 ♪ Pain, you made me a
 You made me a ♪
 ♪ Believer ♪
 ♪ Believer ♪
(AUDIENCE CHEERS)
DAN REYNOLDS: I don't know that
 I can think of many more
 opposite worlds
 than that of a rock star,
and that of a Mormon missionary.
 I was told
 this was Dan Reynolds.
"Love your music. I'm struggling
a lot with self-acceptance
because of my sexuality.
I have no idea if you support
same-sex marriage since
you are a Mormon.
But if you do support it,
thank you a lot,
and it means the world to me."
I know that there's
so many people like this.
If I'm passive, I feel like I am
standing, then, for bigotry.
I was always taught that
if you want to make a difference
in the world,
you start with your community.
 There are far too many Mormons
 that are taking their lives.
Everyone is made
the way that they are,
and I was made to be gay.
When I came out, he was like,
"No, it's just the Devil,"
and he socked me very hard.
He just didn't feel safe
in a place that he should have
felt the safest.
DAN: What if we put on
 a big event in Salt Lake City?
We're doing this festival
August 26th called "Love Loud."
 We want it to be a safe space
 for everybody to feel the love
and acceptance together
for LGBTQ and we want them
to hear it with resounding cries
 from all across Utah.
 For some Mormons, this will be
 the first time they'll listen
to someone who is LGBTQ talk for
 more than, like, five minutes.
I want to love myself
and not feel shame.
(CROWD CHEERS)
Being an openly gay man
performing with my band up here
should speak volumes.
I am happy, I'm proud.
DAN: I'm not gonna
 just walk away
 and let a house on fire burn.
 I'd rather do all that I can
 with this lucky spot
 that I've been put in to
 hopefully put out a fire.
