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RECONCILIATION PETITION REQUEST TO THE FIRST PRESIDENCY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. " -Matthew 25:40 |
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Below are links to church history and personal stories of those who have experienced the pain that comes from endeavoring to change their sexual orientation in order to comply with church teachings and policy.
Personal stories, Rocky, Drew, Val & Ray Gay & Lesbian Member Suicide List We Can Change History For Gay LDS Discussion of current LDS theology in “God Loveth His Children” pamphlet. Lifetime Celibacy or Excommunication Policy The Etiology of Homosexuality from Authoritative Latter-day Saint Perspectives, 1879-2006 A Revised History of Homosexuality & Mormonism, 1840-1980 Chronology Of Mormon / LDS Involvement In Same-Sex Marriage Politics Mormons for Marriage supports marriage equality for all, and stands in respectful opposition to California Proposition 8. Mormon Politics & Member Opinion ABC News- Gay Mormons Face Excommunication
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Foundation for Reconciliation
Your Help and Support Needed Please We are asking for volunteers to join with us at the following event. If interested please send us an e-mail at ldsapology@gmail.com and we will follow up with a reminder as the date draws close:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009—the anniversary of
Proposition 8 in California 1 p.m. Handcart Trek from “This is the Place” Monument at 2601 Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City 3 p.m. Reading of the documents City Creek Park—NE corner of North Temple & State St., Salt Lake City 4 p.m. Deliver petition and memorials of LGBT suicide victims to LDS officials Steps of LDS Headquarters 50 East North Temple St, Salt Lake City Recent News
10/30/2009 Press Release Utah Therapists Worry Mormon Leader’s Speech May Increase the Risk of Suicide for Mormons who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender.
10/30/2009 Utah Therapist Guild Letter Sent to Elder Hafen
10/27/2009 Radio Active Interview with Peter Danzig, Director of Communications, Foundation for Reconciliation.
10/16/2009 Joint Statement Mormon Political Involvement May Lead to Restrictions on Free Expression of Religion.
10/16/2009 Joint Statement on Religious Freedom by various leaders in the faith community.
10/16/2009 Press Release Four Mormon Groups Release A Joint Statement Cautioning that Mormon Political Involvement May Lead to Restrictions on Free Expression of Religion.
10/07/2009 Fox 13 Posts Our Foundation for Reconciliation Statement document requesting Governor Herbert to to set up a Bi-Partisan Task Force. 10/06/2009 Meeting held between Governor Herbert and the Foundation for Reconciliation Executive Committee Cheryl Lee Nunn, Janeen Thompson, Peter Danzig and special guest Duane Jennings at the Governors State Capital Office. We requested a Bi-Partisan Task Force to study Utah Laws that allow discrimination against LGBT individuals. Various newspapers and TV stations covered our historic meeting with the Governor see: Guardian UK, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Seattle Pi,
10/04/2009 Mormons who support fairness for gay people in our families and in society filled the pews, the balcony and the hearts of everyone who attended the historic event called, "Bring Them In from the Plains, From Despair to Hope" 10/01/2009 Deseret News owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) pulls add paid for by Foundation for Reconciliation (at ldsapology.org). See articles about their refusal to publish notice of the Memorial Service at Salt Lake Tribune, Washington Blade, QSalt Lake. 09/30/2009 Salt Lake Tribune publishes article about us and our upcoming Memorial Event. 09/25/2009 Salt Lake Tribune publishs article and interviews our committee members Peter Danzig and Gary Watts and mentions our First Aid Kit which is information to correct Elder Hafen's incorrect information to LDS Gays. Our press release about the First Aid Kit is provided at http://ldsapology.org/PRFirstAidKit.htm
09/21/2009 Foundation for Reconciliation/LDSapology.org requests a meeting with LDS General Authority Elder Bruce C. Hafen to discuss concerns about his recent comments at the 19th annual conference of Evergreen International. See full press release at http://ldsapology.org/PRHafen.htm
