Events & Coverage
The following are media and events relevant to homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that have generated significant public discussion. The information and views in this section are not necessarily endorsed by, or in accordance with the views of, North Star. They are provided merely as reference to discussions taking place in the wider Church and Mormon cultural community, or in reference to Church members or programs, or as having to do with homosexuality in general and which may be of interest to Church members.
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- Church officially endorses November 2008 ballot initiative to amend California Consitution to define marriage as between a man and a women
- Affirmation secures meeting with LDS Family Services, followed by postponement by LDS Family Services and Press Conference by Affirmation
- California Supreme Court orders legalization of same-sex marriage
- Fallout over gay marriage debate leads musician and wife, Peter and Mary Danzig, to leave LDS Church
- University of Iowa professor, John Cameron, writes play examining electro-shock therapy on BYU students
- Todd Herzog, a self-identified gay Mormon from Utah, wins Survivor: China
- Church releases new pamphlet on same-gender attraction, "God Loveth His Children"
- Michael Glatze...renounces "gay lifestyle" and joins LDS church
- PBS documentary, "The Mormons," includes segment on homosexuality and the Church
- Brigham Young University revises Honor Code clarification statement on homosexuality
- Carol Lynn Pearson showcases her play, "Facing East"
- Nightline story on Gay Mormons and the Church's response
- Jeffrey Nielson's dismissal as Brigham Young University faculty
- Jeffrey Nielsen's follow-up editorial
- Soulforce Equality Ride at BYU - 2007
- Soulforce Equality Ride at BYU - 2006
- Buckley Jeppson and Mike Kessler Marriage
- Steven Fales performs "Confessions of a Mormon Boy"
Church officially endorses November 2008 ballot initiative to amend California Consitution to define marriage as between a man and a women
The Divine Institution of Marriage
LDS Newsroom - August 13, 2008
California and Same-Sex Marriage
LDS Newsroom - June 30, 2008
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LDS First Presidency letter: California and same-sex marriage
Mormon Times - June 30, 2008
LDS Church backs marriage measure on California ballot
Deseret News - June 24, 2008
LDS Church backs proposed California 'one man-one woman' marriage amendment
Salt Lake Tribune - June 24, 2008
First Presidency Urges Californians to Protect Marriage
Meridian Magazine - June 27, 2008
Mormon church enters Calif. gay marriage fight
The Associated Press - June 24, 2008
Call for political displays rankles some Mormons
Associated Press - June 28, 2008
State job is not to redefine marriage
By Orson Scott Card
Mormon Times - July 24, 2008
Why and how to defend marriage
By Orson Scott Card
Mormon Times - July 3, 2008
At Last: Utah gay and lesbian couples can at least find wedded bliss in California
SLWeekly.com - August 14, 2008
Irvine Mormons Send Out Anti-Gay Marriage Letter
LAist - August 14, 2008
Utah Millionaire, gay activist takes stronger role in fight for same-sex marriage
ABC4 News - August 13, 2008
Funding for California ballot initiatives flows in from out of state
The emotionally charged Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage, has received support from Colorado's Focus on the Family. And a Utah philanthropist has donated $1 million to the opposition.
LA Times - August 1, 2008
Orson Scott Card, Sci-Fi Writer, Will Overthrow Gov't Over Gay Marriage
LAist - August 1, 2008
Utah millionaire donates money to fight California's anti-gay marriage amendment
ABC4 News - July 31, 2008
Out-of-state money floods to Prop. 8
San Francisco Chronicle - July 27, 2008
Wonder What the War in Heaven Was Like? Watch California this Fall
Meridian Magazine - July 11, 2008
Follow the Prophet
By The BYU Daily Universe Editorial Board
BYU Newsnet - July 8, 2008
Church stance on gay marriage proper
East Valley Tribune - July 6, 2008
Tom Wilkinson, Commentary
Mormon challenge to gay marriage ban
Contra Costa Times - July 6, 2008
Did LDS Church violate tax exempt status with stand on gay marriage?
ABC 4 Utah - July 3, 2008
The pope, Mormons, and Muslims agree...
Religious groups line up for and against the legalization of same-sex marriage California Catholic Daily - July 3, 2008
Some Mormons challenge directive to campaign for gay marriage ban
Contra Costa Times - July 1, 2008
LDS Professor Speaks Out Against Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment | Interview
Religion and political literacy with Professor Jeffrey Nielsen, whose op-ed two years ago against the LDS Church's stance on gay marriage led to his demise at church-owned Brigham Young University. Now he's written an open letter to California Mormons in the wake of the church's request for members to support a constitutional ban on gay marriage in that state.
KCPW NPR Utah - June 30, 2008
Mormon gays tread lightly in latest bid for acceptance
Meeting with church leaders called historic
Chicago Tribune - June 29, 2008
LDS church on wrong side of gay marriage issue
East Valley Tribune - June 28, 2008
Mormons vs. Gay Marriage: So It´s One Man and One Woman Now, Is It?
