Mormon lears do not speak of a gay or lbian sexual orientatn, though they now fully acknowledge that many people 'stggle wh same-genr attractn.'
Contents:
- RISG NUMBERS OF YOUNG ADULT MORMONS THE US ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- MORMON AND GAY: CHURCH SAYS YOU N BE BOTH
- DO MORMONS LIKE GAY PEOPLE
- MORMON AND GAY: HOW IT’S GOG
RISG NUMBERS OF YOUNG ADULT MORMONS THE US ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
* do mormons like gays *
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. "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
The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats, monly known as the Mormon church, unveiled a new webse – and new approach – to gay and lbian Mormons. * do mormons like gays *
It had always been challengg to be gay and Mormon.
DO MORMONS LIKE GAY PEOPLE
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.
MORMON AND GAY: HOW IT’S GOG
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.