minted junior high school teacher, fellow LGBTQ+ educators warned...
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Tamara Mandarino
Jun 145 min read
ICYMI: SLC Pride 0.5K bRUNch
In my younger years, I ran a 5K or two. I once even ran in a Santa suit with SLC Pride’s festival director (and have the pictures to...
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Tamara Mandarino
Jun 124 min read
Festival Feature Spotlight: The Neurodivergent Space
Picture this. You’re two hours into the festival, leaving the booth of a community group where you’ve just enjoyed a fantastic...
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Tamara Mandarino
Jun 105 min read
Community Group Spotlight: Salt Lake City Leather Pride
If Brian was a plant, he’d be a crocus, a fragile blossom in full bloom with his face turned toward the sun, delicate and beautiful. So...
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Tamara Mandarino
Jun 104 min read
Why I Pride
Every year in May, rainbow pride flags trickle into my social media feed, beginning a slow simmer of excitement. By early June, the...
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