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The Center shares a building with the ACLU of Utah at 355 North 300 West. HISTORY Gay Community Service Center The first gay community center in Utah was the Gay Community Service Center in the 1970s , which was revived briefly in the 1980s with the addition of a medical clinic during the early days of AIDS . Utah Stonewall Center The true history of the present day GLBTCCU actually begins with the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah in 1986 . This group attempted to foster communication between various GLBT groups and to provide a community-wide vision. Achievements of this group included a liaison to the Salt Lake City Police Department, programs involving outreach, anti-violence, AIDS awareness, and managing the Utah Pride Festival . Among the most important contributions of the group, however, was the formation of the Utah Stonewall Center in 1991 . {Link without Title} Between 1991 and 1997 , the Utah Stonewall Center was the first group to have a drop-in and resource center with a physical location. USC helped build a resource library (some of the surviving archives are now housed at the University Of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library ), provided meeting space for other groups, published a newsletter from 1993-1997 called ''The Center of Attention'' {Link without Title} , and more. Utah Stonewall Center officially broke from the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah around 1995 . Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah In 1997, the Utah Stonewall Center closed its doors. In 1998 , The Center opened its doors under different leadership with the name, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah. The revamped community center included a cafe (Stonewall Coffee Co., 1998-2004), a lending library, meeting space, and a Youth Activity Center. In 2002, The Center took over financial responsibility of the troubled Utah Pride, Inc. amidst much controversy. {Link without Title} Within a few years, all evidence of a separate organization running the Utah Pride Festival had been erased. In 2005, Utah Pride officially carried the tag "A Program of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Utah" on all advertising. MISSION STATEMENT AND PURPOSE Adopted in Spring of 2005 , the Mission Statement of The Center reads: ''The mission of the Utah Pride Center is to be a catalyst for personal growth, acceptance and equality for GLBT people in Utah.'' {Link without Title} The Vision Statement reads: ''Our Vision: A GLBT community living openly in dignity united in working for acceptance and equality.'' {Link without Title} The Guiding Principles are:
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Additionally, The Center provides meeting space or financial assistance and guidance to a number of smaller organizations known as affiliate programs, sponsors inter-organizational programs such the Utah GLBT Leadership Task Force and Utah GLBT Mental Health Task Force. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS {LINK WITHOUT TITLE} Earlier Community Centers
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