Utah recently passed a bill that protects LGBT people against discrimination in employment and housing. These protections are extremely important, and now it is vital to start looking at the third category, public accommodations. Many states and localities have these…
By Michael Barker (originally published at RationalFaiths.com) The other day my wife asked me to do some, um, manly things around the house. First on the list was to tighten up the p-trap under the utility sink in the garage.…
By Dan Bunker (originally posted at his blog http://blog.dbunked.org/2015/02/possible-public-misperception.html) [Tuesday Evening, 3 December 2013] Stake President: “Possible public misperception. That’s why I’m releasing you. You see, a majority of members will see your facebook post and assume that you’re sexually…
Originally published Feb. 1, 2015 at the news-site TakePart http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/01/what-it-means-be-gay-and-mormon Breaking the Silence: What It Means to Be Gay—and Mormon On Tuesday, the Mormon church announced support for laws banning discrimination against LGBT people. One gay Mormon examines the announcement—and…
By Taylor James Averett I am an honest person. What I mean by that is multi-layered, as all aspects of my personality are multi-layered. I am a direct person. I am a forthright person. I speak my mind, and I…
By Christian Frandsen In the last several days I’ve had many conversations with straight friends about my reaction to the now infamous press conference of this past week. A day or so after the conference, I posted the following thoughts…