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Erin Mendenhall

Salt Lake City Mayor

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LGBTQ+ Equality

Mayor Mendenhall has fiercely defended LGBTQ+ equality

Salt Lake City’s queer residents deserve a government that treats them with dignity and respect, and ensures their rights are protected equally. Erin is deeply committed to doing the hard work of making — and keeping — Salt Lake City a welcoming and loving a home for all.

Salt Lake City has earned its first — and second — 100% ratings in the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index under Mayor Mendenhall’s leadership.

COVERING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE

  • Mayor Mendenhall believes that transgender health care should be a right and extended the city’s health insurance policy to cover gender-affirming surgeries for workers and their families.

FORMALIZING THE CITY’S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION

  • Mayor Mendenhall hired the city’s first Chief Equity Officer and created the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Inclusion to prioritize equitable policy solutions.
  • Erin also established an LGBTQ+ liaison in the mayor’s office to ensure direct connectivity with the community.

SPEAKING UP ON BEHALF OF LGBTQ+ UTAHNS

  • Mayor Mendenhall has not shied away from using her voice to advocate on LGBTQ+ Utahns behalf, standing up to legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in girls sports, legislation banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, and more.

EARNING NATIONAL RECOGNITION

  • Before Mayor Mendenhall took office, Salt Lake City received only a 66-point score in the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index.
  • Mayor Mendenhall committed herself to doing better by the city’s LGBTQ+ workers and residents, and under her leadership, the city has earned its first (and second) 100-point scores.