American Chronicle - June 27, 2008
Mormons back ban on same-sex marriage in California
Pink News - June 27, 2008
Lake Effect | MoPAC
Salt Lake Weekly - June 26, 2008
Mormons Mark Pride with Attack on Rights
Gay City News - June 26, 2008
LDS Church Weighs In On California Marriage Amendment
Idaho Examiner - June 25, 2008
Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage
San Francisco Chronicle - June 25, 2008
Mormons and gay marriage
New Statesman - June 25, 2008
LDS Church letter asks members to fight gay marriage
ABC 4 News - June 24, 2008
LDS Church Taking Position On Gay Marriage
KIDK - June 23, 2008
Gay Mormons slam church's call to reverse marriage rights in CA
PageOneQ.com - June 23, 2008
Mormon church working against gay marriage?
Washington Blade - June 23, 2008
Mormons Planning Marriage Push?
Queerty - June 23, 2008
Blogs
It Begins
Times and Seasons - July 13, 2008
Looking Toward Egypt: Why Government Endorsement Cannot Save "Marriage"
Nine Moons - July 13, 2008
When The Prophet Speaks
Times and Seasons - July 11, 2008
War in Heaven in California
Dave's Mormon Inquiry - July 11, 2008
Cooperation...
Article IV Blog - July 7, 2008
California Prop 8– LDS Letter writing campaign
The Cultural Hall - July 6, 2008
Jeff Nielson’s “Open Letter to California Mormons” Encouraging Oppposition to LDS Church on Gay Marriage Issue
Mormon Matters - July 5, 2008
Defending and preserving traditional marriage
Latter-day Commentary - June 30, 2008
California Saints Got The Call
Messenger and Advocate - June 29, 2008
Blood on the Doorposts
Times and Seasons - June 29, 2008
Open Thread: Your experiences in church today w/ the LDS anti-gay marriage statement
Mormon Matters - June 29, 2008
Am I a Sheep or a Goat?
Sunstone - Jun 29, 2008
Envisioning a politically thoughtful church culture
By Common Consent - June 29, 2008
A letter from my sister…
Mormon Matters - June 28, 2008
Same Sex Marriage, Equality, and California Mormons: A Response to Jeffrey S. Nielsen
FAIR - June 27, 2008
California Mormons Won’t Be Cool with Acts of Protest at Their Chapels
Nine Moons - June 27, 2008
Traditional Marriage is Dead (and it’s a good thing too)
Feminist Mormon Housewives - June 26, 2008
Same-sex marriage and hypocrisy?
By Common Consent - June 25, 2008
California, Homosexuality and my Baptismal Interview
Feminist Mormon Housewives - June 25, 2008
California Saints To Get The Call
Messenger and Advocate - June 25, 2008
This coming Sunday, June 29, in California….
The Cultural Hall - June 25, 2008
Supporting the Church’s position on SSM (part 2)
Millennial Star - June 24, 2008
Latter-Day Saints want Current-Gay Ban
G-A-Y - June 24, 2008
LDS gay, the new LDS black?
Salt Lake Crawler - June 24, 2008
A Mormon Social Doctrine?
By Common Consent - June 23, 2008
Mormons Being Given Political Advice From the Pulpit
Box Turtle Bulletin - June 22, 2008
News Flash: LDS Church WILL Be Actively Opposing Gay Marriage in California This November
Mormon Matters - June 21, 2008
Affirmation secures meeting with LDS Family Services, followed by postponement by LDS Family Services and Press Conference by Affirmation
Church Issues Response to Affirmation
LDS Newsroom - August 11, 2008
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Walsh: Gay support group still waits on LDS Church
Salt Lake Tribune - August 14, 2008
Gay Mormons and ex-mormons plead their case in cyberspace
ABC4 News - August 13, 2008
Gay Mormons
KVNU For the People - August 12, 2008
Gay support group lists requests to LDS Church
Deseret News - August 12, 2008
Affirmation meeting still on
LDS Church chides gay group's news conference
Salt Lake Tribune - August 12, 2008
Gay Mormon Group Riles Mainstream Church
Queerty - August 12, 2008
Gay support group outlines requests to LDS Church
Deseret News - August 11, 2008
Affirmation discussing gay issues without LDS Church
KSL News - August 11, 2008
Gay Mormons push for dialogue with LDS Church
ABC4 News - August 11, 2008
Gay Mormon Group Disappointed LDS Church Leaders Cancelled Meeting
KCPW - August 11, 2008
Affirmation discussing gay issues without LDS Church
KSL News - August 11, 2008
Gay Mormons Keep Meeting With Church
On Top Magazine - August 11, 2008
Church Officials Cancel Meeting with Gay Members
My Fox Utah - August 11, 2008
Despite Cancelled Meeting, Gay Mormons Speak Out
My Fox Utah - August 11, 2008
Interview: Post-Affirmation Press Conference Interview with Steve Graham
My Fox Utah - August 11, 2008
Gay Mormon group calls for dialogue with church
Sign On San Diego (Associated Press) - August 11, 2008
Gay Mormons Want To Be Recognized And Accepted
Digital Journal - August 10, 2008
Gay Mormons seek 'affirmation' from LDS leaders
'Homosexuality is not a sin,' says group
Salt Lake Tribune - August 10, 2008
Meeting Between LDS Church and Gay Support Group Canceled
My Fox Utah - August 10, 2008
Gay Mormons appeal for higher recognition
