By Bob Wood “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” ~ Buddha I came into the church an openly…
Category: Coming out
It’s Complex
“On one occasion Jesus came upon a group arguing vehemently with His disciples. When the Savior inquired as to the cause of this contention, the father of an afflicted child stepped forward, saying he had approached Jesus’s disciples for a…
The Gay Mormon Ten Commandments
This post originated in an on-line conversation I had with a friend about LGBT community ethics in relation to coming out. There’s still tension within the LGBT Mormon community over the question of how “out” to be in the Church.…
History, Part 4 of 8: Escaping the “Gay Lifestyle” a Very Happy Man
By Scot, (a father, husband and gay Utahn) Now I was a gay kid on a mission ;-). I started going to Quaker meetings that were only meant to find ways to keep gay kids from suicide. I stopped looking for…
The Victoria Theater
The journey of my family since my son came out last year has been a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. The spiritual, intellectual and emotional investment required to make sense and find peace between two polarizing worlds…
The Gift Of The Holy Ghost & The Second Great Commandment: Implication For A Gay Mormon
By Jim Best The rock upon which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established is continuing revelation or leadership and instruction by the Spirit or Holy Ghost also called the Comforter. After baptism, each member of the…
Closets are for Clothes
By Jake Abhau (this post was originally posted at his blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/ ) About two months ago, our 13 year old son, Jon, came to us and informed us that he was gay. He knows it. We know it. And there is…
HPV Vaccination: Protecting your Gay Mormon Son
Some time in the months preceding the Summer of 2012, the Utah County Health Department threw away hundreds of doses of the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine because these doses had expired due to “lack of demand.” A few blocks away at…
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),…
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…