By Jake Abhau (Also published at his family blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/) Let me tell you a story. It is one found in The Book of Mormon, a book that we Mormons believe to be a spiritual non fiction account of real…
Category: Family issues
History Parts 6 and 7 of 8: Heading Home and Practice
Heading Home By Scot, (a father, husband and gay Utahn) History, Part 6 of 8 We had both always wanted to be fathers. I think we both actually always knew we would be, but for the first half of our union,…
History, Part 5 of 8: Public Vows
By Scot, (a father, husband and gay Utahn) I’ve decided to get on to the point of my history and be done with it, but can’t skip this step: After over a year of being together, we began “shacking up”. At…
Mothers of LGBT Youth Discuss Their Place in The Church
A conversation of mothers in the LDS Family Fellowship Christy I am anxious to hear your personal stories of how the church leaders are responding to your increased involvement and support? Maybe this has already been discussed? I am really struggling…
Limits to Love: Dividing Families
By Joseph Broom I know I shouldn’t have been surprised. But I was. Shocked. Two days ago, my daughter Hannah published an amazing piece on her blog. I never cease to marvel at the wisdom and depth of maturity…
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…
My Integrity Won’t Allow Ignorance (A Mormon Daughter on Having Gay Father)
By Hannah Stewart (also published at her personal blog and at feministmormonhousewives.org) A lingering question that takes up a lot of thought and pondering in my mind is how much of my real life to filter. Sometimes I want to…
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…
An Open Letter to Prop 8 Supporters
(Also posted at mormonsformarriage.com) Dear Prop 8 supporters, I remember this feeling you may be feeling today, now that Prop 8 appeals have been exhausted and same-sex marriages are about to resume in California. I remember this feeling that your…
Fembryology Part 4: A Feminist Critique of the Proclamation on the Family – “Gender”
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org ) (Admin note: The Proclamation on the Family has been used as a tool in the church’s fight against legalizing gay-marriage, and thus stands as a sad reminder to many LGBT people of their exclusion…