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ben Brandley, Ph.D. Student of Communication, Arizona State University

Asexual Latter-day Saints face an added dilemma: Finding their place in a tradition focused on marriage

A pride flag flies in front of the historic temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images

It can be difficult to imagine two identities more conflicting than being queer and Mormon.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the LDS or Mormon church, teaches that heterosexual marriage and binary gender roles are divinely dictated. Prophets and other leaders previously taught that queerness was a sinful condition that could be cured, although today the church tells members “a change in attraction should not be expected or demanded.”

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