Image Dragons' Dan Reynolds opens up about his LGBTQ activism and the hate he receiv for makg "so many kids gay"

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Dan Reynolds of Image Dragons holds a gay pri flag durg their Evolve World Tour 2018 at DTE Energy Mic Theater on June 21, 2018 Clarkston, Michigan. Get premium, high rolutn news photos at Getty Imag

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IMAGE DRAGONS’ DAN REYNOLDS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS LGBTQ ACTIVISM AND THE HATE HE RECEIV FOR MAKG “SO MANY KIDS GAY”

But durg his acceptance speech at the 2017 TrevorLIVE event, Reynolds took the opportuny to share his story of gog on his Mormon missn trip, where he tght people for two years that beg gay was a s. He lled out Emem for his homophobic lyrics on Kamikaze. People tell me they won’t allow their kids to go to my ncerts anymore; that when I get to heaven, God’s gog to be upset wh me bee I ma so many kids gay.

SURPRISGLY BUFF DAN REYNOLDS WAV RABOW FLAG AT IMAGE DRAGONS SHOW IN BRAZILREYNOLDS HAS SPOKEN ABOUT REGRETTG PREACHG AGAST HOMOSEXUALY AS A YOUNG MORMON MISSNARY. BY DAN AVERYMARCH 26, 2018/10:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3600PX;WIDTH:5400PX;}MRIC SANTANA/GETTY IMAGSAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MARCH 24: DAN REYNOLDS SGER MEMBER OF THE BAND IMAGE DRAGONS PERFORMS LIVE ON STAGE DURG THE SEND DAY OF LOLLAPALOOZA BRAZIL FTIVAL AT INTERLAGOS RACETRACK ON MARCH 24, 2018 SAO PLO, BRAZIL. 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(PHOTO BY MRIC SANTANA/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REYNOLDS WAS RAISED LDS AND, FOR TWO YEARS OMAHA, “KNOCKED [ON] THOANDS OF DOORS” TELLG PEOPLE THAT BEG GAY WAS A S. “THE DOCTRE IS, IF YOU ARE GAY AND ACTG UPON , THAT IS SFUL,” HE EXPLAED. “I WISH I ULD RE-KNOCK [ON] ALL THOSE DOORS AND TELL THEM THAT I WAS WRONG,”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST SUMMER REYNOLDS RECEIVED THE TREVOR PROJECT'S 2017 HERO AWARD. HE'S ALSO WORKED WH GLAAD AND THE ANTI-BULLYG GROUP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“TO BE GAY IS BETIFUL AND RIGHT AND PERFECT—TO TELL SOMEONE THEY NEED TO CHANGE THEIR NER-MOST BEG IS SETTG UP SOMEONE FOR AN UNHEALTHY LIFE AND UNHEALTHY FOUNDATN,” HE SAID AT THE TREVORLIVE GALA. “I KNOW A LOT OF MORMON YOUTH WHO ARE GAY AND HI BEE THEY FEEL AS THOUGH GOD HAT THEM OR GOD IS JUDGG THEM. IN UTAH, THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR ATH AMONG TEENAGERS IS SUICI.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REYNOLDS SAYS HE STILL BELIEV MORMONISM, “BUT WE ALL N BE TED TO CREATE POSIVE CHANGE.”SANTIAGO BLUGUERMANN/GETTY IMAGBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - MARCH 16: DAN REYNOLDS OF IMAGE DRAGONS WAV THE FLAG OF ARGENTA DURG THE FIRST DAY OF LOLLAPALOOZA BUENOS AIR 2018 AT HIPODROMO SAN ISIDRO ON MARCH 16, 2018 BUENOS AIR, ARGENTA. 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WE MT STEP UP,” HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The Mormon Church is famoly associated wh s support of Proposn 8, which outlawed gay marriage California 2008. The church recently released a seri of official vios unr the headle Mormon and Gay that tells the real-life stori of LGBTQ Mormons and monstrat that ’s okay: You n feel gay and be Mormon.

The church is basilly sayg: You n be gay, but you n’t be out.

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Dan Reynolds of Image Dragons holds a gay pri flag durg their... News Photo - Getty Imag.

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