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| Mormons join gay pride parade in Salt Lake City | Mormons join gay pride parade in Salt Lake City |
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| A large group of Mormons took part in the Utah gay pride parade on Sunday, for the second year running. | A large group of Mormons took part in the Utah gay pride parade on Sunday, for the second year running. |
| Four hundred people from the grassroots group Mormons Building Bridges marched under a banner reading "Family Reunion" in the annual parade in Salt Lake City. | Four hundred people from the grassroots group Mormons Building Bridges marched under a banner reading "Family Reunion" in the annual parade in Salt Lake City. |
| Last year, their participation marked the first time such a large group of Mormons had joined the parade. | Last year, their participation marked the first time such a large group of Mormons had joined the parade. |
| Mormons Building Bridges organizer Erika Munson told the Salt Lake Tribune that the group and others have helped change public attitudes toward gay people. She notes bishops no longer excommunicate members who come out. | Mormons Building Bridges organizer Erika Munson told the Salt Lake Tribune that the group and others have helped change public attitudes toward gay people. She notes bishops no longer excommunicate members who come out. |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints still teaches its members that marriage is between a man and a woman, and that same-sex relationships are sinful. But the church recently launched a campaign encouraging members to be more compassionate toward gay and lesbian members of the church. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints still teaches its members that marriage is between a man and a woman, and that same-sex relationships are sinful. But the church recently launched a campaign encouraging members to be more compassionate toward gay and lesbian members of the church. |
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