The Sun Trapp is a gay bar and nightclub in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1] The Sun Trapp closed for 42 days and had to restructure staff shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] Half of staff were laid off.[4] The business joined a lawsuit to challenge alcohol sales rules during the pandemic.[5][6]

The Sun Trapp
The bar's exterior in 2021
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AddressSalt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°46′1.1″N 111°54′30.8″W / 40.766972°N 111.908556°W / 40.766972; -111.908556
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  1. ^ "A gay bar has lost its owner — but this safe place for Utah's LGBT community isn't going anywhere". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-06."Police respond to 'shots fired' at Salt Lake LGBT bar The Sun Trapp". QSaltLake Magazine. 2020-09-19. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ Lee, Jasen (2020-11-10). "Coronavirus closing time order likely to have a major impact on bars and restaurants". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ^ "Bars and employees struggling to make ends meet under new COVID-19 restrictions". KSTU. 2020-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ Knox, Annie (2020-12-11). "10 businesses sue Utah governor over 10 p.m. liquor sales cutoff". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ KUTV, Jeremy Harris (2020-11-23). "SLC bar owners plan to sue over state's restriction of alcohol sales after 10pm". KUTV. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ "Utah governor lifts alcohol curfew, bars consider dismissing lawsuit". ABC4 Utah. 2020-12-17. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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