Utah’s oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workers’ union push: ‘We feel extremely disposable’

Workers at the SunTrapp - opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City - claim the shuttering was a stunt' to prevent unionization

Salt Lake City's oldest and longest-running LGBTQ+ bar has closed, with workers claiming the shuttering was a stunt" to prevent unionization.

The SunTrapp, widely considered the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Utah was founded in 1973 and is one of the few safe havens for the community. It shut on 31 October after workers pushed to unionize.