By Scott H. “Mom! Hey it’s Steve, how are you?” “Steve! I’m doing well son, how are you? How is college? “Pretty good, pretty good. How is work? How is your calling?” “Oh my calling is fine, I love the…
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Love in Word and Deed
By Scott H. (Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint…
Scene: At the County Clerk’s Office, Yesterday
By Adam Ford Deeply in love gay couple who want to get married: [To government clerk, with smiling faces] “Sir, we want to make a lifelong commitment to each other and start a family, will you please issue us a…
Protecting Our Gay/SSA Youth
By Jim Smithson This blog and accompanying handout were posted first on North Star’s blog on March 30, 2013. The blog, with a link to the handout, is now cross-posted on Circling the Wagons, No More Strangers, and Affirmation. My…
Why We Must Not Give Up On The Church (And Reflections On An Inspiring Event In The Chicago Stake)
Last year, after my class on Mormon history, in which I had discussed with my students the Mormon belief in modern day revelation and modern-day prophets, I overheard the following comment in a conversation between two of my students: “The…
Letter to a Stranger
By Gretta Whalen (this will be cross-posted today to her blog sayitwithasmirk.blogspot.com) This is a private message I sent to a friend’s friend on Facebook at his request. The thread was pretty Mormon-y, and so is my response. The context: you…
Candlelight Vigil
On March 26-27, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) will be listening to oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 (Prop 8). DOMA states that marriage is…
How I Came Out to My Ward
James Brinton The coming out process is a continual journeyby James Brinton (cross-posted from The Affirmation Messenger, a weekly newsletter from Affirmation)The coming out process is a unique journey for us all. To each of us is given the freedom to…
SO HOW CAN WE UTILIZE THE NEW WEBSITE????
I sense that many people are pleased to see the new website the Church has created that brings a more open and kind conversation about our LGBT brothers and sisters, www.mormonsandgays.org. And I also sense that many people are…
Loving Our Gay Brothers and Sisters–(Ward Talk by Proud Mother)
By Diane Oviatt (This talk was given to adults in my ward at special 5th Sunday meeting called by Stake President in aftermath of Prop 8 and was a coming out of sorts, beyond family and close friends) One of…