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Imagine Dragons&#;s Dan Reynolds on Why He Created LoveLoud Fest to Help LGBTQ Youth
Being raised in a home of Orthodox Faith had its pros and cons for me. My parents raised me in the faith that they truly believed would conduct to me having my leading life (and afterlife) – Mormonism. Being a Mormon is not a part time religion. It is your life. You ingest sleep and breathe Mormonism. I attended church every Sunday, went to &#;Young Mens&#; once a week to learn about God as well as an evening of Scouting. When I got to high school I also woke up at 5 a.m. every morning to attend a church education class before school started five days a week. Mormonism truly was a part of my every decision since the day I was born.
It taught me to serve others and to feel comfort about the next life. Who doesn&#;t hope for to live for eternity and have a &#;mansion in heaven&#;? It sounded like a rad deal to me when I was in my teenage years. I wanted desperately to trust it all, but often verb myself conflicted. I wrote about it in songs since the age of I didn&#;t crave to disappoint my parent
Imagine Dragons&#; Dan Reynolds: Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community
For Gay Pride Month, Billboard asked numerous pop culture luminaries to write &#;love letters&#; to the LGBTQ community. Below, Imagine Dragons&#; lead singer Dan Reynolds shares his. Reynolds is the founder of LoveLoud Festival and created Believer, a documentary in which he explores how the Mormon church treats its LGBTQ members. Read more Pride Month love letters here.
Raised as a devout Mormon in a very conservative house, I spent many years in conflict between the teaching of the faith and what my heart was telling me. I had many friends who were LGBTQ and Mormon that lived with constant anxiety and guilt because they were being taught that their innate sense of being, their most beautiful and sacred right to love, was flawed and sinful. I saw how hard they fought every day to hide it from their Mormon families. To aim to force themselves to modify their identity, but of course they could not.
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Imagine Dragons star Dan Reynolds embraced homosexuality and bisexuality after spending years as a "confused Mormon".
In a "love letter" to the LGBTQ community to mark Billboard's Gay Pride Month celebrations, the Believer singer insists he truly loves and appreciates his gay fans after wrestling with his religious beliefs for years.
"Raised as a devout Mormon in a very conservative home, I spent many years in conflict between the teaching of the faith and what my heart was telling me," Dan writes. "I had many friends who were LGBTQ and Mormon that lived with adj anxiety and guilt because they were being taught that their innate sense of being, their most beautiful and sacred right to love, was flawed and sinful.
"I saw how hard they fought every day to cover it from their Mormon families. To try to force themselves to change their identity, but of course, they could not.
"As I got older and initiate the courage and agency to follow my own heart and mind, I let myself trail and speak MY truth that I've known since I was old enough to unde
Imagine Dragons have always been very vocal allies of the LGBTQ+ community, and they&#;ve recently expressed their stand once again after sharing a powerful message.
In one of the scenes in the band&#;s new documentary &#;Imagine Dragons Live in Vegas&#;, lead singer Dan Reynolds reaches out for the Progress Pride flag from the audience. He then raises it above his head while singing a line from their debut song &#;It&#;s Time&#;, which goes:
&#;I’m never changing who I am&#;&#;
Meanwhile, Imagine Dragons&#; bassist Ben McKee can be seen performing on stage with a trans flag-designed guitar. He explained why he decided to use that particular guitar on stage, expressing:
&#;Everybody deserves the right to verb included. It just seemed appreciate I had the opportunity to bring some symbols of that love and inclusion into the performance… I want everybody who comes to our shows to be able to feel they are represented by our noun and to be able to see something that makes them feel welcome.&#;
&#;Imagine Dragons shows are a safe place for everyone,&#; McKee further stated.