By Scott H “By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.” George Carlin “Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together. And that which does not edify is…
Lessons from MLK for the Mormon LGBT Advocate – Part 2: Realizing Success
This is the second half of a meditation on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter From the Birmingham Jail” with an eye toward lessons that are relevant for Mormons engaged in supporting LGBT causes. In Part 1 of this discussion, we…
Passed the Tipping Point? Really?????
I have to begin this post by letting you know that my life has been managed by the fact that I am a Libra. I walk around with my hands out like the scales, saying “On the one hand…
Lessons from MLK for the Mormon LGBT Advocate – Part 1: Cleansing the Inner Vessel
In his second inaugural address two weeks ago, President Obama alluded to the Declaration of Independence and connected several major civil rights struggles in American history. He said, “We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths –…
Celibacy and the Single Mormon (a place at the table)
The message most LGBT people get from the church is: Live chaste and celibate lives. It is a burden like any other. The obvious response to this is: It is not a burden like any other. Heterosexual members of the…
Why me? Why now?
I get lots of questions along the lines of, “What made you – a heterosexual, LDS-since-forever, woman/wife/mother – become an activist for LGBT rights/same-sex marriage?” The short answer is: I could not live with myself if I weren’t doing this,…