Suicides or Not, LDS Is Harming LGBT Youthhttp://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/2/03/suicides-or-not-lds-harming-lgbt-youthThe
Advocate.comBy Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen
February 03 2016 6:47 AM EST
A spike in suicide attempts and completions that had been widely talked about in closed Facebook groups became public this month. A Mormon mom revealed that she had personally known of 32 Mormon LGBT youth age 14-20 who had died by suicide, perhaps as a result of a policy and aftermath that has been called "the Prop. 8 of our time." The policy, part of Handbook One, a manual for church leaders, was leaked to the public in early November and affirmed by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders shortly after. The policy labels Mormon same-sex married couples as "apostate" and their children ineligible for baby blessings and baptism until the age of 18, if they disavow same-sex marriage and cohabitation. ******************************
One of the things that confounds me is that the LDS Church was instrumental in having the Boy Scouts change their policy regarding gay youth and leaders and then to turn around with such a decidedly anti-gay policay just doesn't make sense.
I hesitated posting this article because it may lead to bashing. Please keep comments civil. But I found the article written by a married, lesbian, Reverend too good not to share.
