Saying he needs to be honest with his friends, family and neighbors, Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie announced Wednesday that he is gay.
In a four-minute video posted to his Facebook page, the first-term commissioner describes fighting against his sexual orientation from the age of 9, surviving a suicide attempt at age 22 and ultimately accepting himself as “a loving person worthy of love who values others and hopes to be valued.”
“There’s no easy way to say this, I might as well just jump up and say it — I’m gay," Ivie says. “That’s my reality and that’s what I need to talk to you about today.