Gay Mormon Describes Ending Relationship, Denying Himself for Faith
Ben Schilaty is out, but not acting on his desires because it would violate his religious beliefs.
February 18 2021 10:59 AM EST
A gay Mormon man who works as an honor code administrator at Brigham Young University in Utah described his heartbreaking story of falling in love with another man, but breaking off their relationship entirely because acting on his sexual attraction would have been a violation of his religious beliefs. Ben Schilaty, 37, recently opened up about his experiences growing up as a gay Mormon at the intersection of faith and sexuality in his recent memoir and on the podcast