ing ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁using ▁script ures ▁to ▁justify ▁" per vert ed ▁acts " ▁of ▁" g ay ▁or ▁les bian ▁conduct " ▁between ▁" cons ent ing ▁adult s " ▁would ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁logic ▁justify ▁the ▁" m ol est ing ▁of ▁little ▁children ". ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁– ▁Gam of ites , ▁a ▁support ▁group ▁for ▁gay ▁M orm on ▁f athers , ▁is ▁founded . ▁ ▁March ▁– ▁During ▁a ▁case ▁hearing ▁Young ▁Men ' s ▁president ▁and ▁church ▁Se vent y ▁Jack ▁Go as l ind ▁gave ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁and ▁stated ▁on ▁record ▁that ▁"[ the ▁church ] ▁would ▁withdraw " ▁from ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ▁if ▁hom osex ual ▁youth ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁join , ▁imp lying ▁a ▁current ▁church ▁policy ▁b anning ▁youth ▁based ▁on ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Young ▁Men ’ s ▁Mut ual ▁Im prov ement ▁Association ▁had ▁adopted ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ▁program ▁as ▁the ▁church - wide ▁program ▁for ▁young ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁play ▁Ang els ▁in ▁America ▁which ▁prom in ently ▁featured ▁a ▁gay ▁M orm on ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁mixed - orientation ▁marriage ▁deb uted ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁It ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁Broadway ▁run , ▁winning ▁Tony ▁Awards , ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁prize , ▁and ▁sp aw ning ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁H BO ▁min