'American Idol' star, returned LDS missionary David Archuleta comes out as LGBTQIA+ online - Salt Lake Tribune

The former Muray resident announced he is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community on social media on Saturday, June 11, 2021.

Pop star and former Murray resident David Archuleta announced he is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community on social media Saturday.

In posts on Instagram and Twitter, the “American Idol” finalist called for greater compassion for members of the LGBTQIA+ community from religious people.

“We can do better as people of faith and Christians, including Latter-day Saints, to listen more to the wrestle between being LGBTQIA+ and a person of faith,” he said in the post.

“You can be part of the LGBTQIA+ community,” Archuleta wrote, “and still believe in God and his gospel plan.”.

Other celebrities, religious people and members of the LGBTQIA+ community left supportive comments for Archuleta on his posts.

One Twitter user thanked Archuleta and said reconciling being Muslim with an LGBTQIA+ identity has been a source of similar struggles.