Category: Self-acceptance

Gay Men Are More Happy and Other Research I Choose Not to Downplay

Since bad research by the likes of Mark Regnerus is being used to justify discrimination, I am going to put forward a list of research that I think we should use to guide public policy: 1) Gay men are happier…

My Birth Defect

I’ve always had an excellent memory.  This is both a blessing and a curse.  Some of my earliest memories are feelings of frustration, inferiority, and wanting to be someone different that I was.  I learned very young that I didn’t…

Born of Goodly Parents

Most Mormon LGBT are traumatized by their Mormon experience; I was not.  My narrative begins with the question “Why, as a gay youth, was my Mormon experience so positive?