Benji Schwimmer's Naked Truth

'So You Think You Can Dance' Star Benji Schwimmer Gets Personal

When Benji Schwimmer was named "America's favorite dancer" in 2006, winning the second season of Fox's long-running "So You Think You Can Dance" reality competition show, he became something of a Mormon superstar. He choreographed pop stars' tours and videos, taught dance classes around the world, started a band (The Weekend Forecast), and even played gay in an indie film called "Leading Ladies" -- all while privately struggling to reconcile his very deep faith with the undeniable realization that he couldn't pray his way out of being gay.

He still has the bright-eyed, fervent zeal of a devoted missionary, but now he's turned those years of study into a challenge for the Mormon church to consider the cost of its extremely slow evolution on gay issues. (It's considered tremendous progress that gay members are welcome -- but only if they remain celibate, abstaining from all same-sex behavior.)

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