▁and ▁let ▁live " ▁attitude ▁of ▁leaders ▁towards ▁L GB T ▁M orm ons , ▁and ▁described ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁gay ▁community ▁of ▁friends ▁at ▁BY U . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁w itch ▁hun ts , ▁ex communic ations , ▁or ▁pressure ▁to ▁change ▁one ' s ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁at ▁BY U ▁like ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁later ▁dec ades . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁▁ ▁October ▁– ▁An ▁increase ▁in ▁US ▁public ▁disc ourse ▁around ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁the ▁Mc Car thy ist ▁Lav ender ▁sc are ▁era ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁explicit ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁hom osex ual ▁in ▁general ▁conference . ▁Apost le ▁Clark ▁l ament ed ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁found ▁among ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁and ▁that ▁hom osex ual ▁people ▁exercise ▁great ▁influence ▁in ▁sh aping ▁culture . ▁After ▁this ▁L DS ▁leaders ▁started ▁regularly ▁address ing ▁que er ▁topics ▁in ▁public ▁especially ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁ ▁July ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Harold ▁Lee ▁interpreted ▁several ▁script ures ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁and ▁New ▁Testament ▁as ▁describing ▁hom osex ual ity ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁ab hor red ▁sin ▁in ▁God ' s ▁sight ▁which ▁just ified ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁S od om ▁and ▁G om or rah . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Clark ▁again ▁addressed ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁conference ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁priest hood ▁session ▁he ▁mentions ▁that ▁those