Mike & Buck need your help

[bjarvis]

Washington DC residents Mike & Buck were married in Canada in 2004. Buck is a lifelong Mormon. The LDS Church, embarrassed by the situation, has been pressuring Buck to resign his membership so that the issue of gay Mormons will quietly go away. The issue won't, and Buck won't. The Church is now initiating disciplinary hearings with the intent of excommunication. A full chronology and explanation is available here.

Safe Space is working to provide a safe space LGBT Mormons and have take up Buck's cause. Please consider sending a pink carnation ($1 each) via their web site in support of Mike & Buck.

I've known Mike & Buck for years. Buck has been a good friend, a great father and will soon be a grandfather for the first time. He and his family deserve better.

Comments

[ubel-josh.livejournal.com]

"I've known Mike & Buck for years. Buck has been a good friend, a great father and will soon be a grandfather for the first time. He and his family deserve better."

Don't we all.?

That sucks. I'm not a religious person though I was raised catholic. But people who do have faith based practices...this must hurt.

Bastards.

[gingy.livejournal.com]

That sucks. I'm not a religious person though I was raised catholic. But people who do have faith based practices...this must hurt.

There are an awful lot of us non-religious former Catholics around. I was married by a former Catholic priest, as well.

Brian, my husband and I have sent a few flowers. I wish there was more that we could do.

I grew up in Southern Alberta, very near to Cardston. That's where the giant LDS temple is. I was privy to a lot of the ridiculousness that the LDS church encompasses, so this just doesn't surprise me one little bit.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[(Anonymous)]

A friend had just pointed me to the autobiographical play, "Confessions of a Mormon Boy" yesterday (mostly because he thought the protagonist was hot), and in link-searching also came across Carol Lynn Pearson's "Goodbye, I Love You", written by the former's ex-mother in law.

All very relevant.

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

5 pink carnations sent.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Thank you!