09/09/2009 KRCL's Radio Active Program Host Introduction: Some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are petitioning their leaders to apologize to the gay community. The new group LDS Apology believes that both sides must examine their behaviors and attitudes toward each other. Specifically, the group is encouraging the Mormon leadership to consider "ways in which official statements, rhetoric, policy and practice have been injurious to gays and lesbians and their families and friends." Gena welcomes Peter Danzig and Janeen Thompson to share their stories and hopes for the future. Hear the full interview at: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/krcl/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1556262/RadioActive/RadioActive!.Sept.9.LDS.Apology 08/31/2009 Foundation for Reconciliation/LDSapology.org requests a sit-down meeting with Gov. Gary Herbert after the governor said last week he does not believe gay and lesbian Utahns need legal protection against discrimination. The Foundation for Reconciliation hopes to meet with the newly appointed governor to share stories of discrimination and request the creation of a task force that investigates such cases and educates public officials. See Deseret News Article for more details at http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705327051/Pro-LGBT-group-seeks-guv-meeting.html 07/18/2009 Peter Danzig of ldsapology.org Reconciliation Committee member is interviewed on Utah Now, PBS Television Program.
07/11/2009 Former Salt Lake City Councilwoman Deeda Seed is organizing a "kiss-in" at Main Street Plaza on Sunday following an incident in which two gay men were cited for trespassing on the LDS Church-owned property.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705316309/Love-advocates-plan-kiss-in.html
07/11/2009 Gay couple handcuffed while walking home
from concert after kiss near LDS temple see
http://www.sltrib.com/justice/ci_12811907 or at
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top%20stories/story/Gay-couple-cited-after-incident-on-Temple-Square/-5rqsj63d0W1O0nzoPztZw.cspx 06/26/2009 Fox News Report of LDS (Mormon) Apology for
Proposition 8
06/22/2009 Associated Press article by Jennifer Dobner appears in over 50 major newspapers and TV station reports around the country. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/48813172.html
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Please take time to read this petition, as well as read the stories and links provided, and pass this information on to your friends and link to us if you have a website or blog. We will deliver the Petition to Church Headquarters on the first anniversary of Proposition 8 being passed in California. By signing the Petition and spreading the word about it, you will be sending a message to the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that it is time for reconciliation. More importantly, you will be showing support for those who have been harmed by Church policies and practices because of their sexual orientation. To learn more about and gain an understanding of the official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints also known as the "Mormon Church" please visit their website at http://www.lds.org/ The Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF) is a national grassroots based civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. ESF members engage in service-oriented activities in communities typically opposed to equal rights to foster positive dialogue and change toward equality. "Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens and young adults have one of the highest rates of suicide attempts — and some other health and mental health problems, including substance abuse. A new study suggests that parental acceptance, and even neutrality, with regard to a child's sexual orientation could have a big impact in reducing this rate." -NPR, All Things Considered, December 29, 2008 Learn more about The Family Acceptance Project™ "I implore the students at BYU to re-assess their homophobic feelings," wrote Stuart Mathis in The Daily Universe shortly before committing suicide. "Seek to understand first before you make comments. We have the same needs as you. We desire to love and be loved. We desire to live our lives with happiness. We are not a threat to you or your families." "Utah’s overall suicide rate is the 10th highest in the nation. Unfortunately, it is the leading cause of death for Utah males ages 15 to 19, who die at a rate nearly double the national average. It is the leading cause of death for adolescent males in Utah." -KUED.org Voices of Hope Discussion Guide"Thank you, Carol Lynn Pearson, for reminding us that the task of any religion is to teach us whom we're required to love, not whom we're entitled to hate." - Rabbi Harold Kushner
Gay Mormon LDS
Reconciliation Website (not part of the ldsapology.org
group) "A resource for gay Mormon men, women and their
families".
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