Let’s Talk About Sex
I think a lot about sex—-although maybe not in the way that some people do. In particular, I think a lot about why people like and don’t like to have sex, what ignites desire and what suffocates it. As a therapist, I meet with people almost daily who are trying...
The Modesty Conundrum
I feel like sometimes we are painting ourselves into a corner with all this modesty stuff. We’re at a point where women’s underwear and bathing suit ads are considered pornography by some (because that is apparently where many men’s problems with...
Relationship and Sexuality Courses For LDS Couples
The Barker brothers are huge fans of Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. She has appeared several times on Mormon Stories and Mormon Matters podcasts. She will be writing for us next month and we couldn’t be more excited about it. We saw a post from her Dr....
Empowering Women in Priesthood to Protect our Children
One of the most common arguments against women’s ordination is that the church works just fine as it is now. All is well in Zion so why do we need a change? The argument goes that the women are only seeking to benefit or aggrandize themselves, since there are no...
Bisexuality and the Mormon Hierarchy: How the (lack of) discussion of bisexuality has been disastrous for gay Mormons.
. . . . . . . . Q. Is one of these men bisexual? A. Probably Better A. It depends on how you define it. Bisexuality is an extremely problematic label, simply because it has never been defined. Nobody (and I mean NOBODY) can define bisexuality because there is no...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.
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