By Meg Abhau (also posted to their family blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/) Some people may see our Facebook coming out letter and think we came to all these conclusions overnight, or even immediately. The Facebook post came after 2 months of diligent…
Month: August 2013
Advice From a Psychiatrist to Mormon Mental Health Providers When Treating LGBT Youth (Also for Parents to Consider)
There appears to be progress in the Mormon therapist community toward eliminating some of the damaging practices that they have been guilty of in the past. In the 1970’s aversion therapy was a routine route for Mormon gays. It was…
Thoughts on the Disorderliness of Lives
In Mormonism, we are raised in a world of order. It’s beautiful. Everything has a place. Monday night is Family Home Evening. Tuesday night is mutual. Saturday is the day we get ready for Sunday. And Sunday morning we go…
It’s Complex
“On one occasion Jesus came upon a group arguing vehemently with His disciples. When the Savior inquired as to the cause of this contention, the father of an afflicted child stepped forward, saying he had approached Jesus’s disciples for a…
No More Strangers Panel, Sunstone Conference 2013–John Gustav-Wrathall
(This is part of a four part series including remarks made by four panelists at the Sunstone Symposium Session focusing on this blog–NoMoreStrangers.org) Blogging and the Charting of a Gay Mormon Spiritual Path Early on in the brief history of…
No More Strangers Session, Sunstone Symposium 2013–Erika Munson
(This is part of a four part series including remarks made by four panelists at the Sunstone Symposium Session focusing on this blog–NoMoreStrangers.org) Remarks at No More Strangers Session Sunstone Symposium Salt Lake City, Utah August 2, 2013 The mission…
No More Strangers Panel, Sunstone 2013–Bob Rees
(This is part of a four part series including remarks made by four panelists at the Sunstone Symposium Session focusing on this blog–NoMoreStrangers.org) 2013 has been a landmark year as far as LGBT issues is concerned: the Church brought its…
The Miracle of Forgiveness: An Open Letter Requesting Removal or an Update to Reflect Current Knowledge
Dear Brothers and Sisters, President Spencer W. Kimball, twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a respected and patient man, going above and beyond in spending time listening and corresponding with Church members and non-members.…
The Greatest Commandments
By Bryan K. Hendrickson . (Excerpt from my remarks at the Arizona LDS LGBT/SSA, All Are Alike Unto God Conference, April 2013. www.allarizona.org) . On the Church website, which many of you are probably familiar with, Mormons and Gays , there’s…
My Dad’s Testimony
During my recent trip to Utah, my dad and I had a talk the night before my husband Göran and I were to return to Minneapolis. We were discussing the problem of LGBT homeless youth. I mentioned that on the…