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Utah County approves Freedom Festival contract with nondiscrimination clause after heated public comment
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After hours of public comment, the Utah County Commission unanimously approved an agreement with the American Freedom Festival that includes a nondiscrimination clause tied to county tourism-tax funding, with supporters citing inclusion and suicide-prevention concerns and festival trustees endorsing the revised language.
The Utah County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the commission chair to execute an agreement with the American Freedom Festival that includes a nondiscrimination clause for recipients of county tourism-tax funds.
Supporters of the clause — including representatives from Mormons Building Bridges, PFLAG, Affirmation and local suicide-prevention advocates — told commissioners during a public comment period that county-funded events should not exclude groups based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Kendall Wilcox of Mormons Building Bridges said his group had been twice denied parade participation and urged the county not…
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