By Susannah Montgomery Hi! Its Susannah Montgomery again! Just a quick recap, I have a gay brother named Jordan and he is my best friend. I’m fourteen and Jordan is a year older than me. Last year Jordan was in…
Month: August 2013
Oblivion (A Mormon Teen Speaks Out for Others, Part 1 of 2)
By Susannah Montgomery (also posted at FeministMormonHousewives.org) . Oblivion (noun): Official disregard or overlooking . My name is Susannah Montgomery and I’m fourteen. I have a gay brother named Jordan and he is a year older than me. He is my…
God Understands Our Adversity and Accepts Our Offering: A Lesson from the D&C
By Dana Hale (written on Aug. 4 and posted on Mormons Building Bridges) This is last minute, but I’m teaching today’s Gospel Doctrine lesson (#29) and found a nice little gem. This lesson focuses on the churches work in building…
From Russia With Hate
As much as we like to consider ourselves as living a civilized society, one of the things that should give us pause is the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, not only in what we might consider…
The Evolution of Affirmation and What It Means for Gay Mormons and their Allies
Affirmation is the oldest organization specifically for LGBT Mormons. Affirmation came into being because of the conflict LGBT Mormons experienced between what they were being told about gender and same-sex attraction by Church leaders, and what they actually experienced. I’ve…
Feed My Sheep–Don’t Be One!
By Ellen Koester (also published at her blog http://the-noncommittal-philanthropist.blogspot.ca/) . I’m unorthodox. I am a headstrong, independent woman. I don’t let people limit me. And I don’t let people push me around. Ever. . I’m unorthodox. I don’t fit molds. I don’t fit stereotypes.…
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Онлайн игра Lucky Streak 1 – играть онлайн в казино Эльдорадо Игра на деньги для онлайн казино Lucky Streak 1 Lucky Streak 1 – Среди такого разнообразия отыскать нужный слот проще простого достаточно использовать функцию применения сортировочных фильтров. Единственной дополнительной…
Holiness Unto The Lord, An Open Door
By David T. Reid Hello, my name is David. I am an excommunicated Latter-Day Saint. It was in the latter teen-age years of my life that I received a knock at my front door by a priesthood leader who then handed…
Sharing Tents (Thoughtfully Approaching Issues of Gay Boy Scouts)
One of the concerns raised when the BSA voted to allow openly gay Scouts to participate in the program was the issue of tent-sharing. I don’t blame any parent or leader for wanting to think thoughtfully about this issue. I…
Salt Lake LDS LGBT Mormon Social Devotional
This is the complete text of a talk I prepared for a gathering of about 75 LGBT/SSA Mormons and their family and allies in Salt Lake City on August 1, 2013. My husband Göran and I wore our wedding shoes,…