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Question: Why do Mormons typically refer to homosexual/gay/lesbian issues with such terms as "same-sex attraction"?
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Why does FAIR (and other LDS sources) typically refer to homosexual/gay/lesbian issues with such terms as "same-sex attraction," "same-gender attraction," etc.?
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The language used to describe people or phenomena can influence how we perceive or think about such matters.
LDS doctrine teaches that "Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose."[1]
Church leaders have repeatedly taught that attraction to those of the same gender is not part
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== Notes ==
- [note] The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, The Family: A Proclamation to the World (first presented 23 September 1995).
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