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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