ESF releases letter to Mormon Church regarding kiss-in
The Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF), a U.S national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, made public the letter sent by the ESF to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at the request of various media outlets. The letter, sent July 20th, announces the Love Unites Kiss-In, to be held at the San Diego Mormon Temple in an attempt by the ESF to meet with LDS church leaders in an effort to engage in respectful dialogue regarding LGBT issues.
The Love Unites Kiss-In follows the recent arrest of Matt Aune and Derek Jones. The gay couple was arrested by LDS security guards when they exchanged a kiss on Main Street Plaza in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The letter to Thomas S. Monson, President of the LDS Church, can be found at www.empoweringspirits.org/PRDocServer/LDS_Unity_Rally_072009.pdf.
The ESF hopes that both sides can engage in respectful dialogue and come to see similarities rather than differences.
Rally Information:
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Where: San Diego Mormon Temple
Street: 7474 Charmant Drive
City: San Diego, CA 92122
About the Empowering Spirits Foundation
The ESF is a national grassroots based civil rights organisation working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. ESF members engage in service-oriented activities in communities typically opposed to equal rights to foster positive dialogue and change toward equality. Additionally, the ESF sponsors legislation, lobbies legislators, develops community awareness, collaborates with coalitions, and empowers individuals and organisations to engage in the political process for equality.