Mormon LGBT ban
Did Mormonism’s anti-LGBT policy cause more people to leave the LDS Church?
By Jana Riess — November 12, 2020
(RNS) — For many former Mormons, the 2015 LGBT exclusion policy was an important grievance. But we do them a disservice when we imagine it was the only reason they said goodbye.
10 years after Elder Packer’s anti-LGBTQ talk, have Mormons turned the corner on gay rights?
By Jana Riess — October 13, 2020
(RNS) — We’ve certainly come a long way since 2010, but it remains to be seen if the LDS church charted a new course on LGBT issues.
Mormonism and LGBT rights: Some progress, even more questions
By Jana Riess — April 18, 2019
LGBT inclusion "has not been a straight line of evolution," says Greg Prince, author of "Gay Rights and the Mormon Church."
Mormon leaders reverse LGBT policy, raising the question: What is revelation?
By Jana Riess — April 4, 2019
(RNS) — Just over three years ago, Mormon leaders touted a controversial LGBT policy as revelation. Now its reversal is also being presented as revelation.
Married. Gay. And Mormon. (Part 1)
By Jana Riess — June 13, 2017
Nick and Spencer would like to raise a family in the LDS Church, but they're navigating uncharted waters in their desire to stay active Mormons. Part 1 of a two-part profile by journalism student Kristin Lowe.
Mormons’ reactions to LGBT video reveal the LDS Church’s mixed messages about gays
By Jana Riess — March 21, 2017
Some Mormons are thrilled with a new video that shows an LDS family embracing their gay son, who is out of the Church and in a same-sex relationship. Others fear this means the Church is diluting its core message about traditional families.
Most US Mormons approve of church’s LGBT exclusion policy, study shows
By Jana Riess — October 28, 2016
(RNS) One year after the LDS Church banned children of same-sex marriages from baptism and baby blessings, most current Mormons agree with the policy -- and most former Mormons hate it.
Bracing myself for LDS General Conference
By Jana Riess — March 31, 2016
The opening session on Saturday was amazing, so why am I apprehensive about this weekend's LDS General Conference?
Mormon lesbian told to divorce her wife or face excommunication hearing
By Jana Riess — February 26, 2016
"I want to remain a member of the church even though I have not attended for a while, because I believe in the fundamentals of the Gospel," says Elizabeth. But she faces the threat of a disciplinary council for being a lesbian in a same-sex marriage.
No gays in heaven? Avoiding new Mormon folk doctrine
By Jana Riess — February 5, 2016
Elder Nash’s devotional this week opens the door to a new Mormon folk doctrine that gay people will have to become heterosexual to reach heaven. Guest blogger EmJen explores the implications.
Mormon LGBT policy “isn’t love,” says Mette Harrison
By Jana Riess — February 3, 2016
"I truly believe that the leaders of the LDS Church meant it when they said that the new policy changes of November, 2015, were done out of love . . . that they are trying to figure out a way to show love to a marginalized group," says guest blogger Mette Harrison. "I also believe they were wrong."
Mormon LGBT ban was ‘revealed’ to the prophet as God’s will, says Elder Nelson
By Jana Riess — January 11, 2016
This is the first time that an apostle from the LDS Church has claimed the ban on gays to be not just another policy in the handbook, but an actual revelation from the Lord.
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