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Contents:

• CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
• RISG NUMBERS OF YOUNG ADULT MORMONS THE US ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
• MORMON AND GAY: HOW IT’S GOG
• GAY MORMON
• MORMON AND GAY: CHURCH SAYS YOU N BE BOTH
• MORMON CHURCH AND GAY RIGHTS

CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE

This ment, and many others like , is clud an updated versn of "Mormon and Gay, ” an official webse om The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats. The first versn of this webse lnched December 2012 unr the tle "Mormons and Gays. " The new appellatn, "Mormon and Gay, " reflects the realy that a person don’t need to choose between the two inti — one n, fact, be gay and live fahful to the teachgs of Christ.

Speakg directly to Latter-day Sats who experience same-sex attractn or intify as gay, lbian or bisexual, Elr Clayton says, “We want you to know we love you. One qutn addrs the e of “same-sex attractn” stead of “gay.

Church lears have typilly ed this term to be clive of people who are not fortable g a label, not to ny the existence of gay, lbian, or bisexual inty.

RISG NUMBERS OF YOUNG ADULT MORMONS THE US ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL

This ment, and many others like , is clud an updated versn of 'Mormon and Gay, ” an official webse om The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats. The first versn of this webse lnched December 2012 unr the tle 'Mormons and Gays.

MORMON AND GAY: HOW IT’S GOG

' The new appellatn, 'Mormon and Gay, ' reflects the realy that a person don’t need to choose between the two inti — one n, fact, be gay and live fahful to the teachgs of Christ. Some intify as gay or lbian while others do not. Materials on make clear that is possible to be both gay and Mormon and that God lov those who are.

Rourc clu helpful answers to equently asked qutns, tips for parents, new vios, and firsthand acunts om gay members, spo, fay, and eccliastil lears. Gee, Utah, to raise money for the ncer treatment of the mother of a gay man the muny, and the Fire Hoe is one of the few venu town that hosts LGBT events. She's a "mama dragon, " a term the Mormon muny to scribe mothers who fiercely advote for gay rights.

"I thk every gay Mormon child wish for a mom like that, " Garett says wistfully.

GAY MORMON

"There's no pri center or gay club or place that un , " Kyle says as he walks out to the night.

MORMON AND GAY: CHURCH SAYS YOU N BE BOTH

It had always been challengg to be gay and Mormon.

MORMON CHURCH AND GAY RIGHTS

The Church had often fought agast the risg ti of marriage equaly; s members were major fancial backers of 2008's Prop 8 California, which briefly banned same-sex marriage the state before beg more progrsive Church members voiced strong disapproval, Garett, like many Mormons, believed the spirual lears were warmg to gay rights.

The Church had been takg small but signifint steps forward, acknowledgg that beg gay isn't a choice and that fai should accept their LGBT loved on. )When the cisn me down, legalizg same-sex marriage all across the natn, Garett felt an emotn he didn't often feel as a gay Mormon man: vditn. ) Statistilly, that means that the Church has hundreds of thoands of gay followers.

Its official policy toward homosexualy is that "actg" on one's sire is a s and that same-sex marriage is agast God's, twenty-six, and Garett, twenty-four, have had a long, plited relatnship wh the relign to which they were born. Neher of them associated wh or even knew any Church's official policy toward homosexualy is that "actg" on one's sire is a s and that same-sex marriage is agast God's will. "I felt a strong obligatn to be out there for other gay Mormons to see.