Deseret News - August 10, 2008
Meeting of gay Mormons, LDS group delayed indefinitely
USA Today (Associated Press) - August 4, 2008
Mormons call off historic meeting
Gay group rips church 'hardball,' the Tribune's Bonnie Miller Rubin writes
Chicago Tribune - July 28, 2008
Mormons Postpone Meeting with LDS Gays
365Gay News - July 28, 2008
LDS agency delays meeting with Affirmation
Deseret News (Associated Press) - July 27, 2008
Gay Mormons hopeful about meeting with church leadership
South Bend Tribune - July 9, 2008
Senior Mormons agree to meet with gay group
Pink News - April 15, 2008
Mormon church agrees to meet with homosexual support group
OneNewsNow - April 10, 2008
Gay Mormons Secure Meeting with Church Leaders
Gay City News - April 10, 2008
LDS officials to meet with gay Mormon group
Affirmation seeks change in 'attitude,' not doctrine, says higher-up
Salt Lake Tribune - April 8, 2008
Mormon Church Agrees to Meet With Gay Mormon Group
The Advocate - April 8, 2008
LDS officials to meet with gay group
Dialogue will be unprecedented move for church
Deseret Morning News - April 7, 2008
Gay Mormon group to meet with church officials
Salt Lake Tribune - April 7, 2008
LDS Church Agrees to Meet with Gay Advocates
KCPW - April 7, 2008
Mormon church agrees to meet with gay group
Edge Boston - April 7, 2008
Mormon Church Agrees To Meet With Gay Members' Group
KUTV News - April 6, 2008
Gay Mormons, church officials to meet
AZ Central - April 6, 2008, 2008
Mormon Leaders To Meet With Gay Group
Box Turtle Bullitin - April 6, 2008
Plea to prophet
W. Olin Thomas III, Executive director, Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons
Salt Lake Tribune Op-Ed - April 4, 2008
Blogs
Affirmation Making News, Not Progress
Dave's Mormon Inquiry - August 12, 2008
Gay Mormons want to talk to Church of Latter-Day Saints
GaySocialities.com - August 12, 2008
California Supreme Court orders legalization of same-sex marriage
Church Responds to California Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision
LDS Newsroom - May 16, 2008
LDS Church expresses disappointment in California gay marriage decision
Deseret Morning News - May 15, 2008
LDS Church expresses disappointment in California gay marriage decision
Mormon Times - May 15, 2008
LDS Church reacts to California court's gay marriage decision
ABC4 News - May 15, 2008
LDS Church Calls California Same-Sex Marriage Ruling 'Unfortunate'
PKVI News - May 16, 2008
Gay Mormons to church: Don't fight California court ruling
San Francisco Chronicle - May 28, 2008
Gay Mormons to church: Don't fight California court ruling
Deseret Morning News - May 28, 2008
Gay Mormons to church: Don't fight California court ruling
Salt Lake Tribune - May 29, 2008
Gay Mormons Urge Church to Stand Down in Marriage Fight
The Advocate - May 30, 2008
Opponents on wrong side of history
Ventura County Star - May 25, 2008
California court backs gay marriages
Same-sex rites in state may start within a month
Deseret Morning News - May 16, 2008
California same-sex unions will have no legal standing in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune - May 15, 2008
North Coast couples laud ruling
While same-sex pairs rejoice, make plans to wed, religious leaders express dismay
Press Democrat - May 16, 2008
Free To Be You and You and Me
Homosexuality, polygamy, and incest.
Slate - May 16, 2008
Some Logical Corollaries of California's Gay Marriage Decision
American Thinker - May 19, 2008
Silence on gay rites and clergy
GetReligion.org - May 17, 2008
Blogs
Ambivalence in California
Mormon Mentality - May 21, 2008
Supporting the Church’s position on same-sex marriage
Millennial Star - May 16, 2008
Social Influence and Defining Marriage
The Cultural Hall - May 17, 2008
New Same-Sex Marriage Ruling; Same Old Polygamy Stereotypes
Mormon Matters - May 16, 2008
The lameness of "I don’t see how gay marriage threatens my marriage"
Nine Moons - May 16, 2008
California Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage: An Analysis
Messenger and Advocate - May 16, 2008
California Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Messenger and Advocate - May 15, 2008
Marriage
By Common Consent - May 15, 2008
California Judges Order Gay Marriage
Times and Seasons - May 15, 2008
Gifts for a Gay Marriage
Feminist Mormon Housewives - May 15, 2008
Fallout over gay marriage debate leads musician and wife, Peter and Mary Danzig, to leave LDS Church
Fallout from debate over gays leads musician to leave LDS Church
Salt Lake Tribune - February 24, 2008
Care for the Flock
LDS Newsroom - February 24, 2008
LDS Church responds to story on musician who left church
Salt Lake Tribune - February 25, 2008
Pro-Gay Mormon Couple Targeted by Church, Leave Faith
Boston EDGE - February 25, 2008
Blogs
Reflections on the Musician Affair
Dave's Mormon Inquiry - February 26, 2008
The Danzig Case: Does the LDS Church Influence Members to Oppose Same Sex Marriage?
