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OGDEN — Cai Noble is happy with her life, but it hasn’t always been that way. Noble is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She’s also gay.

When she revealed her sexuality to her adoptive family, they were kind and loving toward her. However, there was also increased stress in the home, so she decided to move out. That’s when she became homeless. “When I came out, we didn’t have any adequate resources to help us to get through the issue as a family,” Noble said. “My family didn’t kick me out of the house, but it was causing some distress, so I decided to leave. I was 17 years old, and I didn’t know what I was getting myself into by becoming homeless.”

Noble said being homeless was a traumatizing experience and something she is trying to prevent from happening to other youths.

Tacoma, you’re so No. 1 -- but who knew you were the gayest city in America?

Children may inherit homosexuality from their parents, according to a study published Tuesday by scientists at the University of Tennessee.

SALT LAKE CITY — Syracuse City Attorney Will Carlson is among a group of eight candidates vying for a state Senate seat being vacated by Salt Lake County mayor-elect Ben McAdams.

Carlson joins a crowded field in the field for Senate District 2 that includes current county mayor Peter Coroon, state Democratic Party Chairman Jim Dabakis and Jenny Wilson, a member of the Salt Lake City Council, Robert Comstock, Brian Doughty, and Jon Watkins.

SYRACUSE — From the city council pulpit Tuesday night, Mayor Jamie Nagle defended two city staff members — including openly gay City Attorney Will Carlson — who she says were thrown under the bus by a group of local residents on social media,

OGDEN — A community open forum featuring nationally known experts on how families can work with gay teens to support them in school and prevent teen suicide will be held Thursday at the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College business and technology building, 200 N. Washington Blvd.

The tenure of an openly gay spokesman for Mitt Romney's campaign lasted less than two weeks.

On April 19, Romney's campaign announced it had hired Richard Grenell, 45, as its foreign policy spokesman. On Tuesday, Grenell tendered his resignation, citing a "hyperpartisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from being on a presidential campaign."