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One hundred thousand people have signed our open letter to Elder Packer asking him to make it right. But he still hasn't expressed the truth, love and encouragement our kids need to hear. Sign onto our open letter today and then share this important action with your friends and family. Next Tuesday, HRC will present the Church with petition signatures calling on them to correct the record.

Just yesterday, Boyd K. Packer, the second-highest Mormon leader, said same-sex attraction is "impure and unnatural" and can be overcome, and that same-sex unions are morally wrong and "against God's law and nature."

Dan Karslake’s award-winning For the Bible Tells Me So, released in 2007, received widespread acclaim for its examination of the chasm often found between gays and lesbians and Christianity, and its look at Scriptural misinterpretations that have allowed the Bible to be used as a tool of discrimination. Now, Entertainment Weekly is hailing the documentary as one of “5 Movies That Changed The World.”

This past Sunday, the National Organization for Marriage made a stop in Orlando, Florida as part of their 2010 Summer Marriage Tour. Now, I’ve lived here in Orlando for almost four years and have learned that, according to voting polls, Orlando is much like the state of Florida in that it swings both left and right equally. It’s no surprise to me that they came all the way down here -- but I wondered if they knew what they were in for?

Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, the outspoken advocate for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Uganda, graced Washington, DC this week and HRC was honored to ensure that his message of love for LGBT people was heard by legislators, opinion leaders, and Washingtonians concerned about securing LGBT equality globally.