‘It can be really lonely’ — Finding LGBTQA support in Cache Valley
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘It can be really lonely’ — Finding LGBTQA support in Cache ValleyBy Rebecca Wheatley LOGAN — She took her own life because she felt unwelcome in her own community. “Everywhere I’d turn I’d see the hatred that society had for us,” Ashley Hallstrom, a 26-year-old transgender woman, wrote in her final Facebook post ...
‘Beautiful smile’: Friends hold vigil to remember transgender woman
Sunday, October 18th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Rebecca Wheatley SMITHFIELD — When her friends think about Ashley Hallstrom, the first thing that comes to mind is her smile. “It was a beautiful smile,” said Deborah Roper, Hallstrom’s coworker. “I will never forget it.” [caption id="attachment_10794" align="alignleft" width="302"] Friends, coworkers ...