By Hermia Lyly (also published at YoungMormonFeminists.org) It’s been about three weeks since I met with my bishop and sat numbly in his office while he told me I can’t take the sacrament because I have a girlfriend. Yes, I…
A Youtube Post Describing a Young Gay Man’s Struggle with Suicidality
After passing through despair related to his conflicts as a gay Mormon, Adam Maughan finds hope and emerges after a struggle with suicidality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDHCUZ9mlX4
John Dehlin Delivers A TEDx Talk On Being An Ally
Meeting With the Bishop (*cue dramatic music)
By Justin Moore (also published at his blog http://likelightthroughaprism.blogspot.ca/) Part 1 I discovered at a young age that I could be praised (mostly by my mother) for my artistic pursuits, and so I drew and sewed and cooked and played the…
Community of Christ (RLDS) Leader Celebrates Full Inclusion of LGBT People in Their ‘Mormon’ Congregations
Address delivered at the Affirmation Conference on August 15, 2013 Robin Kincaid Linkhart, president of Quorum Six of the Seventy in the Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Thank you for inviting…
Staying in the Church as an LGBT Mormon–In Spite of the Pain
By Courtney Galloway It’s not an uncommon question to ask why LGBTQ stay in the church – sometimes against overwhelming challenges. But it’s often overlooked just how important straight allies are. Yes, I could leave the church, become inactive again,…