By Diane Oviatt and Michael John Amesquita This post contain two different accounts describing the same Bishop who was willing to listen and learn from and about LGBT Mormons Like so many fellow Mormons, especially those of us who…
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Our Leaders Need To Hear Your Concerns About Policies Toward LGBT Mormons
I urge everyone who has a concern about the new church policy to write their local leaders. If we care about the church and those who are being hurt by this policy, I believe we have a right and an…
“And What Do You Teach Your Children?”
by Rachel Manwaring (also published at http://ldslights.org/teach-children/) “What do you teach your children?” is a question that I often get asked when someone finds out that I have a gay brother-in-law and many other gay loved ones, as well as 5…
Mormon LGBT Outreach: Part I (Efforts by One Stake to Include LGBT Members)
By Aaron Brown (originally published at By Common Consent blog) In November of 2013, my stake president, Thomas Fairbanks, asked me to spearhead “gay and lesbian outreach” in the Seattle North Stake. Seattle is the new San Francisco – our…
The Curse of the Amish and Mormonism’s Tool Box
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.…
Possible Public Misperception
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…
God Helps a Gay Mormon Come Out
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…
Active LDS Gay Man’s Reaction to Press Conference
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…
An LDS Family Unites In Love For Their Gay Son, Brother, Nephew, Cousin
By Liisa Lowe Frei, Jordan Frei and the Frei Family My husband, Nick, and I have six children: four boys and two girls. This is the story of our fourth child, Jordan. Almost two years ago I was in my…
Father of a Gay Son Testifies to His Ward
By Kim Pearson (Written Dec. 7, 2014) For months I have been feeling the promptings to share my testimony of how Father in Heaven has guided and given us answers to our prayers on how to be the parents of…