Jesus Doesn’t Want Us to Teach the “Ideal”
So many times, when I or others have expressed that a particular way that a message at church has been framed or presented is hurtful or irrelevant to a swath of the congregation, the...
Tagged: intersectionality
Don’t Forget About Us
By Blaire Ostler Dear Mormon feminists, I’m glad to see so many women happy about the latest changes to the temple endowment. I’m genuinely moved by how things have improved for cisgender,...
Travelling towards intersectionality
I don’t remember the moment I identified as being a feminist. Rather, I have gradually become more aware of the power structures around me and ways I’m excluded from institutional authority. Over time, I...
Someone To Talk To All the Time
Who’s That Girl? Marcella Torres grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. A Latina ex-Mormon learning to wear tank tops. Sculpture BA and Art History BFA from University of Utah. Currently attending Performance MFA...
What we see
“Do you know why you’re so good at drawing this model?” asked my figure drawing 101 professor. “Because she looks like you.” The model was hired from the student body of my junior college....
Digging Deeper: The Future of Mormon Feminism Part 2
Click here for Part 1 Waking Up I vividly remember an experience with my youngest daughter who was around four-years-old at the time. I was using public transportation to get to and from campus...
Digging Deeper: The Future of Mormon Feminism Part 1
Part one of two posts. Introduction Maybe you won’t identify with this story. Maybe by the grace of God you escaped the curse of cultural or racial prejudice that affects both a person of...
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