Matthew Gong, gay Mormon, reflects on his journey om ner war to ner peace

Contents:

• MATTHEW GONG, GAY MORMON, REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY OM NER WAR TO NER PEACE
• CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
• 1470: WHEN LDS APOSTLE JEFEY HOLLAND CALLS YOU OUT – GAY BYU VALEDICTORIAN MATT EASTON
• CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
• ROBERT C. GAY
• GAY MORMON, GAY CATHOLIC, GAY ACTIVIST: ‘BOOK OF MORMON’ STAR RORY O’MALLEY ON FAH, RIGHTS, AND RELIG EEDOM

MATTHEW GONG, GAY MORMON, REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY OM NER WAR TO NER PEACE

”And th he me to see his gay self as a “weed” the Latter-day Sat is hardly alone such a feelg of beg misplaced, of urse, but his experience is unual.

”Though Gong’s relatnship wh his parents got off to a “rocky start” after he me out — not for lack of love or rejectn but for mismunitn — they are now as close as ever and talk almost every isn’t to say father and son agree on all asked 2018 if havg a gay son had affected his views on LGBTQ issu, the apostle replied, “We love each member of our fay.

C., area, where his dad worked at a policy thk the fay moved to Utah, the young Gong found himself a much more homogeneo muny wh a “domant culture, ” he says, where his peers and teachers weren’t exactly sure about his he Mexin?

CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE

”)He didn’t want to accept himself as gay, “bee the only queerns I had ever seen was bad” — the AIDS crisis, promiscuy, ath. In movi, gays were victims, targets for bulli, or “the sassy iend.

1470: WHEN LDS APOSTLE JEFEY HOLLAND CALLS YOU OUT – GAY BYU VALEDICTORIAN MATT EASTON

He was lled to London on a Mandar-speakg missn his 21st birthday, at the start of the fal year on his missn, Gong wrote separate emails to each of his brothers and his parents to tell them he was gay. 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. Some intify as gay or lbian while others do not. 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.

CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE

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.

ROBERT C. GAY

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. In April of 2019 Brigham Young Universy valedictorian Matt Easton me out as a fahful gay Mormon durg his valedictorian addrs, which was pre-approved by the LDS Church.

GAY MORMON, GAY CATHOLIC, GAY ACTIVIST: ‘BOOK OF MORMON’ STAR RORY O’MALLEY ON FAH, RIGHTS, AND RELIG EEDOM

I have a gay son who I have discsed so many thgs wh and Matt gave me even more sight to his plight. Everyone knows that “I am gay” announcements are a middle fger to the church, and I fd very disrpectful to them.

If you are gog to be gay, be gay, but dont go to their terrory and be disrpectful to them. Y, y I know they have done harm and people are pissed… but I still thk you dont need to announce you are gay a BYU speech.