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HISTORY

The newspaper began publishing in April 2004 as Utah State Constitutional Amendment 3 was beginning to heat up and Aaron felt it was important to give the gay and lesbian community of Utah up-to-date news and commentary, something that had been previously lacking. At that time, their had been a monthly publication called The Pillar .

Aaron joined with Steven Peterson, owner of ''Little Lavender Book'', a gay and lesbian directory for the state of Utah. Aaron had previously published ''Triangle Magazine'' and ''Gay Community News'' in the 1980s .

News is published also on the newspaper's website and is archived and searchable.

In February 2006, Michael Aaron attempted to purchase Salt Lake Metro from Metro Publishing, Inc. After the attempt was unsuccessful, Michael Aaron started a competing newspaper called '' QSaltLake '', taking all writers and production staff with him.


EDITORS

  • Brandon Burt, April 2004–October 2004

  • Jere Keys, October 2004–September 2005

  • Michael Aaron, October 2005–February 2006



FEATURES


The ''Metro'' features news, opinion—both serious and camp, arts and entertainment and sports. Cover stories have ranged from the use of methamphetamines in the gay community to an interview with RuPaul .

In April of 2005, the ''Metro'' started the "Metro Cares Foundation", a nonprofit organization to help support gay and lesbian groups in the state of Utah.


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