The grandson of a Mormon apostle has shared about his life growing up gay and the church's inability to accept his sexuality. In a poignant reflection of his upbringing, Jared Oaks, a 42-year-old music director for Ballet West, shares his journey with the Salt Lake Tribune and how he went form a shy Latter-day Saint teenager grappling with his sexuality …
Naason Joaquin Garcia, right, former leader of the fundamentalist Guadalajara, Mexico-based church La Luz del Mundo, listens to victim statements during his sentencing in Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 8. As he sentenced Garcia, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen called the church leader in an orange jail jumpsuit a “sexual predator.” “I’ve been a …
Attorneys for the leader of the La Luz del Mundo church said Friday that the so-called apostle of Jesus Christ is innocent of the multiple sex abuse charges he faces and is instead a victim of attempts by his enemies to disgrace his reputation. Standing next to church officials and family members of Naason Joaquin Garcia in front of the …
