It is not bigotry to protest or boycott those who supported this hateful proposition. If Mormons wish to dissociate themselves from the stance of their church, they should speak up, publically. Otherwise how can we be blamed for painting you all with a single broad brush. If the Moron church indeed permits and supports such dissent from its members, this is newsworthy. Nothing I’ve read about the Church suggests that this is so to me, but I’m certainly an outsider.

I wont give sundance a dime as long as they are in freaking Utah. this year we wont go and spend $$$ so they could use it against human rights issues

Blaming everyone in Utah misses the point. The article states that the organizer of Sundance pumped money into the pro-8 campaign. There were some Catholic priests who stood up against the church interfering in a civil election, and a few courageous Mormons who did so. This isn’t about demonizing all of them. It’s about a legal, peaceful response to someone who is funding Sundance and also funded prop 8, to the tune of millions of dollars. If the other affected residents of Utah did not want to see any economic consequences from the church’s support of this proposition, perhaps they should have spoken up. I saw courageous articles from a few people who walked out of the church or withheld their support from the church. Many others did not. The simple truth is that people believed that there would be no consequences to supporting bigotry against this group of people. I feel sorry for the restaurant and business owners who may lose money if Sundance is boycotted. I don’t feel that anyone should be pressured to give up their religion - but if the religion is preaching bigotry and funding interference in civil elections with tax-exempt dollars, it seems reasonable to take a page from the history of other civil rights movements and make sure there are economic consequences. The Mormon Church’s interference in this election has been known for some time - why was there no protest from within the film community before

The people here opposing the boycott are borrowing a rhetorical ploy that originated with the Ku Klux Klan. They are saying that it is “bigoted” to fight back against bigotry.

There is no possible way that anyone can hold a major event in Utah without financing the LDS’s multitude of bigoted jihads against women, against people of color, and against queers. There is no way to be a member of the Mormon Church without financing those jihads.

coml14, I’m not sure how your church works but being part of an active Christian church that accepts LGBT, I know it is our practice to give ‘tithes’ every Sunday. I can only imagine it’s the same in your church. Next Sunday I hope you think twice before you drop your money in the basket. Anyone who has given a tithe to the Mormons is ANTI GAY. No arguments about it. the mormon church used MILLIONS of YOUR tithes to end gay marriage. It’s non of their business who wants to marry who. The bullshit about being sued over not performing gay marriage is a really bullshit excuse. You should be ashamed to take part in such an organization (although, cult is more like it.)

The simple solution is for Sundance to get out of Utah. True, they shouldn’t suffer for the actions of the Mormons because they have done a lot for Queer cinema. At the same time, Sundance should no longer be the indirect source of lots and lots of money for Utah.

Here’s an idea. Massachusetts and Connecticut have legalized same-sex marriage. Move the festival there and call it Sundance East. They have skiing, too.

I agree the answer is for them to move the festival this year. The festival offices aren’t even in Utah, they are on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. And I bet there are plenty of unemployed event planners, underbooked venues and hotels, and struggling restaurants here in So Cal that would be happy to swing into service and make it happen.

I am all for gay marriage, but the thinking on this is pretty half-assed. First of all, boycotts are intended to be used as catalysts for change. Can you tell me how punishing residents of the stat of Utah will change a law in California? And Second, this is casting a pretty wide net. The whole state is not Mormon. You would really be punishing the californians who probably voted against prop 8(the film industry). Why? Just because they have a film festival in the place they have for years?

Ok come on now. Stop looking for a scapegoat and get over it. The LDS church makes up 60 percent in Utah. Latter Day Saints make up less than or close to 2 percent in California. Prop 8 passed in California. With such a vast amount of people, how is it that the polls come in so close as to pass in California. Obviously this is an issue that in the end, people will be for or against when they are in the polling stations. It is easy to find somebody to blame. So trying to blame the Mormon Church being the culprit…is absurd. Just have the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. If you made a gay movie, most people probably wont like it. So don’t bring it. That to me is not any shade of art or original. By the way , the Mormon Church didn’t donate anything towards the cause…But there were many LDS members who felt strongly towards Prop 8. So they donated the money to the Prop 8 fund to support it. Get your facts straight. I’m a member of the LDS church. Love you all, in a friendly way. Thanks for your time.

I am voting with my dollar — and sorry to have to do it. It is quite simple. Sundance should change its venue this year. It has time. Mr. Redford has deep roots in being on the fair and righteous side of things and he alone should be spekaing ot this issue. MOVE THE FESTIVAL.

As a mormon in Utah who supported Prop 8, is there anyway i can encourage the Sundance Boycott. I think this is a terific idea. This way I feel my support for Prop 8 helped diminish not only one unfavorable institution but two. I’m gleening

RALF: I TOO WOULD LOVE SUNDANCE TO LEAVE UTAH BUT NOT FOR THE SAME REASONS. I WOULD LOVE IT IF SUNDANCE RELOCATED TO A FRIENDLY AND ACCEPTING PLACE LIKE SAN FRANCISCO OR LOS ANGELES. I’M SURE THERE ARE SOME NICE PEOPLE IN UTAH, BUT I’VE BEEN THERE AND NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE OR WELCOME. Steve

I live in Park City. There are a lot of gay rights activists in Utah ppl. Not to mention, Park City (home of Sundance Film Festival) is the only non-majority Mormon city in the state and by far the MOST liberal part of Utah. Park City already suffers from the non-sensical ridiculousness the rest of the state brings upon us. Regardless of our tiny population, we are holding gay rights events and such so don’t boycott us or Sundance, it’s pointless because it’s an outlet for independent film makers who typically present unique subjects thus a lot of social betterment films come out of Sundance, including ones that support gay rights. You’re being silly if you associate “everyone” in Utah/Park City with Prop 8 supporters not to mention hypocritical. Think about it. Counterproductive. LOL LOL LOL (still loling). You’re preaching to the choir about civil rights and boycotting the most tolerant city in Utah. Silly Rabbits, we love you anyway but don’t fight hate with hate.

Sundance is part of the increasingly more prominent liberal side Utahn culture. Punishing the entire state for the actions of a church would just be counterproductive.

Utah isnt the problem. Hurting them wont help.

I am a Salt Lake resident, and I work seasonally as a massage therapist in Park City. This boycott would directly harm my coworkers and me, while doing nothing to challenge the LDS church.

I have done nothing to hurt the LGBT community… I have even been to multiple gay rights events in Salt Lake. This would be creating victims in all the wrong places.

There should be a valentine day “kiss in” in front of the mormon temple in SLC. Have it be a world record for the largest number of gay kissing in front of the Mormon Temple. Get 100,000 Gay people from all over the planet to converge on SLC and show force that we stand against the mormon church sticking their 20 million dollars where they had no place putting in for the yes on 8 campaign. Valentine’s day is on a Saturday. I personaly would stiff any and all establishments (except gay clubs in SLC). (Cancel credit card payments to the hotel and restraunts in SLC). Let’s show Mormons that we are really pissed off and we are not just going to take it. (let them collect the money from the Mormon Church)