The lawmakers’ efforts “reinforced the message that government systems can decide that some people do not belong,” the Salt Lake City council members wrote.
The lawmakers’ efforts “reinforced the message that government systems can decide that some people do not belong,” the council members wrote.
, the day before Pride Month began. The tweet apparently prompted the GOP lawmakers’ complaints, according to text messages The Salt Lake Tribune obtained Tuesday through a public records request. The letter that Salt Lake City Council Chair Darin Mano, council member Chris Wharton and council member Alejandro Puy sent Friday was addressed to the entire state Legislature — including the four lawmakers who records show texted UTA officials about the bus.
“Honestly this is the last thing I want to deal with right now,” Schultz said in a text to a UTA board member. “It seriously would be best if you made the change on your own. Let me know what you guys come up with.
The council members said the pride-themed bus should not be considered a political statement, and that the privately funded livery would have served as a “powerful symbol of support” demonstrating that the state stands against all types of discrimination.
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