When in Doubt, Kick Them Out!

Some GLBTQ Mormons wish to stay in the church, and Affirmation is a group of activist GLBTQ Mormons (some still active in the church, some who have left due to excommunication or of their own volition) who believe:

in the worth of every soul regardless of their sexual or gender orientation. We rejoice in life. We reject the tyranny that would have us believe that who we are—gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender—is evil or wrong. We affirm that we are all children of loving Heavenly Parents; that our sexual orientation and identity are not an accident, but rather a special gift from God. Our lives and our relationships can be compatible with the Gospel and are a special part of God’s creation.

Despite their efforts, most GLBTQ Mormons are excommunicated if they come out to church authorities and continue their "gay ways." Gamofites, a group of gay Mormon fathers, faced excommunication, and their accounts of church harassment and excommunication were the subject of a Nightline Special, "Gay Mormons Face Excommunication."

These men recount their attempts to abstain from all but church-sanctioned hetero sex, they married and had children, some underwent "reparative therapy torture," to try and fix something that doesn't need fixing, but what they really want and need is to be accepted as the people they are. They're hoping and praying the church will change, but the likelihood of that happening is slim to none in a church that doesn't even recognize the existence of bisexual or transgender members. Gotta be a temple-worthy, tithe-paying breeder to get into the Celestial Kingdom. Sorry!