Utah Pride Center’s leader is leaving, after just 6 months in the job

The head of the Utah Pride Center is leaving the post for health reasons, just over six months after taking command of the embattled LGBTQ+ nonprofit and promising “to restore trust” after the organization built up large amounts of debt. Ryan Newcomb’s departure was announced Wednesday in an email message sent from Jess Couser, chair of the Utah Pride Center’s board of directors, to “our esteemed benefactors, stakeholders, community leaders and supporters.” The Utah Pride Center also announced that it was selling its headquarters building near Smith’s Ballpark in Salt...