NFL QB And Mormon Steve Young embraces sodomy

Brady McCombs AP

Former NFL great Steve Young will be one of the keynote speakers at a three-day conference in Salt Lake City exploring how the Mormon faithis dealing with gays and lesbians.

The 32nd annual Affirmation International Conference begins Friday and runs through Sunday. Affirmation president Randall Hacker says he's expecting about 300 people at the gathering. Steve Young and his wife are scheduled to speak Saturday night. Young is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and played football at Brigham Young University. The Youngs said in a statement they are happy to be a part of the conference and "lend their voices to the healing work of making our families, our society and our church more welcoming places for our LGBT brothers and sisters." Having Young, a role model for both Mormons and young athletes, speak at the conference is yet another sign of a growing movement among straight Mormons to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender brethren, Hacker said. "That's what changed things: the straight people coming out in support," Hacker said. "For years, LGBT members were alone in fighting for their own. We will have more allies at this conference than ever before."

He said the Youngs already support a project dedicated to helping LGBT youth in crisis and also spoke out against California's Proposition 8, a ballot measure passed by voter in 2008 that banned gay marriage. The Mormon church was one of the main backers of the law.

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