In 2012, there was unprecedented Mormon participation in LGBT Pride celebrations in the United States and Latin America. Mormons Building Bridges brought together over 300 active Latter-day Saints to march in Salt Lake City Pride in a show of love…
Month: June 2013
Sarah to Quin
By Steven and Diana Gardner We have a bit of news about Sarah to share with you. This is not a secret so feel free to forward this email to whoever you feel will benefit. For about the past year…
One of Those Great On-line Conversations (This time about the Atonement applying to homosexuals)
Copied and pasted form LDS Family Fellowship FB group with permission of the participants. Jake Abhau Can I pose a question? This is not a new idea but I am very curious on people’s opinions both in the walls of…
Opposing Perspectives on Christ’s True Church: Which Is Your Vision of Mormonism?
And God commanded them “Judge ye one another”. The prophets told them that they must pass righteous judgment on the sinners among them, and cast them out if they would not repent. And there were some among them…
Honor Thy Father
There are two conflicting scriptural messages about honoring parents. Of course, there is the fifth commandment: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Exodus 20:…
A Special Carnation for Fathers Who Love Their Gay Children!!
I get to hear a lot of great stories, as well as deeply sad stories, from all the families of gay people who contact me. Here, to help us celebrate Father’s Day, is an excerpt from an email I…
Why Mormon Support of the BSA Decision Is a Good Thing for Gay Mormon Youth
(Also published in Huffington Post) When I was in first grade, I wasn’t so different from all the other Mormon boys in my class. Like them, I couldn’t wait for the bell signaling the end of the school day to…
Fembryology Part 2: Not All Is What It Seems (A Discussion of the Less Common Outcomes in Sexual Differentiation)
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org) (Admin note: We have been given permission to re-post this series about gender development. This was written from a feminist perspective, but these issues of gender are also relevant to LGBT people, particularly trans mormons,…
Fembryology Part 1: Mars and Venus (A Discussion of Sexual Development)
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org) (Admin note: We have been given permission to re-post this series about gender development. This was written from a feminist perspective, but these issues of gender are also relevant to LGBT people, particularly trans mormons,…
All Love Is Equal
By Dan Brooks (also posted in his blog http://ldsviews.blogspot.ca/) I went to Gay Pride in Salt Lake City about a week ago and it was great. My wife and I had a great time, we took our friends teenager to meet…