The SunTrapp, Utah’s oldest and longest-running LGBTQ+ bar, is officially unionized, and its owner plans to reopen soon.

Owner Mary Peterson announced in a release Tuesday that she had decided to voluntarily recognize her employees’ union, SunTrapp Workers United (SWU).

Peterson closed The SunTrapp’s doors on Oct. 31 . At the time, she said financial strain from picketing and striking workers had grown too heavy, and she could no longer afford to keep the place open.

In her Tuesday announcement, Peterson didn’t give a reopening date. Her attorney, Zachary Wiseman, told The Salt Lake Tribune she is working out the logistics to reopen the bar soon.

The SunTrapp was given a 60-day closure allowance from the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services on Nov. 10. If the bar were to st

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