A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the executive director of The Committee for Reconciliation (www.ldsapology.org) which is an organization dedicated to "encouraging and facilitating a respectful reconciliation between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Gay and Lesbian members and non-members who have been hurt by Church practices, policies and politics."
Basically, LDSApology is a group that knows it won't get an apology but is noisily requesting one anyway. Their initial launch got quite a bit of media attention and they are expecting that to be the case with three events they have planned this fall.
The first of these events is a benefit concert for Homeless Youth on September 21, 2009 in Salt Lake City. (Gay youth account for nearly half of the homeless teens in Utah, many of whom have been evicted from their homes because of their sexual orientation.) And, yes-n-yikes, I'll be singing. About 20 years ago my dear friend Kim Simpson helped me write a song called "Goodbye, I Love You" for my father. I sang it then on "Geraldo" and haven't sung it since. Really looking forward to dusting it off and yodeling it again.
For anyone interested in buying tickets, suggested donation is $12 adults, $6 children/students and $30 family pass.
Click here to order tickets online.
Or request tickets by email at homeatlasttickets@gmail.com
Should be a great night. See you there!
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