(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stacey Harkey, a former actor and writer for BYUtv’s sketch comedy show “Studio C," is pictured in his home among his large collection of houseplants, Dec. 27, 2021. After talking with his Latter-day Saint bishop, Harkey says he had to carve his own path when he decided to date men.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.