Photos: Local leaders, activists rally for LGBT rights

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Federal Building windows reflect the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Utah Senator Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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An eclectic group listens to speakers at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Candidate for Midvale City Mayor, Sophia Hawes-Tingey, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Salt Lake historian Ben Williams, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, left, stands near Trump supporter Tyler Jay, center, and Anti-Trump activist Andrew Ehninger, right as they listen to speakers at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Marchers gathered on the south steps of the Utah State Capitol Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Federal Building windows reflect the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Senator Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Senator Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune An eclectic group listens to speakers at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Candidate for Midvale City Mayor, Sophia Hawes-Tingey, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake historian Ben Williams, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Senator Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake, speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, left, stands near Trump supporter Tyler Jay, center, and Anti-Trump activist Andrew Ehninger, right as they listen to speakers at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Marchers gathered on the south steps of the Utah State Capitol Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks at the Federal Building as Salt Lake City joined the Nationwide LGBT March and Rally among 97 cities across the nation, in the Equality March for Unity & Pride, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· June 11, 2017 7:39 pm

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Utah's LGBT community and its allies held a Sunday rally and march from the Wallace Federal Buidling in downtown Salt Lake City to the steps of Utah's Capitol. The event was one of 97 events held in nationwide as part the Equality March for Unity and Pride. The event began at 2 p.m. with speeches from pioneering activists community leaders and entertainers, including Sen. Jim Dabakis, LGBT historian Ben Williams, attorney and Salt Lake City Council candidate Chris Wharton, Matrons of Mayehm drag queen Moeisha Montana and the Salt Lake City Men's Choir. The rally was followed by a procession along State Street to the Capitol, where Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski added her voice the call for unity and the continued advancement of civil rights for the LGBT community.