Guest Post: Spiritual Abuse Compounds Sexual Abuse #MormonMeToo
Dear Pres. Nelson, I am a survivor of abuse. I have had to work really hard to understand abuse, what causes it, and how to deal with the consequences. When I needed help the...
Category: Gender
Guest Post: Who Is Our Abuser? #MormonMeToo
By Lesley Ann Dear LDS Patriarchy, I have learned a lot in my personal and professional life regarding trials, triumphs resilience, and holistic well-being. I’ve read the wise words of sociologist, Brene Brown, on...
Guest Post: How Many Blips Are There? #MormonMeToo
By Tresa Brown Edmunds and Barbara Kyle Sensiba In 1996, Gordon B. Hinckley met with Mike Wallace for a first of its kind interview, a major press outlet interviewing a sitting prophet. They covered...
An Open Letter to President Nelson #MormonMeToo
Dear President Nelson, By now, I’m sure you have been briefed on the horrific details of a conversation between high-level priesthood leader Joseph Bishop and one of his victims of sexual assault. More chilling...
The {hidden} misogyny of reactivation efforts
How many active, full-tithe-paying Melchizedek Priesthood holders does it take to form a ward? No, it’s not a lightbulb joke. 15 — to fully staff a bishopric with clerk and secretary, high Priests group...
Last LDS General Conference, I tallied male and female speakers. Twitter went nuts.
Last October, I did a shocking, scandalous thing: I tallied the number of talks by men and women as I listened to General Conference and tweeted my (totally predictable) results. My first tweet, with...
An Interview with Womanist Ethicist Emilie M. Townes
When I entered graduate school to do women’s studies in religion, womanist theology and ethics were revelations. I entered the program somewhat familiar with feminist theology, but I was totally ignorant about womanism. Womanist...
Journeys of Faith: Portraits of LGBTQ Mormons
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to go to the exhibition opening of Journeys of Faith: Portraits of LGBTQ Mormons, a collection of portraits by Seattle-based artist, Melinda Hannah. The project is funded through...
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