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Related: About this forumMormons to march in church clothes in Utah gay pride parade
LDS group aims to buoy LGBT community Sunday.
By Lisa schencker
The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published May 30 2012 12:11 pm Last Updated May 31 2012 08:29 am
Erika Munson has never been to a pride parade.
But this weekend, she will be in one, along with at least 100 other active Mormons who decked out in their Sunday best will march at the head of the Utah Pride Parade to show support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
"There have been so many years of heartbreak and strife between the LDS and LGBT community," said Munson, organizer of the group Mormons Building Bridges. "We just want to send out a message of love to the LGBT community that God loves them because of who they are."
Munson is not gay, and shes not someone who became involved because of a gay family member or friend. Rather, she started the group Mormons Building Bridges a few weeks ago to support LGBT Utahns, to show other Latter-day Saints that its all right to embrace the LGBT community and to reach out to LGBT teens in hopes of stemming suicide rates.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54203593-78/utah-pride-church-sunday.html.csp
Utah Pride Festival
The Utah Pride Festival is Saturday and Sunday with events at the Utah Capitol, St. Marks Cathedral and, primarily, Washington Square around Salt Lake City and County Building. The Utah Pride Parade will begin Sunday at 10 a.m. at the corner of 400 East and 300 South. For more information go to http://utahpridefestival.org/
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