A person of faith has many reasons to be angry. There is such a chasm between what we want and what there is. As we seek to live a life that is in harmony with a wise and loving God…
Month: June 2013
Legs
By Meg Abhau (originally posted at her blog theabhaus.blogspot.ca) ———- We came out to our church congregation (ward) by email, letting them know that our 13 year old son was gay about a week before we came out on…
A Gay Mormon Describes The Impact of Seeing His Own Mother Marching
By Matthew Haws (also posted at his blog at trentnmatt.com) My mom has always said to me that she could hug anyone who was gay, she could accept and love them, but she could never walk a parade to support…
Joseph And His Family
This essay was inspired by two different young gay men (whose names happen to start with J) and their amazing families who, together, have taken up the banner and are fighting for Christ-like acceptance of all LGBT people. It is…
A Mormon Father with Terminal Cancer Shares Christ’s Message by Marching
By Kyle Nielson My name is Kyle Nielson. I am the 44 year old father of 4 children. None of whom are gay, and if they were? I would still love them without question or bias. This is…
Hate the Sinner . . . Love the Liar
By Anonymous (in an effort avoid further humiliation from church members in his town the author wishes to remain anonymous) (Admin note: This post is very important because it shows that damage that is still happening in our communities due…
Theresa and Rachel: Our Story
Our Story… Thanks for coming to this blog to learn a little bit more about our story. Theresa and I met when Theresa was a recently returned missionary and we were both attending school at BYU. We became very close…
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…
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…