Salt Lake Tribune · Nov 4, 2019
Utahn Ed Smart to speak for first time about coming out at summit
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Ed Smart, father of Elizabeth Smart, expresses his frustration with the release of Wanda Barzee from Utah State Prison in Drape on Wed. Sept. 19, 2018, as her 15-year prison sentence expired. Barzee was convicted for her role in kidnapping Smart's daughter Elizabeth. The father of Utah kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart will speak publicly for the first time since coming out as gay at a LGBTQ youth conference.
KUTV reported Monday that Ed Smart has been announced as a featured speaker at the third annual Encircle Summit in December in Lehi.
The elder Smart says that he wants to convey a message of "hope and safety in taking the step to authenticity."