As two Utah LGBTQ+ nonprofits — SLCPride and the Utah Pride Center — gear up for their pride month festivities, Utahns may notice that both events are scaled back this year.

Bonnie O’Brien, the festival director of SLCPride, a grassroots Pride festival , said that even though the group posted a profit in its inaugural year, their goal remains the same, “to break even.”

Accomplishing that goal in 2025, though, is becoming a bit more tricky.

The Trump administration has issued executive orders pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and corporations and businesses have reacted accordingly. In the case of SLCPride and the Utah Pride Festival, it means less sponsorship money and tighter budgets.

“From a state and a national level, we’re getting laws and restricti

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