A one-year moratorium on pro- and anti-gay-rights legislation has produced mixed reactions among Utah's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

The Utah Pride Center and the University of Utah's LGBT Resource Center will stage a LGBT forum Thursday to discuss current events and opportunities for political involvement.

"We want to create a space that encourages thoughtful questions and respectful commentary during a time when there are many questions about what's next for the LGBT community here in Utah," Valerie Larabee, executive director of the Utah Pride Center, said Monday in a statement. "This forum will be dedicated to sharing points of view that can shape our powerful movement forward."

The forum will be from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Saltair Room of the University of Utah's Olpin Student Union Building.

In an effort to halt bills that would have overturned Salt Lake City's and Salt Lake County's anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender residents or stopped other cities from following suit, Democratic lawmakers agreed to drop, for the 2010 session, four gay-rights bills -- including one that would have extended anti-discrimination protections statewide.

"This session has been different than any other session we've engaged in," said Equality Utah Executive Director Brandie Balken, who will participate in the forum. "It's important that we have an opportunity to speak to each other."

-Rosemary Winters