Why I Wore Pants on Sunday: OFF WITH THE PANTS!!!!
As many of you may know, Sunday, December 14th was deemed “Wear Pants Sunday” by a group of Mormon Feminists. It began as an invitation for women to wear pants, and men to wear purple, in support of gender equality within the church. It was not meant as...
The Pedagogy of Modesty
I have two daughters. I am concerned with the messages they will receive once they enter the Young Women’s organization of the LDS church. At the top of my concerns is how, traditionally, modesty has been taught within our LDS culture. I am concerned with...
If your pants are too tight…
Recently in the news we got a little taste of a “Mormon moment” when on Valentine’s Day a male BYU student passed a note to a female student declaring that she was immodestly dressed and should think about how her appearance was affecting others. I’m...
Suggestion Box: The LDS Garment Part 2
In a previous post regarding the LDS garment, we had a lot of positive affirmation that we weren’t the only ones who recognized various issues with the garment. In fact, it is one of our most viewed blog posts to date. In the first post I merely outlined some...
Thou Shalt Not Photoshop – The Collection
I have seen a lot of photoshop jobs done by the church floating around the web as of late. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place so we can bask in the awesomeness. Thank you Photoshop for protecting us from bare shoulders and angel wings.LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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