Ivie who is married with two children and three Golden retrievers, said he felt like he was 'living someone else's life.' So he decided to go public with his sexuality — and years of struggle.
Nathan Ivie disclosed his sexuality in a video he posted on YouTube and Facebook. By Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow May 23 at 8:50 PM Nathan Ivie, a county commissioner in Utah County, just outside of Salt Lake City, did not give up his photography career after he was elected in 2016, including the 20-30 weddings he shoots a year.
Ivie, married with two children and three Golden retrievers, had had a similar moment the year before. He was impressed by the gay couple he saw holding hands while walking along the main river in Boise, Idaho, where he was visiting for a work trip.Ivie, a Republican and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says he had been attracted to men since he was 9 years old, but had always felt it was wrong.
Ivie said that his decision was driven by both the change that had happened within himself, and the hope that he could prevent some of the suffering he went through for others like him. He “felt I was living someone else’s life rather than my own,” he said.“Someone out there is the 22-year-old version of me that is confused, is suffering and doesn’t think they’re valued and are contemplating ending their life,” he said, pausing through tears.
He said he was never taught that homosexual people were bad outright, but that something was off or screwed up with them biologically. Ivie declined to comment on the church’s stance. He said his religion has grown stronger through the process of coming out.[Mormon Church to allow baptisms, blessings for children of LGBT parents, reversing 2015 policy]
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Ivie spoke out against a Fourth of July parade in Provo, the largest town in his county, after it excluded several LGBTQ organizations in 2018. He called the festival’s decision"bulls---” — he later apologized for his “cowboy English” — and threatened to rescind the event’s county funding, according to the Tribune.The festival eventually allowed the organizations to participate.
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