Salt Lake City mayoral contenders Ralph Becker and Dave Buhler have sparred over a number of issues on the 2007 campaign trail: the environment, education, public safety and so on. But a new topic shook up one of their final debates Tuesday night.

How about a "gayborhood?"

In a live debate hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KUTV Channel 2 one week before Election Day, the candidates were asked if they would support a "gayborhood" taking root in the Marmalade district that boasts gay-owned businesses, according to a recent issue of Q Salt Lake magazine, which caters to a lesbian and gay audience.

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