Gay man attempts suicide on Provo Temple grounds.

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Carol Lynn Pearson's states her new play was inspired by a suicide attempt at the Provo Temple. This mans suicide attempt due to Mormon bigotry teachings. In the program Carol Lynn Pearson names the individual saying he hoped to find ‘kind angles to take him away’.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (2006-11-15) Carol Lynn Pearson knows all to well the pain that can arise in the conflict of religion and new social realities. Twenty years ago, she wrote the seminal book, Goodbye, I Love You, about her 12-year temple marriage to her gay husband. Now, she has created a new play called Facing East, which follows an upstanding Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son. Plan B Theatre Company opens the work this week, and Pearson joins Doug for a conversation about how society and religious communities deal with homosexuality.
Plan B Theatre Company opens Facing East on Thursday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m.

A must listen.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-543799.mp3


SoUtSkeptic

[bryaninks]

Carol Lynn Pearson's states her new play was inspired by a suicide attempt at the Provo Temple. This mans suicide attempt due to Mormon bigotry teachings. In the program Carol Lynn Pearson names the individual saying he hoped to find ‘kind angles to take him away’.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (2006-11-15) Carol Lynn Pearson knows all to well the pain that can arise in the conflict of religion and new social realities. Twenty years ago, she wrote the seminal book, Goodbye, I Love You, about her 12-year temple marriage to her gay husband. Now, she has created a new play called Facing East, which follows an upstanding Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son. Plan B Theatre Company opens the work this week, and Pearson joins Doug for a conversation about how society and religious communities deal with homosexuality.
Plan B Theatre Company opens Facing East on Thursday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m.

A must listen.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-543799.mp3


SoUtSkeptic

I was listening to an NPR broadcast this past Thursday in which they had the direct (an openly gay man) and Mrs. Pearson on as guests.

They discussed not only the play (which if I had time to see, I so totally would) but also Mrs. Pearson's use of the play as a platform for activism.

She seems to be a lovely lady who truly wants what is best for everyone and apparently is striving to have as many General Authorities attend a performance as possible.

From her statements on Radio West, she is basically using this to show how current Church attitudes and policies are negatively affecting human beings.

In that, I completely support her and wish her lots of luck.

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brianinks,

I thought the program was a real heart grabber in revealing the harm bigotry causes. I’m surprised with all Carol Lynn Pearson has seen first hand, she is still in the church. From what I gather she may feel she can change it from the inside.

I found the program is definitely worth the download wait.

Thanks for sharing your perspective,

SoUtSkeptic