Works Cited

Pictures

Gay Flag :

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 Gray Rainbow:

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Affirmation:

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Rainbow Moroni:

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Temple:

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Shame:

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Victory:

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Gay USA:

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Suicide:

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Background:

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Evaluating Fears: Bigotry in Mormon Culture

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"Temple Recommend Interview and Questions." Temple Recommend Interview Questions. Mormon Think. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. <http://www.mormonthink.com/glossary/templerecommend.htm>.

A Policy Change to Protect

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Liebelson, Dana. "Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

Edmonds-Allen, Marian. "Suicides or Not, LDS Is Harming LGBT Youth." Advocate. 03 Feb. 2016. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.

"32 LGBT Mormons Aged 14-20 Have Committed Suicide in Wake of New Anti-Gay Policy, Group Says." The New Civil Rights Movement. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

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"Elder Christofferson Explains Updated LDS Church Policies on Same-sex Marriage and Children." DeseretNews.com. 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

"Matthew 5:9." Matthew 5:9. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.

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"2015-NOV-08: Part 3 of 4 Parts:." The LDS-Mormon Church Adopts New Anti-LGBT Policy That Targets Children. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

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Four Proposals for the Church to Mend Wounds

"Churches & Politics." Churches & Politics. Web. 13 Mar. 2016. <https://www.au.org/issues/churches-and-politics>.

Dobner, Jennifer. "Mormon Church Warns against Upsetting 'careful Balance' of LGBT Anti-discrimination Law." The Salt Lake Tribune. 17 Feb. 2016. Web. 08 Mar. 2016. <http://www.sltrib.com/home/3549669-155/mormon-church-warns-against-upsetting-careful>.

"Elder Christofferson: Context on Handbook Changes Affecting Same-Sex Marriages." Www.mormonnewsroom.org. Mormon News Room, 06 Nov. 2015. Web. 08 Mar. 2016. <http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/handbook-changes-same-sex-marriages-elder-christofferson>.

Wagner, Danielle. "What the Media Got Wrong About Elder Bednar's Comments on Gay Members." LDS Living. 02 Mar. 2016. Web. 05 Mar. 2016. <http://www.ldsliving.com/What-the-Media-Got-Wrong-About-Elder-Bednar-s-Comments/s/81467>.

Why and How to be an Ally to LGBTQ Mormons

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<http://affirmation.org/>.

"Ally 1." Oxford Dictionary (American English). Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

"Gays & Mormons." Gays & Mormons. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

<http://gaysandmormons.org/how-can-i-protect-my-child/>.

"How You Can Build Bridges." Mormons Building Bridges. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

<http://mormonsbuildingbridges.org/what-you-can-do/>.

"Love One Another: A Discussion on Same-Sex Attraction." Mormons and Gays. Web. 20 Feb.

2016. <http://www.mormonsandgays.org/>.

"Mormons Building Bridges." Mormons Building Bridges. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

<http://mormonsbuildingbridges.org/>.

"USGA at BYU." USGA at BYU. Web. 19 Feb. 2016. <https://byuusga.wordpress.com/>.

Rise in LDS LGBTQ youth suicides after Nov. 2015 Policy Change

By Hailey Branson-Potts, Jeff Gottlieb and Christopher Goffard. "Mormon Church backs some legal protections for gays, lesbians." Los Angeles Times (CA) 27 Jan. 2015: Points of View Reference Center. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.

 

Jeff Gottlieb and Christopher Goffard, Hailey Branson-Potts. "Mormon Church tries to balance gay rights    protections, religious freedom." Los Angeles Times (CA) 28 Jan. 2015: Points of View Reference Center. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.

 

Goodstein, Laurie. "Utah Passes Antidiscrimination Bill Backed by Mormon Leaders." The New York      Times. The New York Times, 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 ANNE-MARIE, GREEN. "The Deseret News Of Salt Lake City Says The Mormon Church Is Mourning The Reported Suicides Of Thirty-Two LGBT Young Members Since November." CBS Morning News (n.d.): Points of View Reference Center. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.

 Liebelson, Dana. "Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

  Edmonds-Allen, Marian. "Suicides or Not, LDS Is Harming LGBT Youth." Advocate. 03 Feb. 2016. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.

 "Is a Suicide Epidemic Ravaging Gay Mormon Youth? | Advocate.com." Is a Suicide Epidemic Ravaging Gay Mormon Youth? | Advocate.com. Ed. Advocate .. Com. 01 Feb. 2016. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

"New Anti-Gay Policy Drives Mormon Teens To Suicide." Progressive Secular Humanist. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 "32 LGBT Mormons Aged 14-20 Have Committed Suicide in Wake of New Anti-Gay Policy, Group Says." The New Civil Rights Movement. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 “Groups Team up to Reach out to Homeless LGBT Mormon Youths." The Salt Lake Tribune. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 "Mormon Leader's Wife to Gays: Repent, Jesus Will Surely Cleanse and Heal You - Christian Blog." Christian Blog RSS. 2016. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 “LDS Church Reaffirms Doctrine of Marriage, Updates Policies on Families in Same-sex Marriages." deseretNews.com. 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.”

 "Elder Christofferson Explains Updated LDS Church Policies on Same-sex Marriage and Children." DeseretNews.com. 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 "2015-NOV-08: Part 3 of 4 Parts:." The LDS-Mormon Church Adopts New Anti-LGBT Policy That Targets Children. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 "Mormon Church Makes Same-sex Couples Apostates, Excludes Children from Blessings and Baptism | Reading Eagle - AP." Reading Eagle. 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 "Mormons Make Gay Couples Apostates, Exclude Kids from Blessings - HeraldNet.com." The Daily Herald. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

 "Mormon Church to Exclude Children of Same-sex Couples from Getting Blessed and Baptized until They Are 18." Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.