Family Fellowship

Family Fellowship
Founded 1993 (1993)[1]
Members
1,700+[1]
Volunteers
8[2]
Mission "Supporting families with LGBTQ members and friends"[3]
Website www.ldsfamilyfellowship.org

Family Fellowship is a predominantly Latter-day Saint support group for those who have lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender family members.[4] It was founded in 1993.[1] As of 2003, it had a mailing list of over 1,700.[1] The group hosts conferences, open to the public, on various subjects concerning homosexuality.[5] Speakers have included Andrew Sullivan,[6] Evan Wolfson,[7] Simon LeVay,[8] and Christine Johnson.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wright, John (July 27, 2003). "Gay Mormons". The Herald Journal.
  2. ↑ "LDS Family Fellowship". ldsfamilyfellowship.org. LDS Family Fellowship. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "LDS Family Fellowship". ldsfamilyfellowship.org. LDS Family Fellowship. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Family Fellowship. (2003, November 22). Family Fellowship. Retrieved January 22, 2007 from http://ldsfamilyfellowship.org/index.htm
  5. ↑ Thumma, Scott; Gray, Edward R. (2005). Gay religion. Rowman Altamira. p. 110.
  6. ↑ Young, Spencer P. (May 4, 1997). "Spare young gays from lonely lives, advocate says". Deseret News.
  7. ↑ Hancock, Laura (November 5, 2000). "Timing important for Utah gay issues". Deseret News.
  8. ↑ Costanzo, Joe (August 31, 1998). "Research changing way the law, society look at homosexuality". Deseret News.
  9. ↑ "Johnson Addresses Gay-Friendly Mormons at Meeting". QSaltLake. March 29, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.


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