Parents Of Gay Mormons Create 'It Gets Better' Video, Simon Cowell On Gay Rumors And More

Monday, April 23, 2012

WATCH: Parents And Friends Of Gay Mormons Produce 'It Gets Better' Video

As part of what seems to be a trend among Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' members, a group of parents and family members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Mormons have produced a poignant "It Gets Better" video.

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	Kergan Edwards-Stout: Steven Fales: A Gay Mormon Boy Grows Up Fales will be performing The Mormon Boy Trilogy in repertory at Los Angeles' Hudson Guild Theatre, in preparation for an off-Broadway run. He graciously took time to share with me more about these plays, his life, and his continuing journey as a gay father.