Recently a high-ranking leader of the LDS Church claimed it was unnecessary to apologise to the LGBT community for historic and long-standing teachings of the church. Among these teachings are the idea that homosexuality is a kind of mental disorder that can and should be cured, and that heterosexual marriage or other therapies were solutions. In many cases, LGBT people were told by their church leaders that a lack of faith on their part was responsible for the failure to overcome homosexual feelings.
Many have suffered.
This is our attempt as a community of Mormons and former Mormons to make amends for our part in this story. This is our response to the idea that the Church or its leaders are above and beyond saying sorry.
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If you feel so inclined, please add your apology to the LGBT community as a comment below this post. Comments will be moderated and may be removed if they are likely to cause offence or subvert the purpose of this blog. Needless to say, this blog is not an official publication of the LDS Church.
