The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
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...
The Untouchables
There was a message behind these healings, and it sounded throughout all of Galilee, Judea, and the known parts of the world: When God became human, when he wrapped himself in our blood and skin and bones, his first order of business was to touch the ones that we...
My Contribution to “I’ll Walk With You”
I initially felt inadequate to participate in the “I’ll Walk With You” project, because I am not gay, I have no gay family members, and I am far from being an expert in the subject. However, I do have a great love and affection for my LGBT brothers and sisters. So...
Summoned and Unsettled: Gay Mormons and the Power of the Face of Love
Summoned and Unsettled: Gay Mormons and the Power of the Face of Love by Jacob Baker Renowned Jewish thinker Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) spent much of his life thinking about how and why we relate or fail to relate to others. A French Jewish prisoner of war during...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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