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Celebrate 10 years of Utah's Marriage Equality Act with a free film screening of “Church & State”

Free In-Person Event: "Church & State" is the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah’s gay marriage ban.

Utah Film Center is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Utah’s Marriage Equality Act with a free community film screening of the documentary Church & State, on Wednesday, December 20th at 7pm at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake.

Church & State is the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joins forces to topple Utah’s gay marriage ban. The film’s ride on the bumpy road to equality in Utah offers a glimpse at the Mormon church’s influence in state politics and the squabbles inside the gay community that nearly derailed a chance to make history.

Church & State is a story of triumph, setback and a little-known lawsuit that should have failed, but instead paved the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay unions nationwide.

Following the film Doug Fabrizio will host a post-film conversation with Church & State film director Holly Tuckett.

  • Reserve your FREE spot at: https://utahfilmcenter.org/film/church-state/ 
  • Watch the Film Trailer at: https://youtu.be/Q215_EU1zDo

Date & Time

December 20, 2023

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Location

Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center - 138 W 300 S , Salt Lake City, UT, 84101 138 W 300 S Salt Lake City 84101 UT US

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