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Gay rights and the Mormon Church : intended actions, unintended consequences /

"The Mormon Church entered the public square on LGBT issues by joining forces with traditional-marriage proponents in Hawaii in 1993. Since then, the church has been a significant player in the ongoing saga of LGBT rights within the United States and at times has carried decisive political clou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prince, Gregory A., 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Gay rights > Religious aspects > Mormon Church.
Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Mormon Church.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mormon gays.
Mormon Church > Doctrines.
Table of Contents:
  • Alta Club
  • Genesis
  • The cure, 1.0
  • Spencer Kimball and The miracle of forgiveness
  • The memorandum
  • Hawaii
  • Backlash, 1.0
  • Proposition 22
  • Amendment 3
  • The cure, 2.0
  • A constitutional amendment
  • Dallin Oaks and the interview
  • God loveth his children
  • What about lesbians?
  • Proposition 8
  • Backlash, 2.0
  • The kiss
  • Hollingsworth v. Perry
  • Three men, two messages
  • Bridges to somewhere
  • MormonsandGays.org
  • Kitchen v. Herbert
  • SB 296
  • The last domino
  • Religious freedom
  • The policy
  • Trans
  • Intersex
  • Suicide
  • The scarlet letter
  • What's next?