The Problem is Patriarchy, Not Polygamy
If you think patriarchy is a problem, I’m with you. Let’s dismantle patriarchy. But keep in mind that polygamy is just a modality of patriarchy, not patriarchy itself. If you don’t like inequitable sealing practices, I’m with you. Let’s allow multiple sealings to...
The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy
Review of “The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy, by Carol Lynn Pearson Dear Carol Lynn, I wanted to write and express my appreciation for your wonderful new book, “The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy.” I read it this past weekend, which for me is fast. Once I started, I couldn’t...
Why I Doubt the Church’s Commitment to Historical Transparency
Recently Elder Ballard addressed the stakes in the Utah South area. The full content of the address can be found here. During his address, Elder Ballard counselled parents and leaders to help people find answers to difficult questions, and declared: The Church is...
A Feminist’s Defense of Polygamy
I am a Mormon feminist and I support polygamy. Before you get out your torches and pitchforks, hear me out. We may have more in common than you think. While I don’t recoil at having another spouse or my husband having another spouse, I do recoil at mandated polygamy...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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