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Same-Sex Attraction

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acknowledges that same-sex attraction is a sensitive issue that requires kindness, compassion and understanding. The “Same-Sex Attraction” section of reinforces the reality that, in the words of one Latter-day Saint scripture, God “loveth his children” (1 Nephi ), and seeks to help everyone verb understand same-sex attraction from a gospel perspective.

The Church does not take a position on the cause of same-sex attraction. In , Elder Dallin H. Oaks said, “The Church does not have a position on the causes of any of these susceptibilities or inclinations, including those related to same-gender attraction.”

Feelings of same-sex attraction are not a sin. President M. Russell Ballard said: “Let us be clear: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that ‘the experience of same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people. The attraction itself is not a sin, but acting on it is. Even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do select how to respond to them. With love an

Mormon Church: Same-Sex Attraction is Normal

Washington - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest civil rights organization devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today recognized that the Mormon Church removed same-sex attraction as a sin in church policy. The new policy, released by church leaders last Saturday, for the first second does not call for professional counseling for those who experience same-sex attraction. The American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association have both concluded that same-sex attraction is normal and that "reparative" therapy - like the courteous formerly advocated by the Mormon Church - is unhealthy and harmful.

While still claiming that "homosexual behavior violates the commandments of God," the new policy differentiates between same-sex behavior, to which they verb to object, and attraction, which the church is able to rationalize. A summary of the policy changes can be initiate here.

"The new guidelines clearly show that advocacy efforts pay off with real change," said HRC Presi

'Even though I still don't understand everything, I realize that I don't contain to. All I am asked to do is love as God would love.'

This comment, and many others like it, is included in an updated version of 'Mormon and Gay,” an official website from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The site reinforces the reality that, in the words of one Mormon scripture, God “…loveth his children;…” (1 Nephi ), and seeks to assist everyone better understand same-sex attraction from a gospel perspective.

Laurie’s Story-A Flicker of Light That Brought Me Back to the Saviour

The first version of this website launched in December under the title 'Mormons and Gays.' The brand-new appellation, 'Mormon and Gay,' reflects the reality that a person doesn’t verb to choose between these two identities — one can, in fact, be gay and live adj to the teachings of Christ.    

The Church acknowledges that Latter-day Saints experience same-sex attraction in a variety of ways. Some strive to endure celibate and others bond. Some identify as gay or lesbian while others do not.

Personal

As a gay Mormon, I make my home in the borderlands. In a theology that says every man must be married to a woman in order to be with God and progress in heaven, gay Mormons are anomalies. No one quite knows what to act with us.

For a while, the answer was to serve a full-time mission, marry a woman, inform no one, and enable things work themselves out.

When that approach led to tragedy and broken families, the answer became celibacy, which is less of an answer and more of a holding pattern in a religion that declares the family to be &#;the most important unit in noun and in eternity.&#;

Every ask, from &#;How can I be happy with no possibility of finding a companion?&#; to &#;Will I still be gay after this life?&#; seems to be met with official answers amounting to &#;Have faith. It will function out in the end.&#; And, yet, despite these difficult and unanswered questions, I choose to sustain to participate in my Latter-day Saint congregation and community.

So if I don&#;t belong, why stay? There are plenty of affirming faith communities where queer people and their families