The Mormon Church today announced that it will support national and local anti-discrimination laws for gays and lesbians, provided such laws also respect the rights of religious groups.
Church leaders called the offer a new "way forward" to balance religious freedom and legal protection for people in the LGBT community.
With nearly 6.5 million members in the United States, the Mormon Church is now one of the largest in this country to back equal rights laws.
The announcement, however, does not change church doctrine or alter the church's opposition to same-sex marriage, Mormon leaders said.
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