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1. Question: Can a person identify as gay or lesbian and still be a member of the Church in good standing?
2. Question: If same-sex attraction is something that occurs naturally, why can't God and the Church accept it by allowing sealings of LGBT couples?
3. Question: Do Mormon teachings against homosexual acts lead to bullying of gay youth or unchristian treatment of members or non-members with same-sex attraction?
4. Question: Are Mormon family members taught to reject their LGBT children, thereby forcing many of them to become homeless?
5. Question: Since the Church teaches that homosexual conduct is sinful, does this mean it opposes efforts to protect those who engage in homosexual acts?
6. Question: What are some of the unique challenges or difficulties faced by Mormons with same-sex attraction?
7. Question: Do Mormons believe that same-sex attraction will persist in the next life?
8. Question: Do Mormon leaders recommend marriage as "therapy" for those with same-sex attraction?
9. Question: How do Mormons view the issue of heterosexual marriage for people with same-sex attraction?
10. Question: What have past and present Mormon leaders taught about why some people are attracted to the same sex?
11. Question: Do Mormons believe that same-sex attraction is "inborn" or "genetic"?
12. Question: Is there an "epidemic" of suicide among gay Mormons?
13. Question: Why do Mormons typically refer to homosexual/gay/lesbian issues with such terms as "same-sex attraction"?
14. Question: Are Mormon with same-sex attraction encouraged to be closeted or lie about their attractions?
15. Question: In Mormonism, what are the ramifications from denying a gay identity?
16. Question: What have Mormon leaders taught about the distinction between desires, feelings, or inclinations, and sexual acts?
17. Question: Do Mormon leaders teach that people with same-sex attraction should not associate with each other?
18. Question: If same-sex attraction is something that occurs naturally, why can't God and the Church accept it by allowing sealings of LGBT couples?

Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ

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1	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Did Elder Boyd K. Packer's talk "To Young Men Only" encourage physical assaults on gay people?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Did Elder Boyd K. Packer's talk "To Young Men Only" encourage physical assaults on gay people?]]	jump to
2	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Violence is not usually the best response to a problem, but everyone is entitled to protect themselves (or others) against sexual harassment or sexual assault by any means necessary—including violence|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Violence is not usually the best response to a problem, but everyone is entitled to protect themselves (or others) against sexual harassment or sexual assault by any means necessary—including violence]]	jump to
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4	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ##2: Background information|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ##2: Background information]]	jump to
5	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Missionary companions|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Missionary companions]]	jump to
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7	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ##3: Examining the story|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ##3: Examining the story]]	jump to
8	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Sexual harassment |l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Sexual harassment ]]	jump to
9	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ##4: Further thoughts to conclude|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ##4: Further thoughts to conclude]]	jump to
10	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Sexual harassment is unacceptable|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Sexual harassment is unacceptable]]	jump to
11	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Men can be victims of sexual harassment|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Men can be victims of sexual harassment]]	jump to
12	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Boyd K. Packer|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Boyd K. Packer]]	jump to
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14	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Subject of the talk|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Subject of the talk]]	jump to
15	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Feelings vs. acts|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Feelings vs. acts]]	jump to
16	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The usage of overcome in other scriptures|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The usage of overcome in other scriptures]]	jump to
17	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Past talks on the same issue|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Past talks on the same issue]]	jump to
18	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#1978|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#1978]]	jump to
19	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#1990|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#1990]]	jump to
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24	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Editing an apostle?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Editing an apostle?]]	jump to
25	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Propaganda and tactics|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Propaganda and tactics]]	jump to
26	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Did Christ teach against same-sex relationships during his mortal ministry?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Did Christ teach against same-sex relationships during his mortal ministry?]]	jump to
27	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Christ taught a very strict law for sexual morality|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Christ taught a very strict law for sexual morality]]	jump to
28	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Christ taught against fornication and adultery|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Christ taught against fornication and adultery]]	jump to
29	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Same-sex relationships are a type of fornication|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Same-sex relationships are a type of fornication]]	jump to
30	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#God and Christ reinstated the definition of marriage between a man and a woman in this dispensation in {{s||Doctrine and Covenants|49|15-17}}|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#God and Christ reinstated the definition of marriage between a man and a woman in this dispensation in {{s||Doctrine and Covenants|49|15-17}}]]	[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#God and Christ reinstated the definition of marriage between a man and a woman in this dispensation in Doctrine and Covenants 49꞉15-17|jump to]]
31	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Isn't the Mormon opposition to same-sex marriage hypocritical, considering that they used to ban black from holding the priesthood until 1978?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Isn't the Mormon opposition to same-sex marriage hypocritical, considering that they used to ban black from holding the priesthood until 1978?]]	jump to
32	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The Law of Chastity is doctrine with scriptural precedent, whereas the priesthood ban was a practice that was always said to be temporary|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The Law of Chastity is doctrine with scriptural precedent, whereas the priesthood ban was a practice that was always said to be temporary]]	jump to
33	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The priesthood ban was not based on a choice|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The priesthood ban was not based on a choice]]	jump to
