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…
WHAT MORMON-BORN, WIDELY-ASSUMED LESBIAN WAS THE MOST LOVED AND RICHEST PERFORMER IN AMERICA IN THE EARLY NINETEEN HUNDREDS?
Being a student of theatre at BYU, where I received my M.A., I was, of course, very much aware of the name Maude Adams. I knew that her Mormon mother performed on the stage of the famous Salt Lake Theatre…
Jane Manning James as a Model for Gay and Lesbian Mormons
By Alasdair Ekpenyong As contemporary gay and lesbian Mormons come to terms with their sexuality and perhaps choose to pursue same-gender relationships, they at times find themselves cut off from the sacrament and other priesthood ordinances that had previously been…
Gays and Lesbians as Parents
I was surprised—and delighted—to read the headline, “Salt Lake City Has Highest Population of Same-Sex Couples Raising Kids.” Surprised because it seems counter-intuitive and yet, according to the survey (conducted by the UCLA Williams Institute), “Metro areas with the highest percentages…
A Utah Valley Teen Stands up for Her LGBT Friends
By Gina Crivello and Emma, a high school junior in Utah County This letter from a high school student warms my heart. Upon hearing about my efforts to begin a GSA at our high school, about 10 students have volunteered…
Dying for Some Touch
By Esteban Cencerrado Lee-O’Neal One week before I married Rex in San Francisco in August 2011, I received a call from Tony. He said that his second suicide attempt had failed. I sat motionless on the outside, but exploding on…