▁a ▁series ▁of ▁articles ▁in ▁April ▁qu oting ▁church ▁leaders ▁and ▁gay ▁BY U ▁students ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁A ▁BY U ▁coun sel or ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁BY U ▁students ▁( or ▁around ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁students ) ▁were ▁hom osex ual ▁and ▁commission er ▁of ▁L DS ▁Social ▁Services ▁Harold ▁Brown ▁stated ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁not ▁bi ological ▁or ▁in born , ▁and ▁that ▁church ▁leaders ▁just ▁want ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁overcome ▁their ▁problem . ▁L DS ▁Social ▁Services ▁Personal ▁W elf are ▁director ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁an ▁alco hol ic ' s ▁add iction ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁c ured . ▁▁ ▁July ▁– ▁Sign s ▁saying ▁" BY U ▁al umn i " ▁and ▁" G ay ▁M orm on " ▁were ▁held ▁al o ft ▁by ▁the ▁Aff irm ation ▁group ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁P ride ▁Par ade ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁first ▁out ▁gay ▁M orm on ▁presence ▁at ▁a ▁pride ▁para de . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁participants ▁was ▁interview ed ▁on ▁camera ▁we aring ▁a ▁BY U ▁j er sey . ▁▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Gay ▁M orm ons ▁from ▁Aff irm ation ▁march ed ▁with ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁March ▁on ▁Washington ▁for ▁Les bian ▁and ▁Gay ▁Rights . ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁" Aff irm ation : ▁Gay ▁M orm ons ▁United " ▁changes ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁" Aff irm ation : ▁Gay