My Experience Lighting Up BYU’s Y in Rainbow Colors
When I was a child, I was a rule follower. In first grade, our desks were arranged in groups of five, and we were instructed not to move them. One boy (a troublemaker) moved...
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Why are Women’s Accomplishments Always Erased and Replaced By Men (like Freaking Brigham Young)?
I recently made a batch of rolls from a box of Lion House bread mix, sold at Deseret Book stores. On the back of the box is a large image of Brigham Young, who...
Guest Post: What is a seat at the table costing me?
Guest Post by BYU AluMom What is a seat at the table costing me? I have a child who is gay. A lot of people do. For me, it feels particularly unfair right now...
Guest Post: Just to be Clear
Content Warning: Suicide Guest post by Green “Several parents have said they no longer want to send their children here or donate to the school.” – Jeffery R. Holland, speech from the 2021 University...
Dear Elder Holland,
Guest Post by Maren Chen. Maren Chen is an aspiring writer, who moved from the Pacific Northwest to the Salt Lake Valley in the early 2000’s. She can usually be found reading a book,...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ordaining LDS Women
I was riding in the car with my family Friday evening when my phone popped up the news alert that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away. I told my husband, who immediately jumped to...
Fostering Understanding for Queer Members
My brother had just returned from a diversity and inclusion panel where members of the queer community answered questions prepared anonymously by students. It was the first event of its kind held on a...
Guest Post: BYU, LGB Policies, and the Death of Stuart Matis
by Rebecca Simpson Craft My feelings are bittersweet this morning. I’m feeling proud of my alma mater, Brigham Young University, over the past week. I’ve been waiting for the dust to settle a bit...
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