Gay And Mormon? There’s A Datg Se For That | Thought Catalog

Contents:

• GAY, MORMON AND HAPPILY MARRIED WH CHILDREN
• MARRIED. GAY. AND MORMON. (PART 1)
• A BIG GAY MORMON WEDDG
• HEATHER GAY’S EX-HBAND LEGALLY TRAMARKED THE TERM ‘MORMON ROYALTY’ AFTER THE ‘RHOSLC’ STAR REVEALED HER FAY LEAGE
• GAY AND MORMON? THERE’S A DATG SE FOR THAT
• NEW CEREMONI FOR GAY UNNS

GAY, MORMON AND HAPPILY MARRIED WH CHILDREN

"So a 6, 000-word postg on Josh's webse, a blog wrten mostly for iends and fay, the Weeds announced to the world that Josh was gay. ET/PTThis is where a seemgly normal fay turns to a social experiment that challeng what means to be a fahful member of the Mormon church, what means to be gay and live a heterosexual 's announcement has also touched off a bate among other gay Mormons, who see The Church Of Latter Day Sats slowly evolvg on the issue of homosexualy.

Some worry that this unorthodox uple is sendg a dangero msage to other fai alg wh gay loved on that livg a "straight" liftyle is OutJosh and Lrel have known each other sce they were 4 years old.

They cid that Josh beg gay wouldn't be an obstacle their relatnship and the uple began datg high school. Josh's blog post quickly went viral -- currently has over 3, 700 ments and has been re-posted by other blogs -- and set off a firtorm of bate wh both the Mormon church and the gay muny. Bee Josh has a private practice as a licensed marriage and fay therapist associate, many crics of his liftyle are ncern that he is tryg to "change" gay men and nvce them that a "straight" liftyle is matas he do not believe tryg to change someone's sexual orientatn, and said he believ tryg to do so n be very damagg.

MARRIED. GAY. AND MORMON. (PART 1)

" Josh John Dehl, a fellow Mormon who studi and wr about members of his relign who are facg nflicts and qutns about their fah, warns that the Weeds' story is harmg others stgglg wh homosexualy.

A BIG GAY MORMON WEDDG

"Dehl, who produc a popular podst that shar stori about Mormons stgglg wh issu of fah, said he has received emails om mothers who have asked their gay sons why they n't live like Josh. "Usg relign or spirualy as a way to manage your sexual orientatn, by beg extra righteo, or extra fahful, as a way to sort of supprs those feelgs, or ntrol yourself, is the most damagg way to pe wh your same-sex attractn, " he Gorrge said he is livg proof that beg gay and attemptg to marry and live a heterosexual liftyle leads to heartbreak.

HEATHER GAY’S EX-HBAND LEGALLY TRAMARKED THE TERM ‘MORMON ROYALTY’ AFTER THE ‘RHOSLC’ STAR REVEALED HER FAY LEAGE

The Utah man said he was married for 25 years to a woman, raised four children, and was even a member of Evergreen Internatnal, a group that worked to "nvert" Mormons who are gay. Gorrge said he fally stopped livg a lie 14 years ago when his stggle wh homosexualy beme too much to bear, and he attempted suici durg a fay vatn.

GAY AND MORMON? THERE’S A DATG SE FOR THAT

He said he thought he uld overe his homosexualy, but after s of stggle, cid he wasn't beg fair to himself or his wife. ""Evolvg" Mormon ChurchThe Weeds story at a time when many believe the Mormon church is slowly evolvg to be more acceptg of the homosexual recently, church lears did not accept the notn that someone uld be gay and still be a fahful member of the church. " Many Mormon lears also enuraged "reparative therapy, " a procs by which patients received an electric shock when shown homosexual after the bisg battle 2008 over California's Proposn 8, and plats om wh the church that Mormons were viewed as too tolerant, church learship has begun to soften s stance.

The church now says simply beg gay is no longer nsired a s, though actg on those feelgs still is, as is any sexual relatnship outsi of a tradnal heterosexual Mormon activists say church lears have begun speakg wh them about gay issu. ""I have no doubt my md the next 30, 50 or 100 years that legally married gay men and women are gog to be accepted to the church at a mimum to be able to serve llgs and to be able to participate and worship along si straight members of the church, " he A Lie? Josh Weed said no matter where the Mormon church's stance on homosexualy go om here, he is nfint that he has found the love of his life.

"The Weeds said they're jt another happy Mormon fay and the fact that Josh is gay won't change the full story on "Nightle" tonight at 11:35 p. Nick and Spencer are tryg to navigate the largely uncharted terrory of beg gay and married and active the LDS church.

NEW CEREMONI FOR GAY UNNS

He said, “There was somethg about me that always felt bad for beg gay or that I was gog to live a Plan B life bee I wasn’t strong enough to be straight. Sensive topics like gay marriage, women’s rights, reproductive health, or the role of relign and ernment daily livg, among others, have all e up natnal nversatn recently while discsg the tradnal (and sometim discrimatory) polici of the LDS Church.

While same-sex weddgs are daily events California the days, pecially sce the California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage earlier this year, 's easy to overlook the fact that 's still a straed personal issue si many fai. Wh Proposn 8 on the ballot this Tuday, which would amend the California Constutn to ban gay marriage (effectively overridg the recent Supreme Court lg), the stra has taken on a renewed polil tensy. As a young man, he served as a an and belonged to a young Mormon men's group where he learned that masturbatn is an "abomatn" that leads to beg gay.

Wh a st that featur fan-favore characters such as Meredh Marks, Lisa Barlow, and Heather Gay, The Real Hoewiv of Salt Lake Cy has quickly bee one of the most popular realy shows on televisn. The spl om her hband not only shook up Gay’s love life, but affected her attu toward the church, as well.