By Taylor Petrey (also posted at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople) In a newspaper interview in 1994, Marty Baudet, the executive director of Affirmation, the flagship gay Mormon support group, said: “I predict society will acknowledge gay rights and, 20 years down the road, the church will…
Salvaging Our Humanity (and our Faith) from the Wreckage of Politics
Anybody who has been following the progress of Proposition 8 through the courts knew that the least likely outcome of the Supreme Court decision would be the one officially hoped for in the amicus brief filed by the Church, i.e.,…
An Open Letter to Prop 8 Supporters
(Also posted at mormonsformarriage.com) Dear Prop 8 supporters, I remember this feeling you may be feeling today, now that Prop 8 appeals have been exhausted and same-sex marriages are about to resume in California. I remember this feeling that your…
Fembryology Part 4: A Feminist Critique of the Proclamation on the Family – “Gender”
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org ) (Admin note: The Proclamation on the Family has been used as a tool in the church’s fight against legalizing gay-marriage, and thus stands as a sad reminder to many LGBT people of their exclusion…
Fembryology Part 3: A Feminist Critique of the Proclamation On The Family – “Sex”
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org ) (Admin note: The Proclamation on the Family has been used as a tool in the church’s fight against legalizing gay-marriage, and thus stands as a sad reminder to many LGBT people of their exclusion…
Despair in Central Utah
By Anonymous (Admin note: The church no longer suggests heterosexual marriage as a cure for homosexuality, but it is still being held up in the Mormon community as the ideal endeavor for people with ‘SSA’. The church’s website mormonsandgays.org…