For Openly Gay Mormons, Church's New LGBT Policy Has Big Implications

Published November 15, 2015 at 5:04 PM EST

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Mitch Mayne, an openly gay Mormon, about the implications of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' ban on same-sex households. Also joining the conversation is NPR's religion reporter, Tom Gjelten.

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