There have been a lot of calls for reconciliation, for meeting in the middle. We’ve become too divided, they protest, and we need to set aside our political differences. But I don’t want to meet in the middle with oppressors.
These are the gifts I would give us, and this is the way I would gift them. Bathsheba bathed and a king took her from her husband. I gift us rooftop gardens to bathe...
Today, people will send thoughts and prayers. Today, people will plead for unity. And tomorrow, we’ll have another mass shooting.
Culture / feminism / Intersectionality / women
by Bryn Brody · Published November 9, 2022 · Last modified November 8, 2022
God has told us to “be doers of the word, and not hearers only,” and, trusting him to guide me, I engage in the work of changing systems to better meet the needs “of the least of these.”
feminism / Relationships / women
by Bryn Brody · Published October 12, 2022 · Last modified October 3, 2022
We know too much of the masculine and not enough of ourselves. We have lost more than I can bear.
Culture / feminism / Gender / Mirth / women
by Bryn Brody · Published September 5, 2022 · Last modified September 4, 2022
I know what they say in ward council. I know what they say because I, too, used to sit there and say that. When my name comes up, they shake their heads and ask...
Gender / Intersectionality / Relationships / women
by Bryn Brody · Published August 10, 2022 · Last modified August 8, 2022
I’m proud of my genderqueer and gay children, those born to me and the bonus kids who have come into my life. I’m proud of my extended family who have brought their spouses into our lives and made us all richer. I’m proud of the BYU students who light up the Y and the campus with their beautiful out and proud selves.
But I am not proud of my church.
TW: child rape, mention of suicide* Children are highly vulnerable. They have little or no power to protect or provide for themselves and little influence on so much that is vital to their well-being....
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