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…
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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…