Understanding LDS Homosexuality

001: Carolyn — What I Love About the Church

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Carolyn Ball has served in various capacities for the LDS Church, including: full time missionary, MTC instructor, relief society president, adjunct professor at BYU, and LDS Church employee for over 8 years.

In part 1 of a multi-part series, Carolyn discusses what she loves about the LDS Church.

002: Carolyn – I Did Not Choose This

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Carolyn discusses her struggle to fight being gay, and how no one would choose this path.

003: Carolyn – It Doesn’t Go Away

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Carolyn discusses her failed struggle to fight being gay, which included 2 temple marriages.

004: Carolyn – Unkindness in Church

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Carolyn discusses the unkindness sometimes displayed by LDS members towards homosexuals at church.

005: Carolyn – The of Sadness of Disfellowshipment and Excommunication

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Carolyn discusses her disfellowshipment and excommunication from the church.

006: Carolyn – Solitude, Heterosexual Marriage or Excommunication as the Only Options

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Carolyn discusses the sad options currently offered to LDS Homosexuals: 1) Live a life of solitude, 2) Marry a heterosexual, or 3) Be Excommunicated.

007: Carolyn – Why Should Church Members Care About Homosexuals and Homosexuality?

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Carolyn discusses why LDS Church members should care about Homosexuals and homosexuality.

008: Carolyn – How the Church is Missing Out by Not Being More Supportive of Homosexuals

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Carolyn discusses how the LDS Church is potentially missing out by not being more supportive and welcoming of homosexuals in their congregations.

009: Carolyn – What about the children?

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Carolyn discusses how homosexuality is not a disease, and cannot be “caught” by children. Nor is there any significant correlation between homosexuality and pedophilia.

010: Curtis – His Early Years (Father’s View)

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In this segment, Bruce, his father, discusses Curtis’ early years.

011: Curtis – His Early Years (Brother’s View)

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In this segment, Chris, his brother, discusses Curtis’ early years.

012: Curtis’ Struggles with Gender Issues

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In this segment, Curtis’ father and brother discuss Curtis’ lifelong struggle with gender issues.

013: Curtis – Not Fitting the Mold; Not Having the Conversation

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In this segment, Curtis’ father and brother discuss Curtis’ struggles not fitting the “mold” of Mormonism, and Curtis’ father’s decision to not talk about it with his son.

014: Curtis – “The Day” ( of Curtis’ Suicide )

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In this segment, Curtis’ father and brother discuss the events of Curtis’ last day, and his suicide.

015: Curtis – A Father Tries to Find Meaning In His Son’s Suicide

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In this segment, Curtis’ father tries to find meaning in his son’s suicide, and envisions how Christ would have treated his son (and other homosexuals).

016: Curtis – Suggestions for Parents and LDS Church Leaders

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In this segment, Curtis’ father offers some advice to parents and LDS church leaders on how to prevent suicide and alienation among our children.

017: Clark Pingree — Positive Church Experiences

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his early, positive experiences in the LDS Church.

018: Clark Pingree — I’ve Always Been This Way

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his homosexuality, and how it was not a choice for him — and how he has always been gay (since childhood).

019: Clark Pingree – Connecting the Dots (Admitting I’m Gay)

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In this episode, LDS Church member Clark Pingree discusses his process of “connecting the dots” regarding his homosexuality, and admitting that he is gay.

020: Clark Pingree – Trying to “Cure Myself” of Being Gay

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his attempts to “cure himself” of being gay.

021: Clark Pingree – Unkind Speech at Church

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses the unkind words and allegations that are often spoken (often unintentionally) in LDS congregations each Sunday about homosexuals and homosexuality.

022: Clark Pingree – Frustration with the LDS Church’s Options for Homosexuals

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his frustration w/ the options that the LDS Church provides to homosexuals, which narrow down to the following:

Live a life of solitude, without intimacy
Marry a person of the opposite sex and find a way to “make it work”, or
Face excommunication

023: Clark Pingree – Sadness Regarding the Excommunication of Homosexuals

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses the sadness and even meanness of excommunicating LDS Church members for homosexuality.

024: Clark Pingree – Why the Church, and Members, Should Care

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses why LDS Church membership and leadership should care about the plight of the LDS homosexual.

025: Clark Pingree – The Virtues of Gay Marriage

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In this segment, Clark Pingree addresses the claim that gay marriage undermines traditional marriage, and discusses (in his view) the many virtues of allowing gay marriage.

026: Clark Pingree – On Homosexuality, Scriptures and Modern Revelation

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In this segment, Clark discusses the problems with using scripture to support anti-homosexual or anti-gay marriage positions. He also discusses the parallels between the black/priesthood issue and gay marriage within the LDS Church.

027: Clark Pingree – Gay LDS Theology, and Clark’s Dream for the Church

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In this concluding segment, Clark talks about his thoughts on a theology compatible with homosexuality, and shares his dream for the LDS Church and homosexuality.

Clark Pingree on Proposition 8

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In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses California’s Proposition 8 (which seeks to prevent gay marriage in California), and his disappointment in the LDS Church’s involvement in supporting the initiative.

Nadine Hansen on Proposition 8

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In this episode, Nadine Hansen discusses California’s Proposition 8 (which seeks to prevent gay marriage in California), and her disappointment in the LDS Church’s involvement in supporting the initiative.

A Legal Analysis of Proposition 8

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In the segment, Kaimi Wenger (professor of law) provides a legal analysis of California’s Proposition 8, and the LDS Church’s involvement in supporting the initiative.

Go forward!

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Marriage Hopes and Realities

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Embracing our Homosexual Children

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