Federal
What is No?
In 2021, the united states were one of two countries to vote no against 186 that voted yes. (the other no was Israel)
The racial caste system put in place between 1877 and the 1960s in the United States.
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
Primarily, but not only, in southern states, the Jim Crow Laws permeated all aspects of life from children's games to government articles. The movement stemmed from a system of many people attempting to legitemize racism.
This was not allowed until 2014 within Utah law.
What is Gay marriage?
The fallacious (having a fallacy) law passed by the Bush administration to get every child on grade level in school.
What is the No Child Left Behind Act?
On paper this was beneficial, but in practice it ended up negatively affecting gifted and talented children and other people above grade level that needed harder material. It was also detrimental to special needs children who needed special accomidations the law did not address.
The bill banning pride flags in all public government buildings including public schoools.
What is HB77? passed in 2025
Cleverly, the SLC mayor created new SLC flags that are just pride flags with the state flower on them to get around this ban.
The bill prohibiting "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels".
What is Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.
This bill gets rid of many important conversations and can make queer youth feel even more isolated.
The bill banning trans people from using the bathroom, locker rooms, and dorms aligning with their gender identity.
What is The Bathroom Bill?
Passed in 2024, if a person is challenged that they are using the bathroom not allowed by the law, they can show a birth certificate, or proof of gender affirming surgery, however there are no actual consequences required by law.
This prohibits immigrant visas to be granted to people from over 75 countries because they would supposedly be a financial burden to the country.
What is a mass visa pause?
In January 2026 the Trump administration realeased a pause on any immigrant visas coming from Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.
The bill that bans diversity, equity and inclusion policies, procedures, activities, trainings, and programs in K-12 schools, introduces don't say gay policies, and limits teachers from supporting social transitions.
What is SB 12?
The Texas bill that requires teachers to tell parents if their child is using a different name or pronouns than their legal ones, and heavily restricts activities that encourage anti racism, sexism and homophobia.
The House bill that prohibits certain practices based on "Prohibited submissions" in accordance with anti-DEI guidelines.
What is House bill 261?
Passed in 2024, this prohibits and/or limits many courses, papers, articles, and research informing people on topics such as anti-racism, bias, critical race theory, implicit bias, intersectionality, prohibited discriminatory practice, and racial privilege.
The House bill that allows the discrimination of people based on their sexual or gender identity for religious reasons.
What is "The Religious Liberties Act" or HB 322?
Passed in 2015, this bill under cuts another bill (SB 296), passed the same year, that added these factors as unacceptable to the Utah Antidiscrimination Act and the Utah Fair Housing Act, by allowing people to justify discrimination with religion.