There's Only So Much a Gentleman Can Stand

{subject artist: George Michael Song: I Want Your Sex }

As you all know, I'm passionate about gay rights and if you spoke with me after the Prop 8 decision, you know the feelings I had towards the Mormon church (I've worked through my anger). If gay marriage cannot be legal I at least want to do my part in bringing about some basic rights to these couples. I've included an edited version (shorted to include the pertinent info) of a letter I received from the Human Rights Coalition. Please read and support the cause if you feel the way I do.....otherwise simply ignore. No harm, no foul.

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Dear Annalyn,

When leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) took a prominent role in ending marriage equality in California, I felt compelled to act.

I'm writing you today because LDS (Mormon) leaders have been trying to deflect criticism by insisting that they're not "anti-gay" or opposed to civil unions, domestic partnerships and other LGBT rights.

If Mormon leaders really aren't "anti-gay," then they should have no problem publicly signing on to these five bills, which include:

Providing domestic partnership rights and responsibilities for same-sex couples;

Adding sexual orientation and gender identity to Utah's anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and health care;

Giving domestic partners of public employees insurance and retirement benefits;

Giving domestic partners access to the courts if their loved one is killed because of negligence or malpractice; and

Repealing the second clause of Utah's Anti-Marriage Amendment which is used to prevent gay and lesbian couples from receiving any kind of relationship recognition in the state.

Clearly, these are measures that the LDS Church should support, since they've said they're not opposed to LGBT relationship recognition, health care, housing, or employment rights. And the Church has no reason to be shy about entering the political arena – it did so loudly and boldly in California, raising more than half of the $40 million that funded the campaign to pass Proposition 8.

Ask the LDS Church leadership to back up its claim by supporting pro-equality legislation in Utah.

Click here to send a letter