▁Senator ▁Or rin ▁H atch ▁which ▁forb ade ▁school ▁bo ards ▁from ▁disc rimin ating ▁against ▁clubs , ▁although , ▁H atch ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁never ▁meant ▁to ▁promote ▁" imm oral ▁speech ▁or ▁activity ". ▁Four - h undred ▁of ▁Salt ▁Lake ' s ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁protest ed ▁the ▁ban . ▁One ▁M orm on ▁senior ▁at ▁East ▁High ▁was ▁quoted ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁rather ▁all ▁clubs ▁be ▁b anned ▁than ▁allow ▁the ▁gay - stra ight ▁al liance . ▁Additionally , ▁M orm on ▁state ▁representative ▁Grant ▁Pro tz man ▁stated ▁“ I ▁think ▁that ▁many ▁legisl ators ▁have ▁serious ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁group ’ s ▁moving ▁into ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁fresh ▁meat ▁for ▁the ▁gay ▁population ." ▁Club ▁founder ▁Pet erson ▁respond ed ▁that ▁rec ruit ment ▁was ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁what ▁the ▁club ▁is ▁about , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁L GB T ▁friends ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁host ile ▁school ▁atmosphere ▁where ▁she ▁faced ▁physical ▁and ▁ver bal ▁assault ▁as ▁an ▁out ▁les bian . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁gay - stra ight ▁al liance ▁group , ▁some ▁students ▁at ▁West ▁High ▁formed ▁the ▁Student ▁Again st ▁F agg ots ▁Every where ▁( S AF E ) ▁group . ▁ ▁July ▁– ▁BY U ▁Spanish ▁professor ▁Thomas ▁Matt he ws ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁a ▁top ▁L DS ▁authority ▁for ▁previously ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁gay ▁in ▁private ▁convers ations . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁BY U ▁did ▁not ▁like