By Dana Hale (written on Aug. 4 and posted on Mormons Building Bridges) This is last minute, but I’m teaching today’s Gospel Doctrine lesson (#29) and found a nice little gem. This lesson focuses on the churches work in building…
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The Evolution of Affirmation and What It Means for Gay Mormons and their Allies
Affirmation is the oldest organization specifically for LGBT Mormons. Affirmation came into being because of the conflict LGBT Mormons experienced between what they were being told about gender and same-sex attraction by Church leaders, and what they actually experienced. I’ve…
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The Gay Mormon Ten Commandments
This post originated in an on-line conversation I had with a friend about LGBT community ethics in relation to coming out. There’s still tension within the LGBT Mormon community over the question of how “out” to be in the Church.…
My Integrity Won’t Allow Ignorance (A Mormon Daughter on Having Gay Father)
By Hannah Stewart (also published at her personal blog and at feministmormonhousewives.org) A lingering question that takes up a lot of thought and pondering in my mind is how much of my real life to filter. Sometimes I want to…
Why We March
In 2012, there was unprecedented Mormon participation in LGBT Pride celebrations in the United States and Latin America. Mormons Building Bridges brought together over 300 active Latter-day Saints to march in Salt Lake City Pride in a show of love…
Honor Thy Father
There are two conflicting scriptural messages about honoring parents. Of course, there is the fifth commandment: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Exodus 20:…
A Special Carnation for Fathers Who Love Their Gay Children!!
I get to hear a lot of great stories, as well as deeply sad stories, from all the families of gay people who contact me. Here, to help us celebrate Father’s Day, is an excerpt from an email I…
It Was Not You that Sent Me Hither, But God
Since I was a kid, the story of Joseph in Egypt has always been one of my favorite in all of scripture. Even now as an adult, I find it intriguing, powerful and multi-layered. One layer that I became aware…
A GAY MORMON PLEADS FOR INCLUSIVE SCOUTING
(This was also published today at GLAAD http://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-gay-mormon-pleads-inclusive-scouting) The results of the vote from the Boy Scouts of America is expected to be announced at 5pm CDT about whether the ban on gay youth will be dropped. The Mormon Church…