Mormons Building Bridges

Mormons Building Bridges is a decentralized grassroots group composed primarily of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who seek to improve the attitudes between members of the LDS Church and the LGBT community.[1]

History

MBB was founded in 2012 by Erika Munson,[2] The first official act of the group was to march in the Salt Lake City Gay Pride Parade on June 3, 2012.

Activities

A large group of MBB members march in the Salt Lake City Pride parade each year with over 400 Mormons marching in the 2013 and 2014 parades to loud applause.[3]

References

  1. Associated Press (2 June 2013). "Mormon group joins gay parade for second year". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. Healy, Jack (11 June 2012). "Gentle Dissent on Gay Marriage Among Mormons". 11 June 2012. New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. Reavy, Pat. "Loud applause follows Mormons Building Bridges along Utah Pride Parade route". DeseretNews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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