Utah’s oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workers’ union push: ‘We feel extremely disposable’
Workers at the SunTrapp – opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City – claim the shuttering was a ‘stunt’ to prevent unionizationSalt Lake City’s oldest and longest-running LGBTQ+ bar has closed, with workers claiming the shuttering was a “stunt” to prevent unionization.The SunTrapp, widely...
<p>Workers at the SunTrapp – opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City – claim the shuttering was a ‘stunt’ to prevent unionization</p><p>Salt Lake City’s oldest and longest-running LGBTQ+ bar has closed, with workers claiming the shuttering was a “stunt” to prevent unionization.</p><p>The SunTrapp, <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2025/11/01/historic-lgbtq-bar-closes-slc/">widely considered</a> the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Utah was founded in 1973 and is one of the few safe havens for the community. It shut on 31 October after workers pushed to unionize.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/09/utah-lgbtq-bar-closes-union">Continue reading...</a>
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