Today we continue Lift Up: LGBTQ+ Visibility. KZMU recognizes the need to share voices and stories from our local LGBTQ+ community members on the airwaves. We hope this project helps deepen understanding and empathy within our community and reinforces a sense of belonging.

Sallie Hodges moved to Moab in 2004, from Los Angeles, California. Born in Bristol, England, they gained a Communications BA honors degree in Film, Video and Photographic Arts, which ultimately led to the film industry. Sallie is now a self-declared artist specializing in tintype portraiture and film. They advocate for the acceptance and introduction of non-gendered bias in our institutions and culture in the hopes of a more equitable future for all.

Ginger Allen and Serah Mead co-produced today’s piece.

And later, the Weekly News Reel, where we check in with reporters about their latest stories of the Moab area. Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent discusses continued criticism of the Moab City Police Department as well as memories of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner shared by their friends and family. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News has updates about controlling congestion at Arches National Park, and new dark-skies friendly streetlights.

Show Notes:

Photo: Sallie Hodges is our fourth storyteller in KZMU’s Lift Up: LGBTQ+ Visibility project. They advocate for the acceptance and introduction of non-gendered bias in our institutions and culture in the hopes of a more equitable future for all. Courtesy Sallie Hodges

Lift Up: LGBTQ+ Visibility

https://www.kzmu.org/lift-up/

Music featured in today’s newscast includes:

Only Knows by Broke For Free

Becoming by Ketsa

Aced-it by Ketsa

Weekly News Reel Mentions –

The Times-Independent: May, Morgan implore city council to correct MPD problems

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/may-morgan-implore-city-council-to-correct-mpd-problems/

The Times-Independent: Crystal and Kylen – ‘They were two of the best people I’ve ever met’

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/crystal-and-kylen-they-were-two-of-the-best-people-ive-ever-met/

Moab Sun News: Arches to trial timed entry, city considers search for new staff – Notes from the regular Sept. 28 City Council meeting

https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_06da5732-223a-11ec-8737-774fd1507ef3.html

Moab Sun News: City Council talks sustainability at Sept. 28 special meeting – The council heard a presentation from the Drawdown Fund and discussed electric-ready building and Dark Sky compliance

https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_e9ed82f8-2238-11ec-9369-4ff54805f948.html