Social Issues
Clear, sourced answers to the questions people actually ask about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
4 articles
Are Gay Mormon Kids Safe in the Mormon Church? The Data
In the largest representative dataset — 86,346 Utah teens — LGBTQ Latter-day Saint youth reported the lowest suicidality of any group measured.
Can You Be Gay and Mormon? The Doctrine, the Data, the Answer
Yes — and it's checkable. Same-sex attraction isn't a sin, ~1 in 10 Millennial members identifies as LGB, and research on 1,782 gay Mormons shows what predicts thriving.
Do Mormons Support LGBTQ People? What the Church Teaches
It turns on what 'support' means. Welcome of the person: yes. Civil rights: yes, on specific laws. Same-sex marriage: no. Each answer, straight.
Did 34 Gay Mormon Kids Die by Suicide From LDS Policy?
Did the Mormon Church's 2015 LGBTQ policy cause 34 gay youth to die by suicide? The viral number was never verified, and no data records suicide by orientation.