Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families & Friends appreciates the work that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is doing with outside LGBTQ groups to secure housing and employment rights, as well as its support to codify marriage equality in the United States. We wholeheartedly congratulate our LGBTQ peers in the civil arena who have worked tirelessly, often partnering with the LDS Church, to help move the Respect for Marriage Act forward. A great deal of good can come about through constructive politics and good faith negotiations as we work together to ensure protections and equality for LGBTQ people in their civil life. Affirmation is mindful that LGBTQ Latter-day Saints do not have such an option to engage in constructive politics or good faith negotiations to address prejudice, harassment and discrimination that occurs within their spiritual home. Nowadays, LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their families have a lot to be jealous about concerning the relationship the c...
