Is it a balancing act?
“So Mom, I forgot. Am I allowed to marry a boy or a girl?” my then 7 year old asked me with genuine curiosity. “When you’re a grown up, you can marry anyone you...
Tagged: LGBTQ Mormon
Guest Post: An Open Letter to My LGBTQ+ Siblings
by Brooke Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee… (Jeremiah 1:5). For I know the thoughts I think toward...
Guest Post: Living in Silence
By Blaire Ostler I’ve never shared this experience publicly before, but with the most recent changes to the Handbook, also called the Policy of Silence (PoS), I feel compelled to write once again. The...
A Trans Blessing, part 2
Guest post by Victoria Hutchings, President of the Bay Area Chapter of Affirmation Issac’s trans blessing was in good hands with my friend Kimberly leading, my only job was to find folx to fill...
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...
Guest Post: Turns Out I Was Wrong
By Lilith: Mormon studies scholar, ethnographer, and feisty heretic. Deeply and queerly Mormon. I know the missionaries were disappointed to hear that I have strong feelings about certain Church policies and cultural practices. I...
To my friend who accepts the church handbook changes
My dear friend, You and I both read the same news, the same changes to the church handbook. And within a day of the announcement, you came to social media to say you were...
I’m not broken.
Trigger warning/content note: sexual abuse, coming out. I recently revived my monthly contribution here at The Exponent as part of our Queer Mormon Women* series, and it has me thinking. How did my...
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