NEWS NOTES

The text of Human Rights Campaign’s letter to Boyd K. Packer




“I’m appalled that you chose this moment to deliver a sermon saying same-sex attraction is unnatural and same-sex unions are immoral. You have risked further alienating LGBT youth and potentially contributing to suicides of even more vulnerable young people. You’ve told them that their very identities are ‘impure and unnatural,’ and you’ve incited the violence and bullying that often drives them to suicide by repeating lies disproven by both science and the experience of millions of Americans who know their LGBT neighbors and care about them.



“I hope you will cease putting young people in real peril and acknowledge the scientific truth: Sexual orientation cannot be changed, nor should it be.”





— Signed by HRC President Joe Solmonese and 150,000 others



Excerpt from LDS spokesman Michael Otterson



“The church recognizes that those of its members who are attracted to others of the same sex experience deep emotional, social and physical feelings. ... Their struggle is our struggle. Those in the church who are attracted to someone of the same sex but stay faithful to the church’s teachings can be happy during this life and perform meaningful service in the church. They can enjoy full fellowship with other church members, including attending and serving in temples, and ultimately receive all the blessings afforded to those who live the commandments of God



Maclovia Perez
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Coordinadora Red de Peruanos en Utah*USA*
E-mail:redperuenutah@gmail.com
http://redperuenutah.blogspot.com/
Corresponsal Red Democratica del Peru