Goals

We will forward our mission by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and making accessible to the public materials and knowledge regarding Utah LGBTIQ+ communities. The Mildred Berryman Institute for LGBTIQ+ Utah History to support and promote understanding of Utah LGBTIQ+ history, culture and arts in all their diversity.

Vision

We envision a world in which LGBTIQ+ Utahns are appreciated and celebrated by one another in all their diversity and by all people for their contributions to the history and culture of Utah.

We envision a world in which everyone can learn about LGBTIQ+ Utah history as a vital means for promoting civic engagement, social justice, and political change.

We envision a world in which LGBTIQ+ people find acceptance, strength, and pride in acknowledging their heritage and in sharing it with Utah society as a whole.

Values

We believe that knowledge of our diverse LGBTIQ+ past is an invaluable resource for understanding the challenges of the present in Utah and inspiring dreams for a future of greater social justice.

We appreciate the importance of LGBTIQ+ history for building community and promoting connection.

We support debate, dialogue, and discussion about the LGBTIQ+ past as a way to educate, inspire, and empower LGBTIQ+ Utahns and our allies in building our future.

We encourage a study of Utah that is inclusive of all of its iterations – as a state today, as a US territory, as the State of Deseret, and as sovereign Indigenous lands

We acknowledge the intersectional challenges that come with the experience of being a queer Utahn. We welcome voices from disabled queer Utahns, trans Utahns, and BIPOC who helped shape Utah history in order to create a comprehensive picture of the past and present.

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MBI Organizational Overview

About Mildred Berryman Institute for LGBTIQ+ Utah History