Author Archives: Troy Williams

by Troy Williams The first decade of the Millennium has been kinda rough.  We sidestepped catastrophe with Y2K only to find the American way of life under assault- by the 911 terrorist attacks.  Later in the first decade we watched … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams Today we made gay and Mormon history. After a caustic three years of heart-break, division and the angry protests that followed Proposition 8 – a group of active Mormons stepped forward to march in our annual Pride … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams On last week’s RadioActive on KRCL I sat down with gay maven and culture connoisseur Matthew Landis to discuss a history of queer pop music.  I’ve done shows on queer punk and queer hip hop in the … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams Roseanne Barr is back and this time she has her sights set on the Oval Office.  Recently on KRCL’s RadioActive we spoke about her Green Party presidential aspirations, solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how to best … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams I’m going to be a guest judge for the 2012 Miss City Weekly contest!  It’s Thursday May 31st.  We are kicking off Pride!  Here are the details.  Enjoy!

by Troy Williams I want to thank Salt Lake Magazine for their brave choice to print my story “Welcome to the Gayborhood”.  It’s a (woefully incomplete) history of Utah’s LGBT community, focusing specifically on the radical tactics of Queer Nation … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams They’ve been described as modern literature’s bastard children – comic books, B-movie and pulp science-fiction. Despite their humble origins, they have become the dominant form of entertainment in our pop-culture fantasies; Batman, the Avengers, Star Trek, the … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams My second Salon piece is up.  What do you think?  Is Mitt Romney going to have an adverse impact on how Mormons are perceived?   Have a read and let me know! “I would not vote for him … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams I’m excited to announce my first article published on Salon.com!  Enjoy: “You are cursed because of your riches!” It was a bummer message that nobody wanted to hear. Samuel the Lamanite stood alone atop the great wall … Continue reading →

by Troy Williams It’s always a blast to welcome back Amy Ray to Salt Lake City and KRCL. Last Saturday Amy was back into town to promote her solo cd, Lung of Love.  She also brought some new friends, Seattle … Continue reading →