▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁hour - long ▁show ▁called ▁" G ay jav u " ▁eventually ▁became ▁" Con c ern ing ▁G ays ▁and ▁Les bi ans ," ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁longest ▁contin ually ▁running ▁que er ▁radio ▁programs . ▁He ▁had ▁served ▁an ▁L DS ▁mission ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁before ▁dis aff ili ating ▁from ▁the ▁L DS ▁church , ▁though , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁out ▁as ▁gay ▁public ly . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁– ▁Gay ▁former ▁M orm on ▁Bob ▁Wald rop ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁an ▁L DS ▁mission ▁in ▁Australia ▁became ▁the ▁publish er ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁Salt ▁Lake ' s ▁que er ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Open ▁Do or ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁gay - in clus ive ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Metropolitan ▁Community ▁Church . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁his ▁con greg ation ▁had ▁had ▁its ▁permission ▁res c ind ed ▁by ▁Ut ah ▁state ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁David ▁M ons on ▁( a ▁M orm on ) ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁que er - in clus ive ▁church ▁dance ▁in ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Capit ol ▁building . ▁ ▁February ▁– ▁The ▁L DS ▁W elf are ▁Services ▁Department ▁offered ▁a ▁video - record ed , ▁several - day ▁training ▁sem inar ▁to ▁L DS ▁Social ▁Services ▁employees ▁on ▁" hom osex ual ▁ther ap ies ". ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁BY U ' s ▁newspaper ▁published