▁another ▁Ut ah ▁man ▁ra ped , ▁tort ured , ▁and ▁brut ally ▁murder ed ▁Gordon ▁Church — a ▁ 2 8 - year - old , ▁gay , ▁M orm on , ▁student — near ▁C ed ar ▁City , ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁an ▁anti - g ay ▁hate ▁crime ▁before ▁US ▁hate ▁crime ▁laws ▁existed . ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Church ▁Hand book ▁was ▁updated ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁a ▁church ▁court ▁is ▁required ▁for ▁any ▁" hom osex ual ▁relations " ▁committed ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁while ▁holding ▁a ▁" prom inent ▁church ▁position " ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁bishop ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁– ▁Ever green ▁International ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁help ▁M orm ons ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁" dim in ish ▁same - sex ▁attra ctions ▁and ▁overcome ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior ". ▁ ▁February ▁– ▁A ▁national ▁TV ▁story ▁hosted ▁by ▁Peter ▁Jenn ings ▁featured ▁Mal col m ▁P ace , ▁a ▁former - M orm on ▁gay ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁dying ▁of ▁A ID S , ▁and ▁his ▁death bed ▁recon c ili ation ▁with ▁his ▁M orm on ▁parents . ▁The ▁father ▁stated , ▁" I ▁love ▁my ▁son ▁and ▁my ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁They ▁don ' t ▁mix ." ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁published ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁" For ▁the ▁Str ength ▁of ▁Youth " ▁pam ph let ▁which ▁contained ▁its ▁first