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The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide

The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide

by Dr. Daniel Parkinson and Michael Barker, PA-C | Feb 25, 2016 | exclusion-policy, Featured, Homosexuality, LGBTQ, science, Sexuality | 14 comments

By Michael Barker, PA-C and Daniel Parkinson, M.D. Note to readers: This blog post is very data driven. To help with the flow of the blog post, the studies referenced throughout are cited, footnoted, and expanded upon in the notes and resources section following our...
92: Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist Part 13

92: Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist Part 13

by Brian D. | Jan 31, 2016 | Ask the Mormon Sex Therapist, Education, Featured, Podcast, Sexuality | 5 comments

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/92doctorfife13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this 13th installment of the “Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist” series Brian and Laurel talk with Dr....
Not Gay, But Not Exactly Straight

Not Gay, But Not Exactly Straight

by Geoff Nelson | Jan 29, 2016 | Featured, Homosexuality, LGBTQ, Sexuality | 9 comments

       Guest Post by McKenna WIlliams, who shares her experiences as an asexual Mormon and how that shapes her views on the new church policy. There were two things I dreaded most about getting married: the idea that I’d have to make dinner every night for the rest of...
85: Media and Minority Religions

85: Media and Minority Religions

by Brian D. | Dec 5, 2015 | Church History, Featured, Podcast, Sexuality | 0 comments

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/85minorityreligions.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS“People that are different than us are weird aren’t they? I get it. Different cultures...
Eternal Marriage and why I’m no Longer Heterosexual.

Eternal Marriage and why I’m no Longer Heterosexual.

by Daniel Lewis | Nov 24, 2015 | covenants, Featured, ordinances, romance, Sexuality, Temple | 3 comments

I was married a virgin. My wife was too. We both believed it was important because of what we’d been taught about temple marriage and “worthiness” to get married there. The consequences of that decision have gone far beyond the original intent of getting to the...
MY REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTARY, “HOT GIRLS WANTED”

MY REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTARY, “HOT GIRLS WANTED”

by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Nov 23, 2015 | Featured, Feminism, Pornography, Sexuality | 10 comments

Content warning: This blog post explicitly discusses the porn industry and sexual acts. No euphemisms are used.   For quite some time I’ve been observing discussions amongst the Rational Faiths permabloggers regarding the LDS Church’s approach to...
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Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis

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