I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.
Andrew SolomonI look at the rates of suicide among gay teens. They are so, so high for suicide attempts and for completed suicides.
Andrew SolomonReligion is so focused on family. These days, for many people, being gay is also focused on family. The Mormon Church is especially focused on family, and I'd have hoped, therefore, that the Mormon Church would especially have celebrated how all of these people who might have been lonely and suicidal and childless are now able to lead this other life. I would have thought it would be a cause for immense celebration. Instead it has been, obviously, a cause of great concern to the Church and its leadership.
Andrew Solomon