Mormon Matters - February 25, 2008
Peter and Mary Danzig: More Media Made Martyrs
Messenger and Advocate - February 25, 2008
Not Anti-Gay Enough to be a Mormon
Box Turtle Bulletin - February 25, 2008
Thoughts on the media and Church discipline
FAIR Blog - February 24, 2008
LDS Church Reiterates "No Criticism" Policy
Equality Time - February 25, 2008
Update: More on Church Harassment for Free Speech
Equality Time - January 13, 2008
Free Speech? Sure, As Long As You Agree With the Brethren
Equality Time - January 9, 2008
University of Iowa professor, John Cameron, writes play examining electro-shock therapy on BYU students
UI Prof's New Play Examines Experiences with Controversial Reverse-Homosexuality Experiments
Iowa Independent - February 6, 2008
True story, full of lies
Daily Iowan - February 6, 2008
Cameron's play uncovers secrets
Iowa City Press-Citizen - February 5, 2008
'14' documents attempts to reverse homosexuality
Corridor Buzz - February 2, 2008
Crimes against 'nature,' but whose?
Daily Iowan - January 31, 2008
'14': Play examines attempts to reverse homosexuality
Iowa City Press-Citizen - January 31, 2008
'14' sheds light on dark chapter in playwright's life
The Gazette - January 30, 2008
Conversation With 14's John Cameron
Q Salt Lake - December 3, 2007
Todd Herzog, a self-identified gay Mormon from Utah, wins Survivor: China
Survivor Profile: Todd Herzog
CBS.com
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Gay Mormon set for Survivor: China
AfterElton.com - August 21, 2007
Todd Herzog: 22, Gay-and a Millionaire
ChicagoPride.com - January 23, 2008
Todd Herzog, winner of Survivor China: Interview
Oais Magazine - December 18, 2007
Interview with "Survivor"'s Todd Herzog
AfterElton.com - December 17, 2007
Utahn wins 'Survivor' — and $1 million
Deseret Morning News - December 17, 2007
Gay Mormon A “Survivor”
Pats Self On Back For Back Stabbing
Queerty.com - December 17, 2007
Additional News Articles about Survivor China contestant Todd Herzog
Church releases new pamphlet on same-gender attraction, "God Loveth His Children"
God Loveth His Children | PDF
Newly released booklet (July 20, 2007) providing counsel specific to Latter-day Saints who experience same-gender attraction
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LDS church releases new pamphlet on same gender attraction
LDS church prints out its new stance on same gender attraction
UVSC NetXNews - August 27, 2007
Mormon church changes stance on homosexuality
New teachings say lifelong celibacy to be rewarded with heterosexuality in heaven
Inside Bay Area - August 20, 2007
Mormon attitude towards homosexuality softens
Pink News - August 20, 2007
Mormons soften stance on homosexuality
LA Daily News - August 17, 2007
LDS Release Same-Gender Attraction Pamphlet
BYU Daily Universe - July 29, 2007
Criticism, praise for LDS pamphlet
Deseret Morning News - July 28, 2007
'God Loveth His Children': LDS Church revises pamphlet on gays
Longtime advocate calls it an improvement, but says it doesn't go far enough
Salt Lake Tribune - July 28, 2007
LDS Church pamphlet advises on same-sex attraction
Salt Lake Tribune - July 28, 2007
LDS leaders speak out on same-sex attraction
Pamphlet attempts to clarify stance on issue
Deseret Morning News - July 27, 2007
Blogs
The Mormon Church Calls for Tolerance of Homosexuality
TeachTheFacts.org - August 20, 2007
You must scroll down about half-way through the page to get to the relevant entry.
New Mormon Tract on Homosexuality
Box Turtle Bulletin - July 30, 2007
What think ye… about the Church's new pamphlet on same-sex attraction?
