By Meg Abhau (also posted to their family blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/) Do you remember your first stake dance? You are now 14 years old and you can go to your first stake dance. FINALLY! I remember mine. I could not wait to…
A Mother’s Wish
Category: Youth issues
lgbt youth issues
Dear 21-yo RM BYU Mormon Me – 46 (Provo)
By Chris This letter was originally published in Craigslist, and is re-published here with the author’s permission. Dear 21-year old RM BYU Mormon Me, Surprise! I know, it’s hard to believe that I can communicate with you from the future,…
Haunting From The Past
By Cameron Kirton (originally published at his blog http://bgm-britishgaymormon.blogspot.co.uk/) A few nights ago I was watching a documentary on TV with my housemates, The focus of the documentary was depression and suicide, particular amongst professional footballers and the elite youth that…
Come Sweep With Us! – A Message For LDS Youth Allies
By Matthew Deane 10-09-13 “Sweeeeep!” I watched the forty-three pounds of granite slide away from my outstretched hand, down the ice towards the house at the other end of the sheet. A sensation of happy warmth kept the cold at…
“Just Be There”: A Message of Suicide Awareness and Prevention
BYU STUDENT GROUP CONTRIBUTES NEW INFORMATIONAL VIDEO Inspired by this past September being Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and LDS Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland’s message of compassion and hope to those with mental illness given at the just concluded 183rd…
Homeless Youth in Utah
By Marian Edmonds (originally published at rationalfaiths.com) I am often asked if there is any way to help homeless youth. “Yes, please,” I usually say, “they need clean socks, new underwear. When it is cold, they need handwarmers. They also need…
Parenting LGBT Teens, Part 1– A Vision of the Coming Zion
This is the first essay in a series on parenting gay teens. This introduction is really about a dream, and a vision of how life will look for gay teens once equality is finally achieved in our Mormon communities. …
MormonsandGays.org Hero Speaks About Her Journey As An Ally
This is the amazing speech that Judy Finch gave at the Affirmation conference on Sep. 14 2013 in Salt Lake City. Judy was featured on the MormonsandGays.org website made by the Mormon church in a vignette where she encourages people…
Brother and Sister
By Sterling Tull When my friend came to me asking, “Hey Sterling, could you possibly edit this?” I happily accepted. At the moment he’s writing movie for us to shoot later this year in the spring and I’m his first…
Affirmation Repayment Plan
By Matthew Deane . I do not belong here, and these are not my people. They don’t want to read my book, and they are too wrapped up in their own moments to share one with me. How did I…