This is the first essay in a series on parenting gay teens. This introduction is really about a dream, and a vision of how life will look for gay teens once equality is finally achieved in our Mormon communities. …
Category: Changing attitudes
My Mormon Perspective: Why I Believe in Marriage Equality, As a Mormon
By Julia Madeline Taylor (originally published at her www.poetrysansonions.com) It is incredibly painful for me to sit at a computer, even my laptop. It is why my posts have been so sporadic lately, and why they will continue to be,…
Of Pain and The Journey
(Also published at RationalFaiths.com) I am not an expert on pain. I am not even sure I have a very high tolerance for pain. My experience has largely been within the protective circle of a loving family and the doctrines…
Gay, Mormon, and living honestly. Letting go with grace.
By Bob Wood “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” ~ Buddha I came into the church an openly…
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 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 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…
Lifesaver (A Mormon Teen Speaks Out for Others, Part 2 of 2)
By Susannah Montgomery Hi! Its Susannah Montgomery again! Just a quick recap, I have a gay brother named Jordan and he is my best friend. I’m fourteen and Jordan is a year older than me. Last year Jordan was in…