Obedience \= Righteousness
The God I worship delights in righteousness, not obedience. Obedience does not mean the same thing as righteousness. Righteousness embodies goodness and uprightness. Obedience embodies compliance. Which is why we ‘sustain’ our prophets not...
Looking At The Men In The Mirror
Junot Diaz is one of my favorite writers- he just has a way of guiding you through unfamiliar terrain as though you are an insider, turning Dominican geek boys into a normal, comfortable thing, like the sun rising, or waking up. And that’s the thing- maybe it is like...
Apostle Wish-List
Though Mormons don’t like to outright say it, it’s pretty clear that it won’t be too long before we’ll have some new apostles among the 12. While it is a futile effort to try and guess with any accuracy who will be selected to fill any...
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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