10 things we heard
“Sadly, some topics dredge up emotions and prevent rational discussion. That said, I hope you’ll enjoy rational discussion on this topic.”
—Jay Heuman on ‘ex-gay’ therapy lawsuit
“We need to talk, people, community members. In any family, wholeness and love and health come from healthy communication. And that’s what OUTreach Resource Center is providing: a place for members of the community to get together and rationally talk about and share information about issues where there are differing thoughts.”
—Peggy Bon
“I think it’s sad how many gay Mormons are so desperate to accept any little gesture, “Hey, they’re telling my family to not disown me! Score!” Make no mistake, folks — this still boils down to there’s something wrong with you. You have to deny a significant part of who you are. You are disappointing your “God.”
—Rob Darke on mormonsandgays.org
“For some reason, the whole time I was browsing the site and watching the videos, I could hear myself repeat one thing and over again. It doesn’t matter how much perfume they try put on it, this turd will always be a turd.”
—Robert James Larsen on mormonsandgays.org
“I noticed that the Pride Center and the new senator commended the new site. I am troubled by that. It is a fantasy land, dream world.”
—Ross Poore on mormonsandgays.org
“I still will resist stepping in to an LDS chapel any time soon.”
—Garth Chamberlain on mormonsandgays.org
“The whole site is in insulting. The ‘same-sex attraction’ references are ignorant and obnoxious! Why any gay or lesbian would want to be a part of this church amazes me.”
—Kevin Riddle on mormonsandgays.org
“It is nice to see a very specific and clear position that members cannot pick and choose from. The church officially takes the stand that gay is not a choice and that family members should welcome and work with members that have these feelings. This is very important to me. It is not perfect but it a vast improvement.”
—James Humphreys on mormonsandgays.org
“Bumper sticker PR to try to deflect attention from their hate-mongering. Offensive at best, dangerous at worst.”
—Jerry Heppler on mormonsandgays.org
“It is about time we bring down reparative therapy, which is based on no sound science whatsoever! What the article didn’t mention was the suicides associated with these therapies, where hundreds, if not thousands of gay men and women kill themselves during their struggle to find themselves as something other than queer.”
—Matt Conway