▁two ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁article ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Then ▁apost le ▁Gordon ▁Hin ck ley ▁told ▁the ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁general ▁conference ▁of ▁a ▁" t rag ic " ▁young ▁man ▁involved ▁in ▁" de vi ant ▁moral ▁activity " ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁ble ak ▁future ▁without ▁hope ▁and ▁prevent ing ▁him ▁from ▁ever ▁having ▁a ▁son . ▁Hin ck ley ▁described ▁asking ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁young ▁man ▁about ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁he ▁consum ed ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁male ▁friends ▁" in ▁similar ▁circumstances ". ▁▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Robert ▁Bl att ner ▁of ▁L DS ▁Social ▁Services ▁( which ▁had ▁been ▁task ed ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁treat ▁hom osex ual ▁members ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁gave ▁an ▁address ▁at ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁M orm on ▁Coun sel ors ▁and ▁Psych other ap ists ▁( AM C AP ) ▁annual ▁conference . ▁Bl att ner ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁L DS ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Personal ▁W elf are ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁In ▁the ▁address ▁Bl att ner ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁men ▁are ▁a ▁" dist urbed ▁family ▁background " ▁of ▁an ▁" abs ent ▁father " ▁and ▁" us ually " ▁a ▁" cont rolling ▁mother " ▁and ▁a ▁" lack ▁of ▁relationship ▁with ▁pe ers ", ▁while ▁for ▁women ▁he ▁only ▁says ▁" we ▁don ' t ▁have ▁much ▁information ". ▁He ▁also ▁says ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior ▁and ▁alco