Changing the Mormon conversation on homosexuality

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/changing-the-mormon-conversation-on-homosexuality/2012/06/25/gJQAjV1X2V_story.html
Changing the Mormon conversation on homosexuality

By Donald Fletcher, Religion News Service
Published: June 25, 2012

I am going to use heartfelt, strong language as I stress the importance of a new, groundbreaking publication that has — in my opinion — the ability to save lives. Its subject matter is far too important to be ignored or taken lightly, especially when we regularly read about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people and adults that leave the Mormon Church, never mind the senseless loss of many to suicide.

"Supportive Families, Healthy Children: Helping Latter-Day Saint Families with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Children," co-authored by Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Director of the Family Acceptance Project and Bob Rees, Ph.D, former Mormon bishop, may well be the tool that gives LDS families what they need to accept their LGBT children.
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Donald C. Fletcher, MD
Bishop, Bay Ward, San Francisco Stake

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Supportive Families, Healthy Children: Helping Families with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Children

The full document can be downloaded here: (PDF; 24 pages; 1.29 MB)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffamilyproject.sfsu.edu%2Ffiles%2FEnglish_Final_Print_Version_Last.pdf&ei=y53yT4iTKsmmrQGh9b2JCQ&usg=AFQjCNEMNcHsS04j9fvYbt1EymcCXaZVKg&sig2=Dv4W3EfyrBGSauWj0xBIlw