Mormons throw support behind gay-rights cause, proposed laws

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It looked like a stunning reversal: The same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law.

On Tuesday, after meetings between local gay-rights backers and Mormons, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would support city laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment.


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