Stacy Lee

So before I married my second husband, when I was just like 19 years old, my ex-husband moved me from Cedar City, Utah to St. George. There's about 45 miles difference. And I got down here and I needed a job. And I thought, you know, I'm a good dancer. I'm going to start a dance school. So I opened a little dance school, started out with like 20 girls from the neighborhood.

So before I married my second husband, when I was just like 19 years old, my ex-husband moved me from Cedar City, Utah to St. George. There's about 45 miles difference. And I got down here and I needed a job. And I thought, you know, I'm a good dancer. I'm going to start a dance school. So I opened a little dance school, started out with like 20 girls from the neighborhood.

And within a year, I had 500 students. And so I had this big dance school and I started going to these dance conventions and And I found out what homosexuality was. I did not know growing up in Southern Utah what a gay man was. I did not know. I was probably 20 years old. I went to a dance convention and I knew there were a couple of friends I had in high school.

And within a year, I had 500 students. And so I had this big dance school and I started going to these dance conventions and And I found out what homosexuality was. I did not know growing up in Southern Utah what a gay man was. I did not know. I was probably 20 years old. I went to a dance convention and I knew there were a couple of friends I had in high school.

And within a year, I had 500 students. And so I had this big dance school and I started going to these dance conventions and And I found out what homosexuality was. I did not know growing up in Southern Utah what a gay man was. I did not know. I was probably 20 years old. I went to a dance convention and I knew there were a couple of friends I had in high school.

The boys were a little feminine and had the flock of seagulls hair or the trench coats or the new wave stuff or whatever. But I had no idea what gay was. And so I started going to these conventions and I made friends with a lot of gay men. And I found out how terribly gay men are treated in our society.

The boys were a little feminine and had the flock of seagulls hair or the trench coats or the new wave stuff or whatever. But I had no idea what gay was. And so I started going to these conventions and I made friends with a lot of gay men. And I found out how terribly gay men are treated in our society.

The boys were a little feminine and had the flock of seagulls hair or the trench coats or the new wave stuff or whatever. But I had no idea what gay was. And so I started going to these conventions and I made friends with a lot of gay men. And I found out how terribly gay men are treated in our society.

And I became an activist in the not only the queer rights community, but also civil rights community. And the more the activist in me came out, the less I could stay in the church. It got harder and harder for me. And then one day in 2006 or seven, they had what's called a joint meeting. Normally the women go to Relief Society and the men go to priesthood on Sunday after sacrament meeting.

And I became an activist in the not only the queer rights community, but also civil rights community. And the more the activist in me came out, the less I could stay in the church. It got harder and harder for me. And then one day in 2006 or seven, they had what's called a joint meeting. Normally the women go to Relief Society and the men go to priesthood on Sunday after sacrament meeting.

And I became an activist in the not only the queer rights community, but also civil rights community. And the more the activist in me came out, the less I could stay in the church. It got harder and harder for me. And then one day in 2006 or seven, they had what's called a joint meeting. Normally the women go to Relief Society and the men go to priesthood on Sunday after sacrament meeting.

So everybody goes to sacrament meeting, takes the sacrament, then you break off into groups. Well, today we had a joint meeting.

So everybody goes to sacrament meeting, takes the sacrament, then you break off into groups. Well, today we had a joint meeting.

So everybody goes to sacrament meeting, takes the sacrament, then you break off into groups. Well, today we had a joint meeting.

it it mormonism is um i call it a we call it in the community the highest of the high demand religions it is the hardest outside of being amish perhaps to be mormon so we're sitting in this group meeting and the bishop comes in and he's going to talk to us all and behind him is his first counselor pulling uh like a dolly a moving dolly and on it is a bunch of yard signs

it it mormonism is um i call it a we call it in the community the highest of the high demand religions it is the hardest outside of being amish perhaps to be mormon so we're sitting in this group meeting and the bishop comes in and he's going to talk to us all and behind him is his first counselor pulling uh like a dolly a moving dolly and on it is a bunch of yard signs

it it mormonism is um i call it a we call it in the community the highest of the high demand religions it is the hardest outside of being amish perhaps to be mormon so we're sitting in this group meeting and the bishop comes in and he's going to talk to us all and behind him is his first counselor pulling uh like a dolly a moving dolly and on it is a bunch of yard signs

And I'm thinking, what's going on here? Because first off, Mormons are not supposed to get involved in politics at all. We're not supposed to discuss politics with each other. We're supposed to vote our conscience. You're not supposed to discuss politics at church. And the church is never supposed to get involved in politics.

And I'm thinking, what's going on here? Because first off, Mormons are not supposed to get involved in politics at all. We're not supposed to discuss politics with each other. We're supposed to vote our conscience. You're not supposed to discuss politics at church. And the church is never supposed to get involved in politics.

And I'm thinking, what's going on here? Because first off, Mormons are not supposed to get involved in politics at all. We're not supposed to discuss politics with each other. We're supposed to vote our conscience. You're not supposed to discuss politics at church. And the church is never supposed to get involved in politics.