Chris Janousek lives and works in the Pacific Northwest. He is a professional ecologist and earned a PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 2005. Originally a convert to the LDS Church, he is no longer active and…
Our Families: Trey and Guy
This is the latest installment in our series on LGBT Mormon families. For more information, check out Affirmation.org. ____________________ It was a Phase Trey: After our missions (to Korea and Sweden) in the early 80’s, we both attended BYU. I…
Cool Tolerance
My son came out to us (his parents) a little over a year ago. My wife and I, for some blessed reason, were able to rapidly traverse the landmine ridden, 180 degree, whiplash inducing evolution from Prop 8 campaigners to…
What Helps and What Hurts
This past year has been quite a journey for my family and me. Learning about our teenage son’s sexual orientation was life-changing. The heartache, questioning, and confusion was intense. But oh – the blessings that came! I feel my Savior’s…
How DOMA and Prop. 8 Impact Gay Citizens of Utah, North Carolina, and Twenty-one Other States (Amicus Brief Filed by Utah Pride and CSE)
Dean Tingey lives and blogs from North Carolina. He has one child. His father said Dean had a restless mind. Variations of “Restless Mind” were already taken by other bloggers. Since Dean is a person and a noun is a…
Ripples
Rea Jo Walton is a motivational speaker who lives in Kaysville, Utah with her husband David and her granddaugher. She is the proud mother of 5 children and 4 step children. This was originally posted to her blog mormongirlundone. Once…