By Gina Crivello It’s the Sabbath. Moments ago, I sent the following letter to our stake and ward leaders introducing the Family Acceptance Project booklet. At first I was just going to send it to 3 bishops I personally knew…
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I was twelve years old when Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line and started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Two years before this, my father had come home from World War II, rescued me from a foster home, taught…
Choices (difficulties facing a gay Mormon as he tries to move forward authentically)
By Chris Christensen (also posted gayfathers.org) Have you ever been in a situation where the choices that were made in a given situation were totally wrong, these decisions were made without your input, they made you uneasy (maybe even angry),…
Not My Job–Thank Heavens!!!
By Teresa Noel Hislop (also posted at her blog www.lifeisthestoriesyoucantell.com) Top Ten Lists: FUN!! There are top ten lists for nearly everything you can think of and many things you would not think of……“Top Ten Toughest Characters in the Bible”, “Top Ten People…
Reclaiming Innocence
By Meagan M. Colwell (also posted at her blog ruthandmeagan.blogspot.com) “This [LDS] Church has felt the bitter sting of persecution and marginalization early in our history … Our parents, young adults, teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially sensitive to…
Defending Marriage
Five years ago I voted ‘Yes’ on Prop 8 in California. I am an active Mormon who campaigned and went door to door spreading the message and distributing campaign materials. It isn’t accurate to say that I followed the Brethren blindly because…