Note: This is the first in a series of articles that will directly address upcoming 2014 Church curriculum lesson material that could unnecessarily lead to editorializing on homosexuality and same-sex marriage and be hurtful to members of our community. We…
Adventures at Church in Utah’s Double-Bubble
Being an advocate for gay individuals in Utah’s bubble can have consequences, yet no one can take away from us those things that matter most by Yvett Zobel I live in a beautiful place in Utah that is known as…
Jim Birrell writes a letter to his Representative
January 7, 2014 Dear Representative ___, Thank you for sending me this survey, as I had hoped to have communication with you prior to your upcoming legislative session. These are divided times, and that concerns me. I spent decades as…
On the “Defense of Religious Freedom” and Marriage Equality
By Aaron Tabacco (also published at his blog http://quorumoftheoutcasts.blogspot.com/) I will be the first to admit that as I was growing up, never did I foresee a time wherein homosexual citizens and their civil rights would…
My view: Who is my neighbor?
This essay was published in the Deseret News Jan 10,2014 It’s a complex equation for Utahns: practicing the principle of unconditional love on the one hand, and cherishing traditional conceptions of gender roles and family on the other. As Utahns…
Letting
Recently, I reconnected with an old friend from the ward I grew up in. He was a year ahead of me in the youth program. We are both gay. We began our conversation via Facebook messaging. But I sensed a…