When Utah passed landmark LGBTQ protections in 2015, it shattered expectations for a conservative state.

As a country, we must stop pretending that protections for LGBTQ people and freedom for religious people are fundamentally and eternally at odds. They are not. There are ways to protect the LGBTQ community with robust legal protections and also ensure religious people can live their faith freely. We can respect religious voices without oppressing LGBTQ people. We can and must do both.

As our nation becomes increasingly divided over hyper-partisanship, the Utah Compromise serves as a model for collaboration to create bipartisan solutions that advance LGTBQ rights. If we can do it in Utah, we can do it federally.  #UTAHTOGETHER #ONEUTAH