My Gay Mormon Life Is Not 'Counterfeit'

I’m a gay Mormon. And my life is anything but "counterfeit," even though the Mormon Church has said otherwise.

I’m actually a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. the Mormons, a.k.a. the LDS Church). I joined the LDS Church when I was 18, served a two-year mission in Guatemala from the ages of 19 to 21, and attended Brigham Young University, graduating at age 27.