Times and Seasons - July 28, 2007
Shocking: Our gay activism likely displeases LDS leaders
Good as You - July 27, 2007
Michael Glatze, former gay activist and editor of Young Gay America Magazine, renounces "gay lifestyle" and joins LDS Church
Confessions of a former 'gay rights' leader
by Michael Glatze
World Net Daily - July 10, 2007
How a 'gay rights' leader became straight
by Michael Glatze
World Net Daily - July 3, 2007
'Gay'-rights leader quits homosexuality
Rising star in movement says God liberated him from lifestyle
World Net Daily - July 3, 2007
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Grazie, Glatze
Salt Lake City Weekly - July 26, 2007
Ex-Gay Success Story Not a Mormon Success Story
Christian Post - July 16, 2007
Ex-Gay Defends Relationship with the Lord
Christian Post - July 12, 2007
"Ex-Gay" Editor Still Talking
Queerty - July 12, 2007
The Life and Death of A Young Gay American
GayCityNews.com - July 11, 2007
The Reformed Gay: A Spiritual Path of Self-Deception
OpEdNews.com - July 11, 2007
My Ex-Gay Life :: Choosing Heterosexuality
Part 1 of a four-part series on "ex-gays"
EDGE Boston - July 11, 2007
Skepticism Over Validity of Ex-Gay Story Prompts 'Confessions'
Christian Post - July 10, 2007
"The weirdest, grossest thing that just makes you feel sick inside"
Joan Bushwell blog: Kevin Beck - July 10, 2007
Comment: Ex-gay journalist answers his critics
Pink News UK - July 6, 2007
Gay Spokesman Leaves Homosexuality
CitizenLink.com - July 6, 2007
Afternoon Headlines: Gay Gone St8, Island Justice, French Toast
Towleroad - July 6, 2007
Leading Gay Rights Activist Comes Out of Homosexuality, Tells His Story
ChurchExecutive.com - July 5, 2007
Leading Gay Rights Activist Comes Out of Homosexuality, Tells His Story
Christian Post - July 5, 2007
Open letter to Michael, by Daniel DiRito
Editor, ThoughtTheater.com
YGA Magazine - July 5, 2007
Young Gay America Turns Straight
Michael Glatze, outspoken gay right activist has turned his back on the youth he once saved and now says they are all sick.
GenerationQ, Australia - July 5, 2007
Anything But Straight: The Pious Publishers Are Already In Heaven
by Wayne Besen
Falls Church News-Press - July 4, 2007
Celebrating Freedom from Homosexuality
Concerned Women for America - July 4, 2007
Gay Rights Leader Quits Homosexuality; Says God Liberated Him
Crosswalk.com - July 4, 2007
Prominent U.S. Gay Activist Now Publicly Speaking Out Against Homosexuality
Encouraging others to leave way of life he says "is by its very nature pornographic"
Lifesite - July 4, 2007
Proof, Once Again, that Homosexuality is Forgivable
NewsByUs.com - July 4, 2007
Coming Out of Homosexuality
Concerned Women for America - July 3, 2007
Homosexual leader encounters God, leaves homosexuality behind
One News Now - July 3, 2007
Michael Glatze, ex-gay
The Bilerico Project - July 3, 2007
Gay Editor Catches Ex-Gay Madness!
Free Of Faggotry's Lustful, Sinful, Superficial Grip
Queerty - July 3, 2007
Gay journalist claims to be straight
Pink News UK - July 3, 2007
Gay Rights Activist No Longer Gay?
EDGE Boston - July 3, 2007
Michael Glatze 'Comes Out' of Homosexuality: former 'Young Gay America' Magazine Co-founder
Americans for Truth
Blogs
Christian Post: Better Mormon than gay
"Glatze's conversion is more likely to pull people away from homosexuality than draw people towards the Mormon church," it says.
Christianity Today blog - July 19, 2007
Michael Glatze to appear with Wayne Besen tonight on Paula Zahn Show
Warren Throckmorton - July 9, 2007
I Will Be On CNN's Paula Zahn Now TONIGHT (8PM, ET)
Wayne Besen - July 9, 2007
For those not offended enough by his earlier words
Good as You - July 6, 2007
Glatze says gays are stupid strange creatures, plus a Biblical response
Pams house blend - July 6, 2007
THE CONFUSED AND CONFUSING MICHAEL GLATZE STORY
Rollan's Censored Issues Blog - July 6, 2007
Interview with Michael Glatze
Warren Throckmorton - July 5, 2007
The Oogie Boogie Glatze
Pams house blend - July 5, 2007
Former Gay Youth Activist Joins an Ex-Gay Blame Game
Ex-Gay Watch - July 3, 2007
Young Gay American former editor writes of changed life
Warren Throckmorton - July 3, 2007
Gay man now working to make turncoats trendy
Good as You - July 3, 2007
My Thoughts on the Conversion of a Previous Gay Activist
Box Turtle Bulletin - July 3rd, 2007
Ex-Gay Editor Has Something To Say
A Message For You Damned Gays!
