Meet the, um…Gay Mormons?
Sitting in Sacrament meeting last Sunday, I was surprised to hear … AGAIN … a letter read by our Bishop promoting the Church’s new movie, “Meet the Mormons.” In this letter, we were strongly encouraged to go see the movie, to bring our non-member friends, and to buy...
A Life-Saving Paradigm Shift
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with several other Mormon and Mormon-esque friends to talk about the relationship between our LGBT brothers and sisters and the Mormon church. HRC sponsored the meeting in an effort to understand how they can better support...
Gay Mormons: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
“Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.” – Thomas Kempis “They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.” – Nikolai Gogol, Diary of a Madman and Other Stories The first person I came out to was my...
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...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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