Joint release of The Utah Pride Center and Christopher & Teinamarrie Scuderi regarding the 2016 Utah Pride Festival Icon awards:

"The purpose of the Utah Pride Center and The Utah Pride Festival is to unite Utah's LGBTQ+ and allied communities together because, without a doubt, our movement is stronger when we work together. The work of Christopher and Teinamarrie Scuderi has left a positive mark on many in our community. However, in the interest of uniting our community - the purpose of our work - the Scuderi's have respectfully declined to accept one of the three 2016 Utah Pride Icon Awards. Out of respect to the incredible work of the other two Icon award recipients (Connell O’Donovan and Jimmy Lee) the Utah Pride Festival will not be naming a replacement for the Scuderi's declined award"