Queerty - July 3, 2007
PBS documentary, "The Mormons," includes segment on homosexuality and the Church
PBS documentary "The Mormons" segment: "Those Who Can, and Can't Conform"
Additional material with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Elder Marlin K. Jensen
PBS Web Site regarding the segment: The Mormon Church and Gays
More questions pertaining to homosexuality in interviews with Terryl Givens, Daniel C. Peterson, D. Michael Quinn, Greg Prince, and Ken Verdoia
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Reader responses regarding "The Mormons" PBS series
Deseret Morning News - May 3, 2007
PBS "Mormons" documentary gets mixed reviews from LDS faithful; raves from TV critics
ABC4News - May 2, 2007
'Mormons' elicits a mixed response
Deseret Morning News - May 2, 2007
Modern-Day Look at History of the Latter-Day Saints
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Brigham Young University revises Honor Code clarification statement on homosexuality
'Do Ask, Do Tell' at BYU
Newsweek - April 30, 2007
BYU revises honor code policy on homosexuality
Washington Blade - April 27, 2007
BYU clarifies Honor Code policy on gay orientation
Deseret Morning News - April 18, 2007
BYU Clarifies Policy on Homosexuality
KSL-TV - April 18, 2007
BYU eases its antigay policy
The Advocate - April 18, 2007
BYU changes honor code text about gay students
Salt Lake Tribune - April 17, 2007
BYU Clarifies Honor Code
BYU Daily Universe - April 17, 2007
Brigham Young University Revises Policy on Sexuality;
Discriminatory Policy Revisited After Soulforce Equality Riders Visit
Soulforce Press Release - April 17, 2007
BYU Clarifies Campus Policy On Homosexuality
KUTV News - April 17, 2007
Blog discussions:
BYU Changes Honor Code Regarding Homosexuality
Mormon Mentality - April 12, 2007
Comments on the BYU Honor Code Clarification
The Tito Times - April 12, 2007
Historic Strides at BYU - Chapter: Honor Code
Flying under the gaydar - April 11, 2007
Hallelujah Defined
The Simple Bakers Son - April 11, 2007
The New & Improved Honor Code
Changing Countenance - April 10, 2007
A much needed change
An open space in the forest - April 11, 2007
Deseret News article on BYU Honor Code clarification
The Tito Times - April 18, 2007
SL Tribune article on BYU Honor Code Clarification
The Tito Times - April 17, 2007
Carol Lynn Pearson showcases her play, "Facing East"
Official site: Facing East
The story of a Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son
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Dramatic arc missing in `Face East'
Pasadena Star-News - July 24, 2008
'Facing East' tells a story of loss, love
The Southern Utah Spectrum - May 30, 2008
Latter-Gay Saints
Carol Lynn Pearson's gay Mormon drama sets the static and the fluid in bold opposition. Unfortunately, the static wins out.
San Franscisco Weekly - August 22, 2007
Mormon author Carol Lynn Pearson tries to separate church and hate
San Franscisco Chronicle - August 18, 2007
'Facing East' gets West Coast standing ovation
Utah play about LDS gays opens to oversold house in San Francisco
Salt Lake Tribune - August 13, 2007
Revelations among Mormons
Carol Lynn Pearson on 'Facing East'
Bay Area Reporter - August 9, 2007
Facing East, Pearson's Drama of Suicide in a Mormon Family, Makes San Fran Premiere Aug. 10
Playbill News - August 10, 2007
Facing East, Pearson's Drama of Suicide in a Mormon Family, to Make San Fran Premiere
Playbill News - July 16, 2007
Play examines Mormonism, homosexuality
USA Today - June 30, 2007
Off-Broadway Bound
Plan-B Theatre Company takes a fine-tuned Facing East to New York
Salt Lake City Weekly
Gay Mormons and Homophobia
Gay City News - May 17, 2007
Suicide Shakes Mormon Family in NYC Premiere, Facing East, May 25
Playbill News - May 1, 2007
"Facing East" delves into diversity and love
Deseret Morning News - April 20, 2007
A very queer conundrum
"Facing East" presents the struggles of homosexuals bound by religion
Daily Utah Chronicle - April 18, 2007
"Facing East" gets dates in N.Y., S.F.
Deseret Morning News - December 10, 2006
"Facing East" presents tough subject flawlessly
Deseret Morning News - November 20, 2006
Facing East: Interview with Carol Lynn Pearson
RadioWest (KUER FM90) - November 16, 2006
Host: Doug Fabrizio
Play Addresses LDS Homosexuality and Suicide
KSL-TV - November 16, 2006
Play explores family's reaction to gay son's suicide
Deseret Morning News - November 12, 2006
Review: 'Facing East' focuses a probing light on faith, death and survival
Salt Lake Tribune - November 2006
'This is a play . . . from one gut to another'
Salt Lake Tribune - November 2006
Blog discussions:
Facing East
Sunstone Blog - November 2006
Nightline story on Gay Mormons and the Church's response
Life of Gay Mormons
How do gay Mormons cope with the religion that bans their lifestyle?
