B T ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Task ▁Force . ▁ ▁Library ▁ ▁The ▁Ut ah ▁Stone wall ▁Library ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁Robert ▁Smith ▁and ▁L iza ▁Sm art , ▁Ch airs ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Stone wall ▁Committee ▁of ▁The ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Community ▁Council ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁( GL CC U ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Stone wall ▁Center ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁and ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁community - based ▁information ▁center , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Les bian ▁and ▁Gay ▁visibility ▁and ▁vi ability ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁Bis ex ual , ▁Gay , ▁Les bian ▁and ▁Trans gender ▁arch ives , ▁literature , ▁music , ▁film , ▁art , ▁history , ▁culture , ▁humor , ▁education ▁and ▁fiction ▁- ▁and ▁the ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁these ▁materials ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁at ▁large . ▁ ▁The ▁selection ▁criteria ▁included ▁authors , ▁stories , ▁characters ▁or ▁titles ▁that ▁are ▁L GB T + ▁aff irm ing ▁or ▁icon ic ▁figures ▁that ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁l ending ▁library ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁honor ▁system ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁name ▁basis , ▁allowing ▁anyone ▁to ▁provide ▁their ▁chosen ▁name / ident ies ▁and ▁to ▁feel ▁free ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁read ▁topics ▁of ▁their ▁interests ▁free ▁of ▁shame ▁and ▁st igma . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁special ▁collections ▁section ▁included ▁the ▁following ▁Ut ah ▁Stone wall ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁Archives ▁for ▁Gay