Tag Archives: LGBT

LGBT Mormons: Return and Report

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

As I mentioned in my last post I spent the weekend in Salt Lake City attending the Mormon Stories gathering called Circling the Wagons. Here are my thoughts and immediate reactions. I didn’t take notes, but I wish I had… … Continue reading →

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Gay Mormon Suicides

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Joanna Brooks is a well known writer on religion.  Her latest article details the tragic consequences of the status quo for Mormon homosexuals: Suicide Leads to Calls for Improved Treatment of LGBT Mormons I had to respond and comment with … Continue reading →

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Born This Way?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Born this way? Who cares? It seems like a totally irrelevant discourse to me.  What follows is a response to another blog post suggesting that LGBT activists get it all wrong with their approach to gay marriage and gay rights.  … Continue reading →

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Fighting Injustice

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sitting on the outside patio at a gay bar, my friends and I struck up a conversation with a couple of lesbians sitting nearby. As you might imagine … Continue reading →

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Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

So, I think I understand this idea a little because I hate their religion, but I claim to still love them.  The irony is that they don’t think that that’s possible. “But I AM my religion” I’ve been told. Well, … Continue reading →

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Random Gay Thoughts

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

If it is considered bullying for a creepy kid to call another kid “gay” when he is actually straight, isn’t it bullying for a gay kid to be told he’s “straight” when he is in fact gay? How do all … Continue reading →

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