ABC Nightline video - June 7, 2006
Gay Mormons Face Excommunication
Some Gay Mormons Try to Change and Marry, Others Say That's Impossible
ABC Nightline story - June 7, 2006
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Church Responds to Nightline Story on Mormons and Homosexuality
LDS.org Newsroom - June 7, 2006
LDS Church re-affirms stance on homosexuality during network news segment
ABC4News - June 4, 2006
Blog discussions:
"The Church Responds to Nightline"
Bloggernacle Times - June 9, 2006
ABC News Nightline: Life of Gay Mormons
Mormon Stories - June 8, 2006
Nightline: "Gay Mormons Face Excommunication"
Times and Seasons - June 8, 2006
Jeffrey Nielson's dismissal as Brigham Young University faculty
Original Op-Ed: LDS authority and gay marriage
by Jeffrey Nielsen
Salt Lake Tribune - June 4, 2006
Y. professor bit the hand that fed him
Deseret Morning News - June 20, 2006
Shame on you BYU
The Advocate - June 20, 2006
Fired BYU instructor wasn't always so skeptical
LDS challenge: Nielsen says philosophy opened him to a 'world of ideas'
Salt Lake Tribune - June 17, 2006
BYU owes Nielsen an apology
by Jennifer Nielsen Alvey
Salt Lake Tribune Op-Ed - June 17, 2006
When it comes to dissent, use your brain
Salt Lake Tribune - June 16, 2006
Editorial: Academic freedom
BYU Daily Universe - June 15, 2006
BYU instructor asked not to return after writing opinion piece
BYU Daily Universe - June 15, 2006
Column on Gay Marriage Prompts Dismissal
Inside Higher Ed - June 15, 2006
BYU instructor fired for supporting same-sex marriage
The Advocate - June 15, 2006
BYU Professor fired for opposing LDS Church's gay marriage stance
ABC4News - June 15, 2006
Foe of LDS stance loses his job at BYU
Nielsen wrote letter backing gay marriage
Deseret Morning News - June 14, 2006
The Risks of Conscience:
Interview with former BYU philosophy professor, Jeffrey Nielsen
RadioWest (KUER FM90) - June 14, 2006
Host: Doug Fabrizio
Editorial: The Firing of Pro-Gay BYU Instructor Jeffrey Nielsen
The Advocate - June 14, 2006
BYU teacher fired for gay marriage op-ed
Provo Daily Herald - June 13, 2006
BYU Professor Dismissed After Writing Editorial
KSL-TV - June 13, 2006
BYU Instructor Let Go For Gay Marriage Stance
KUTV News - June 13, 2006
BYU fires teacher over op-ed stance
Same-sex marriage: His idea that church leaders are misguided didn't sit well
Salt Lake Tribune - June13, 2006
BYU instructor let go for opposing LDS Church's gay marriage stance
ABC4News - June 13, 2006
Arguments in favor of gay marriage are deeply flawed
by Sheldon Kinsel
Salt Lake Tribune - June 10, 2006
Evidence is clear, homosexuality is not a 'choice'
by Fred Schade
Salt Lake Tribune - June 17, 2006
Faith and Dissent: The Federal Marriage Amendment and the LDS Church
RadioActive! (KRCL 90.9FM) - June 8, 2006
Host: Gena
Blog discussions:
Lots and lots of press coverage on the Jeffrey Nielsen Firing at BYU
2 Options for What the Brethren Were Thinking
Mormon Stories blog - June 15, 2006
BYU instructor Jeffrey Nielsen let go for questioning LDS stand on gay marriage
Mormon Stories blog - June 13, 2006
BYU Professor Fired
Includes Nielsen's supposed response to BYU dept. chair
Blogging with a Hammer blog - June 13, 2006
Jeffrey Nielsen's follow-up editorial
Editorial: May the gay marriage debate push aside our fears
Jeffrey Nielsen
Salt Lake Tribune - August 13, 2006
Ex-BYU professor teaching at UVSC
Provo Daily Herald - September 17, 2006
Fired professor stands firm in support of gay marriage
Deseret Morning News - September 12, 2006
Soulforce Equality Ride at BYU - 2007
2007 Soulforce Equality Ride Brigham Young University Idaho
Soulforce Protests BYU-I Honor Code
KPVI News - April 18, 2007
Equality for gay students demanded at BYU
SLCC Globe - March 26, 2007
BYU-I Prepares for Protest
KPVI News - March 28, 2007
Soulforce Equality Riders visit Utah County
UVSC NetXNews - March 26, 2007
Agree to disagree
UVSC NetXNews - March 26, 2007
Editorial: Less Forceful
BYU Daily Universe - March 23, 2007
Gay-rights duo arrested at BYU
Salt Lake Tribune - March 23, 2007
Soulforce quietly marches for gay rights
Provo Daily Herald - March 23, 2007
Y. cites 2 gay-rights activists
Mother and son with Soulforce demonstration enter campus
Deseret Morning News - March 23, 2007
Soulforce Stages Demonstration Near Campus
BYU Daily Universe - March 22, 2007
Students Mistaken For Soulforce Activists
BYU Daily Universe - March 22, 2007
Arrests Continue For Gay Equality Riders
365Gay.com Newscenter - March 22, 2007
Two Arrested During Gay Rights March at Brigham Young University
ABC Local News 8 - March 22, 2007
2 arrested as gay rights activist group visits BYU
ABC 4 Utah - March 22, 2007
Two cited during Soulforce march
The Daily Herald - March 22, 2007
BYU Discriminates Against Gay People, Group Says
KSL-TV - March 22, 2007
Gay rights advocates arrested at BYU
Salt Lake Tribune - March 22, 2007
Gay Advocacy Group Demonstrates at BYU, Two Arrests Made
KSL-TV - March 22, 2007
Soulforce prepares for its demonstrations at BYU
The Daily Herald - March 22, 2007
Y. urged to clarify its policy on gays
Deseret Morning News - March 22, 2007
Rexburg Police Prepare For Soul Force's Visit
ABC Local News 8 - March 21, 2007
Gay-rights group plans to reach out to BYU students
Salt Lake Tribune - March 21, 2007
Editorial: "Means to an End"
BYU Daily Universe - March 20, 2007
Gay rights group slates UVSC: After being banned from BYU, other LDS properties
Salt Lake Tribune - March 20, 2007
Gay Rights Group Planning to Protest at BYU Thursday
KSL-TV - March 20, 2007
Soulforce is asked to stay off LDS land
Gay-rights group had planned cannery visit
Deseret Morning News - March 20, 2007
LDS Church tells gay rights group to keep off property
Provo Daily Herald - March 20, 2007
"Barred From the Churches of Our Birth"; Mormons Ban Equality Riders on All Church Property
Sexual Minority Mormon Youth Disenfranchised
Soulforce Press Release - March 17, 2007
Gay activists to stage 'Jericho' walk at BYU
Deseret Morning News - March 13, 2007
Gay-rights group plans BYU encore:
But the university doesn't want them back, as individuals or a group
Salt Lake Tribune - February 6, 2007
Gay-rights protesters returning to BYU
Salt Lake Tribune - February 5, 2007
Gay-rights tour to stop at 2 Y. sites
Deseret Morning News - February 3, 2007
Soulforce Equality Ride at BYU - 2006
BYU disciplines four students who joined Equality Ride protests
The Advocate - June 10, 2006
BYU Students Punished For Gay Rights Protest
KUTV News - June 9, 2006
21 fined for role in gay-rights action at Y.
