The organizers of a gay-themed bake sale in Salt Lake City have asked the Mormon church to match the more than $4,000 in donations the event raised and lend its support to programs that promote safety for LGBTQ youth struggling with suicide.
“In our hearts, we truly believe that we all want the same thing,” co-organizers Kat Kellermeyer and Hillary McDaniel wrote in a letter emailed to the public affairs office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday. “We want to see our young people grow to be the amazing adults they are meant to be.