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I read this a while back in Time that gave me some hope for Utah...
Then the prop 8 thing happened.
The puritanical, homogenous white-bread community of Deseret—as Mormons used to designate their geographical base—is going multigrain, with people of different races, faiths and outlooks moving into the state. Governor Mike Leavitt says that when he came to office nine years ago, 8% of the state's population was from an ethnic minority. Today it is 14%, and when his term is up three years from now it will be 17%. The 2000 Census showed a 138% increase in the Hispanic population over the preceding decade, and a 740% increase in people now prepared to declare they live in "same-sex" households. Some 25,000 people attended last summer's gay-pride celebration in Salt Lake City. Church figures reveal that Mormons now account for 73% of the state's population, compared with 77% in 1990, and for an estimated 53% in Salt Lake City, compared with 57% then. Counting lapsed Mormons, others say the true statewide figure is closer to 63%. The city—the state capital, with a population of some 182,000—now has one of the most liberal mayors in the country. Change is coming from the top down, as church leaders see the value in greater openness, and from the bottom up, as the state's demographics shift toward a more diverse mix.
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