Troy is the Executive Director of Equality Utah. He has over 15 years experience as a community organizer for the LGBTQ community. In 2010 the Salt Lake Tribune dubbed him, “the gay mayor of Salt Lake City.” In 2015, Troy’s team successfully advanced LGBTQ employment and housing nondiscrimination through the conservative Utah Legislature. In 2016, Troy led efforts to rename 20 blocks of downtown Salt Lake City as “Harvey Milk Blvd.” In 2017, Equality Utah successfully overturned the state’s “No Promo Homo” law which prohibited discussion of homosexuality in Utah public schools. In 2019 they built a broad coalition to successfully pass an LGBTQ inclusive hate crimes law. In 2019, Equality Utah launched their “Still Happening” campaign to end SOGI change efforts. In January 2020, Utah became the 19th (and most conservative) state in the country to enact a ban on conversion therapy for minors.