34	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#It was prophesied that the priesthood ban would be reversed|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#It was prophesied that the priesthood ban would be reversed]]	jump to
35	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The prohibition on homosexual behavior has repeatedly been declared as a never-changing standard.|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The prohibition on homosexual behavior has repeatedly been declared as a never-changing standard.]]	jump to
36	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#1983|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#1983]]	jump to
37	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2012|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2012]]	jump to
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41	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2019|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2019]]	jump to
42	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2020|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2020]]	jump to
43	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2022|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#2022]]	jump to
44	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Scriptural precedence|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Scriptural precedence]]	jump to
45	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#It's cruel to create a false expectation that the doctrine will change.|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#It's cruel to create a false expectation that the doctrine will change.]]	jump to
46	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Is it hypocritical for Mormons to oppose same-sex marriage, when the Church itself practiced plural marriage?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Is it hypocritical for Mormons to oppose same-sex marriage, when the Church itself practiced plural marriage?]]	jump to
47	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#There is a significant difference between laws prohibiting polygamy and laws prohibiting same-sex marriage|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#There is a significant difference between laws prohibiting polygamy and laws prohibiting same-sex marriage]]	jump to
48	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The Church has supported rights for all people to pursue their own happiness according to the dictates of their own consciences, both for themselves and for others|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The Church has supported rights for all people to pursue their own happiness according to the dictates of their own consciences, both for themselves and for others]]	jump to
49	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Different levels of rights|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Different levels of rights]]	jump to
50	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Rights associated with plural marriage|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Rights associated with plural marriage]]	jump to
51	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Rights for same-sex couples|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Rights for same-sex couples]]	jump to
52	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#New standard being introduced with same-sex marriage|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#New standard being introduced with same-sex marriage]]	jump to
53	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Were Joseph Smith and other nineteenth century Mormons not strenuously opposed to same-sex acts or intimacy?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Were Joseph Smith and other nineteenth century Mormons not strenuously opposed to same-sex acts or intimacy?]]	jump to
54	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The evidence does not indicate that nineteenth-century Church members regarded homosexual acts with anything but abhorrence|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The evidence does not indicate that nineteenth-century Church members regarded homosexual acts with anything but abhorrence]]	jump to
55	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Why wasn't the prohibition against same-sex relationships rescinded when the rest of the law of Moses was rescinded?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Why wasn't the prohibition against same-sex relationships rescinded when the rest of the law of Moses was rescinded?]]	jump to
56	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#While the law of Moses was fulfilled in Christ, Christ specifically taught against fornication and adultery, which would include same-sex relationships|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#While the law of Moses was fulfilled in Christ, Christ specifically taught against fornication and adultery, which would include same-sex relationships]]	jump to
57	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Adultery, which includes all sexual relationships outside that of a husband and a wife, was forbidden under the 10 commandments|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Adultery, which includes all sexual relationships outside that of a husband and a wife, was forbidden under the 10 commandments]]	jump to
58	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Christ reiterated the Old Testament's command against fornication, and additionally taught against lust and divorce|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Christ reiterated the Old Testament's command against fornication, and additionally taught against lust and divorce]]	jump to
59	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Through revelation through the Holy Ghost, it was revealed that the law of Moses was fulfilled, but that it should still be required of the converts that they abstain from fornication, among other things|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Through revelation through the Holy Ghost, it was revealed that the law of Moses was fulfilled, but that it should still be required of the converts that they abstain from fornication, among other things]]	jump to
60	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Do Mormons deny the reality of a persistent orientation, which minimizes the effect the law of chastity has on people with a minority orientation?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Do Mormons deny the reality of a persistent orientation, which minimizes the effect the law of chastity has on people with a minority orientation?]]	jump to
61	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The Church believes everyone has a the freedom to choose their actions. However, actions are very different from orientation|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#The Church believes everyone has a the freedom to choose their actions. However, actions are very different from orientation]]	jump to
62	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Quotes from leaders|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Quotes from leaders]]	jump to
63	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Did Mormon leaders ever teach that masturbation can cause someone to have a homosexual orientation?|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Did Mormon leaders ever teach that masturbation can cause someone to have a homosexual orientation?]]	jump to
64	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Introduction to Criticism|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Introduction to Criticism]]	jump to
65	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Response to Criticism|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Response to Criticism]]	jump to
66	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Masturbation, according to President Kimball, may lead to the ''practice'' of homosexuality rather than a homosexual ''orientation''|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Masturbation, according to President Kimball, may lead to the ''practice'' of homosexuality rather than a homosexual ''orientation'']]	jump to
67	{{SeeAlso|Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Conclusion|l1=the_visual_title}}	#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#Conclusion]]	jump to