Mormon Church joins fight against federal transgender rights directive
Source: LGBTQ Nation
By Erin Rook · Saturday, February 18, 2017
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has formally aligned itself with opponents of a federal directive granting transgender students the right to use the restroom or locker room that aligns with their gender.
After ongoing efforts to find compromise with the LGBTQ community, the LDS (Mormon) Church joined six other religious groups in filing an amicus brief in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board — the case brought by transgender teen Gavin Grimm that’s headed to the U.S. Supreme Court next month.
The LDS Church didn’t initially take a position on the directive, instead making a vague call for “reasonable solutions.” It’s earlier support of a state law barring anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing and employment while protecting “religious freedom” signaled to some that the church was moving toward a middle ground.
“This movement arose after centuries of ridicule, persecution and even violence against homosexuals,” church leader Neill F. Marriott said at the time. “Ultimately, most of society recognized that such treatment was simply wrong.”
Read more: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/mormon-church-joins-fight-federal-transgender-rights-directive/
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