DeseretNews.com – By Steve Fidel – Deseret Morning News
Activists for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community said Tuesday they have seen changes since Utah altered its constitution to ban gay marriage, and building a constituency will continue to be a top item on their political agenda.
Conservative legislators and advocacy groups and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were selected as targets for the political activism, though members of a panel speaking at the Hinckley Institute of Politics said they have seen positive changes in the way the LDS Church and its members discuss homosexual and transgender issues. What used to be the “unspeakable sin” is now discussed in a way that “people relate better to me,” said Mel Nimer, president of the Utah Log Cabin Republicans, who describes himself as a gay former member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.