By Chris Janousek (also posted at his blog agaybiologist.blogspot.com) I was on work travel from the northwest to the east coast last month and returned home on a hideously early flight. A 6 AM flight departure meant a rise before 4…
Category: Changing attitudes
A Christian Reply to North Carolina Boy’s Gay Remarks
By J. Samuel Edwards www.jsamueledwards.wordpress.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4_T043DRs Recently a boy’s anti-gay protests in front of a Methodist Church in North Carolina caught a lot of attention. He is quoted on the Huffington Post saying “The Bible talks about the Homosexuals —…
Gathered Together as LDS LGBT/SSA, Friends & Family
By Bryan Hendrickson Last year, in the warm Arizona spring, I found myself standing in front of the door of a faithful Mormon family’s home. Knocking on the door, I was quite nervous. I had never met this family,…
The First Arizona LDS LGBT/SSA Conference, April 27 2013
In a few short weeks, we will be convening the first Arizona LDS LGBT/SSA conference, ALL Are Alike Unto God (www.ALLArizona.org) on April 27, 2013 in Gilbert, Arizona. This gathering will be the first of its kind in our area…
Turning The Tables: A Mile In Their Shoes
By Scott H. “Mom! Hey it’s Steve, how are you?” “Steve! I’m doing well son, how are you? How is college? “Pretty good, pretty good. How is work? How is your calling?” “Oh my calling is fine, I love the…
Down To The Foundation–Reframing My Mormon Faith from a Perspective of Love
By Tabitha Hanson (originally published at Feminist Mormon Housewives July 2012 under the title “The Tipping Point”) Every Sunday, I attend worship services at the LDS church building where Stuart Matis took his own life 12 years ago. He was…
Three Identities, One Person, and One Soul: An African‐American Gay Mormon Perspective on the 1978 Priesthood Revelation
By Frederick Bowers (Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint…
Black-White, Gay-Straight: A Perspective on Perspectives
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
Why Does the Lord Allow His Covenant People to Err?
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
Love in Word and Deed
By Scott H. (Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint…