▁center . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁renamed , ▁Salt ▁L ick ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁without ▁a ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁que er ▁paper ▁the ▁Open ▁Do or ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁run ▁by ▁gay ▁former ▁M orm on ▁Bob ▁Wald rop ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁until ▁it ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁church ▁leaders ▁about ▁the ▁" un fortun ate ▁problem ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁encourag ing ▁them ▁to ▁not ▁label ▁people ▁as ▁hom osex ual ▁because ▁it ▁makes ▁the ▁seem ▁beyond ▁solving ▁to ▁" con quer ▁the ▁habit ". ▁ ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁En sign ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁Pres iding ▁bishop ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁which ▁addressed ▁parents ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁" lack ▁of ▁proper ▁affection ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁un natural ▁behavior ▁in ▁their ▁children ▁such ▁as ▁hom osex ual ity ." ▁▁ ▁September ▁– ▁L DS ▁member ▁Serge ant ▁Leonard ▁Mat lov ich ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁September ▁ 8 ▁cover ▁of ▁Time ▁magazine ▁with ▁the ▁ca ption ▁" I ▁Am ▁a ▁Hom osex ual " ▁for ▁his ▁challeng ing ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁ban ▁against ▁gay ▁men ▁and ▁les bian ▁women . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁for ▁open ly ▁stating ▁his ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁and ▁ex communic ated ▁from ▁the ▁Church