Compass: Mar 26
Jeremy Fernandez profiles the 'Peacock Mormons' who comprise both former and current members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Jeremy Fernandez presents an episode of Compass on Sunday around the ‘Peacock Mormons’ a group who comprise both former and current members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which recently marched in the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
Featuring in the story is Mormon missionary Brad Harker (pictured left, with Fernandez).
“I’m presenting a documentary about people who are queer and religious, or ex-religious. The focus of our story is the Peacock Mormons which is the group that’s marching in the parade and has suffered in previous years,” says Fernandez.
“They are campaigning for acceptance in the Church of the Latter Day Saints. They’re a fascinating group of people, and we’ve been interviewing them off and on since October, collecting their stories of how they have wrestled with religion, with family realising that they were queer, gay and lesbian.”
6:30pm Sunday 26 March on ABC
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Is Jeremy openly gay? He seems to be presenting a lot gay shows of late.
https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/02/jeremy-fernandez-for-me-its-a-really-positive-time.html
Doesn’t really answer my question though, being part of the GLBTIQ+ community you could be a straight ally too (+)?
Allies are allies of the community, but it’s not up to me to answer.
And if he is does it really matter. He’s great at what he does. Accepting people for who they are and not what they are is more important. What ever happened to respecting others privacy or has that become an old concept nowadays.