tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post8588387837533517127..comments2023-10-02T00:28:29.335-07:00Comments on Gay LDS Actor: Building A Relationship With My Partner's ParentsGay LDS Actorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841236084753512311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-31878924250995379242013-01-06T11:25:51.295-08:002013-01-06T11:25:51.295-08:00The "but" isn't felt by just the LGB...The "but" isn't felt by just the LGBT. We all feel excluded at times - especially when the speaker(s) say they want to include whatever group - but they don't. You reposted my thoughts " "We love you, but...," "We value you, but...," "We want you to partake in full membership, but...," "You can find full joy in the gospel, but...," etc. http://gayldsactor.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-sisters-words-and-endorsement.htmlLCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219524078435202602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-63474916733466401052012-12-07T10:43:37.283-08:002012-12-07T10:43:37.283-08:00Hey, Ben,
Hopefully I can elaborate on it in a fu...Hey, Ben,<br /><br />Hopefully I can elaborate on it in a future post, but I guess what I mean is that although I do see the website as a positive step forward and although I really believe the LDS Chuch is sincerely trying to mend fences with those they have hurt (either intentionally or not) in regards to this issue (although I don't doubt that there is an element of damage control as well), I also feel that no matter what the Church says about homosexuality or how hard they try to "make things better," they often end up tripping over themselves or putting their foot in their mouth or unintentionally offending someone. That's not their fault necessarily, but sometimes I wonder if it's better for them to try and smooth things over or just keep quiet.<br /><br />Because the fact of the matter is, as long as the Church declares that sexual relationships between people of the same sex are sinful, nothing they say is likely to score them any points on the LGBT front. I'm not saying that is the Church's goal, but they do seem to be trying to talk more sensitively about an issue they should have been talking more sensitively about years ago, and I know some people think it's too little, too late.<br /><br />That being said, I am extremely grateful that the Church officially acknowledges that homosexual feelings aren't a choice, that marriage isn't a cure, and that church members need to show more love and less judgment towards their LGBT brothers and sisters.<br /><br />However, it always feels like there is a "but." "We love you, but...," "We value you, but...," "We want you to partake in full membership, but...," "You can find full joy in the gospel, but...," etc.<br /><br />The Church can teach what it teaches and espouse what it believes, but for so many LGBT folks, the tenets of LDS Church don't match the realities of LGBT lives, and the Church, unfortunately, has mishandled this issue in the past in so many ways, that many LGBT people have lost faith in what the LDS Church teaches about homosexuality.<br /><br />Anyway, I guess that's what I mean. Does that make more sense?Gay LDS Actorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841236084753512311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-72987332816562386142012-12-07T09:45:12.257-08:002012-12-07T09:45:12.257-08:00I'm just wondering what you mean by "the ...I'm just wondering what you mean by "the Church is getting in it's own way". I hope you touch on that in your next post.Ben Arkellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498238407869065383noreply@blogger.com