DOMA / Prop 8 and the End of the World
In response to the recent United States Supreme Court ruling overturning Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 the LDS Church issued a press release. Before we dive into that I want to highlight a few of the...
An Open Letter to Prop 8 Supporters
An Open Letter to Prop 8 Supporters Dear Prop 8 supporters, I remember this feeling you may be feeling today, now that Prop 8 appeals have been exhausted and same-sex marriages are about to resume in California. I remember this feeling that your vote doesn’t count....
History and #42
I love baseball. There is nothing better than playing ball with my kids or watching the Giants on TV with them. I love hearing my boy say that he just “crushed the ball like Buster Posey.” Growing up I spent hours in my front driveway playing baseball with...
The Hero’s Journey of the Gay and Lesbian Mormon, by Carol Lynn Pearson: A Book Review
The first time I read “The Hero’s Journey of the Gay and Lesbian Mormon” by Carol Lynn Pearson, I was sitting in the chapel of my ward building, waiting for a meeting to start. I’d been in somewhat of a bad mood for most of the day and I...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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