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UrbScotty

(23,979 posts)
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:38 PM Apr 2019

BYU valedictorian comes out during commencement speech

A valedictorian at the most prominent Mormon college in the United States, Brigham Young University, came out during his graduation speech yesterday.

Matty Easton shared several of his own struggles with his class during the heavily attended graduation ceremony, including realizing that being gay is part of who he is supposed to be.

“I stand before my family, friends, and graduating class today to say that I am proud to be a gay son of God,” he said.

“I am not broken. I am loved and important in the plan of our great creator. Each of us are.”


https://www.pride.com/comingout/2019/4/27/valedictorian-mormon-university-comes-out-graduation-speech?fbclid=IwAR1DxEg4OsmbkPvsOpgVYpHAbtdHCwnD5sGkz_4D0Zxkou7nWFYNr7gGl8A
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BYU valedictorian comes out during commencement speech (Original Post) UrbScotty Apr 2019 OP
Very courageous Beakybird Apr 2019 #1
Wonderful quote the young man said'....I am not broken.....' MLAA Apr 2019 #2
Wow... zaj Apr 2019 #3
Will he be shunned? nt DURHAM D Apr 2019 #4
Yes, of course he will be. Mormons can choose: shun him, or think for themselves... RockRaven Apr 2019 #5
I was hoping that things have changed. nt DURHAM D Apr 2019 #6
No he won't - the Mormon Church is playing the media FreeState May 2019 #8
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RockRaven

(14,782 posts)
5. Yes, of course he will be. Mormons can choose: shun him, or think for themselves...
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 01:56 AM
Apr 2019

what does anyone expect to be the reaction?... The majority of sheeple will do what they have been trained to do.

FreeState

(10,552 posts)
8. No he won't - the Mormon Church is playing the media
Wed May 1, 2019, 08:00 PM
May 2019

This guy had permission and his speech vetted by his Dean two weeks prior to giving it. The Church is using this to change the subject of their overturned policy of three years (that they claimed was a revelation from God when they implemented it).

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