The Salt Lake Tribune's Mormon Land podcast examines the tension LGBTQ individuals face in the LDS Church, where official policy states that same-sex attraction itself is not sinful but acting on it violates Church teachings on sexuality and marriage.

The episode explores how this doctrinal position — which technically allows gay members to remain in good standing while requiring lifelong celibacy — creates a framework many LGBTQ Latter-day Saints find impossible to sustain. Hosts discuss the Church's current policies, the experiences of LGBTQ members who stay and those who leave, and the family impact of the doctrine.

The 2011 and 2013 faith crisis surveys found that 63% of women who left cited women's issues as significant factors, with LGBTQ treatment also ranking high among reasons for disaffection.