All admit guilt; 8 others are expected to file guilty pleas
Deseret Morning News - June 8, 2006
BYU students punished for Soulforce participation
Provo Daily Herald - June 8, 2006
BYU Gay Rights Protestors Plead Guilty, Fined $200
KUTV News - June 8, 2006
BYU won't expel students who joined Equality Ride protest
The Advocate - May 24, 2006
Honor Code Office reviews BYU Soulforce supporters
BYU Daily Universe - May 11, 2006
BYU to review 'die-in'
5 students at gay-awareness march may face expulsion
Deseret Morning News - May 10, 2006
Soulforce riders ignored BYU's property rights
Provo Daily Herald - May 2, 2006
Dying at BYU
The Advocate - April 18, 2006
Y. prepared for marchers
Church minimized potential for clashes with gay demonstrators
Deseret Morning News - April 13, 2006
Equality Riders arrested again at Brigham Young University
The Advocate - April 13, 2006
24 arrested at BYU
Advocacy group stages 'die-in' on campus property
Deseret Morning News - April 12, 2006
Soulforce Wraps Up Protest
BYU Daily Universe - April 12, 2006
Equality Riders, others cited for trespassing at Brigham Young
The Advocate - April 12, 2006
Gathering protests Y. gay policy
Deseret Morning News - April 11, 2006
Soulforce Visits BYU Campus
BYU Daily Universe - April 11, 2006
Police cite 24 gay-rights activists for trespassing
Provo Daily Herald - April 11, 2006
Soulforce takes aim at BYU
Provo Daily Herald - April 10, 2006
BYU issues citations and removes gay-advocate group from campus
Provo Daily Herald - April 10, 2006
Gay rights advocates share message at worship service
Provo Daily Herald - April 9, 2006
Group pushing gay rights plan rally near BYU
Provo Daily Herald - April 7, 2006
Activists to urge gay tolerance at Y.
Deseret Morning News - April 6, 2006
Gay Rights Group "Soulforce" to Visit BYU to Protest
BYU Daily Universe - March 24, 2006
Buckley Jeppson and Mike Kessler Marriage
Gay Mormon describes life on brink of excommunication
Salt Lake Tribune - August 13, 2006
Mormon in Legal Gay Marriage Faces Cutoff
San Francisco Gate - March 15, 2006
Gay Mormon could be excommunicated
Provo Daily Herald - March 15, 2006
Gay man faces LDS excommunication over marriage
Deseret Morning News - March 16, 2006
Mormon, Married, Gay and Facing Discipline - An Interview with Buckley Jeppson
Mormon Stories podcast - March 17, 2006
Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3
Steven Fales performs "Confessions of a Mormon Boy"
Official site: Confessions of a Mormon Boy
A one-man show detailing his story of excommunication, divorce, prostitution, drugs, and then reconciliation toward a life of individual integrity.
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‘Mormon Boy’ premieres a new song-and-dance act in S.F.
Dallas Examiner - January 28, 2008
Compelling Confessions an Authentically Worthy Experience
Broadway World - April 30, 2007
Playwright took a leap of faith in "Confessions of a Mormon Boy"
Boston Globe - April 26, 2007
Mormon's 'Confessions' worth hearing
Boston Herald - April 30, 2007
Steven Fales' reading of his one-man play: Confessions of a Mormon Boy
Sunstone podcast
Confessions of a Mormon Boy (8:41)
Steven Fales, former husband of Emily Pearson and son-in-law of Carol Lynn Pearson, discusses his play, Confessions of a Mormon Boy, and the conflict he experienced in trying to reconcile his sexual feelings with his Latter-day Saint upbringing.
Ex-Gay Survivors on the Tyra Banks show (6:15)
Steven Fales (Confessions of a Mormon Boy) and Peterson Toscano (Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House) share aspects of their stories for Tyra Banks.