5 LGBT things you need to know today, Oct. 29

1. “You’ve been given a mission of reconciliation. Jesus is not afraid to speak with truth, but Jesus is not shocked by people or disgusted by people.” A report on the recent “The Gospel, Homosexuality and the Future of Marriage” conference of evangelical pastors.

2. A Florida TV reporter blasts Gov. Rick Scott’s marriage equality opposition.

3. How a gay college baseball player in Iowa fell in love and came out to his team.

4. Ellen scares the hell out of Jake Gyllenaal.

5. VIDEO OF THE DAY: In this short film, a teenage boy comes out to his parents…as smart. It’s been screened at PFLAG chapters around the country and won an audience award at the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.