Evan Smith met the intersection of sexuality and religion while serving as an LDS Bishop and eventually in a Stake Presidency. It didnāt take long before Evan began to better understand the difficult and impossible restraints the Churchās policies and … Read the rest here
For orthodox Christians, especially Latter-day Saints, Paul Birdās life doesnāt fit the mold. He admittedly loves the Word of Wisdom, but loathes the Law of Chastity. And that is where his story blossoms.
Paul is from Tucson, Arizona. He grew … Read the rest here
Josh Morris was raised in a very small, rural Utah community. Living as a closeted gay teen, in a predominately Mormon town leaves a lot to be desired. The community isn’t rich with diversity or opportunity when it comes to … Read the rest here
Melinda Hannah is no stranger to pain or trauma. She battled her own traumas while simultaneously watching otherās experience their own.
Melinda is an artist. She used her talent and brush to paint to tell the stories of the marginalized … Read the rest here
Latter-day leaders have often warned that happiness, truth, and spiritual experiences are only found within the framework of MormonismāColter’s story defies that narrative.
Shortly after coming out to his “Provo Mormon” family, Colter began to navigate his own course of … Read the rest here
The LatterGayStories podcast has been following over a dozen same-gender couples that are facing excommunication (membership councils) from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their offense: being legally and lawfully married.
In April of 2019, the Church publicly … Read the rest here
Hi, I’m McKay, and like many of you, I was raised believing homosexuality was āwrongā, āsinfulā, and āunnatural.ā I had heard and parroted all sorts of well-intentioned yet incredibly harmful phrases like āhate the sin, love the sinner.ā
Ever since I was little, I always knew I was different. I have always been your stereotypical gay boy. I played with Barbieās, I played with my momās makeup, I always wanted to be the damsel in distress when playing … Read the rest here
Hi, I’m Aubrey. At 25, I came out to myself and to the world. I got baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 17 years old. I converted from a non-denominational Christian church. Being raised Christian, … Read the rest here
In less than one year, five students at Brigham Young University have amassed a social media following of nearly 1,000,000 people. The group, calling themselves the Black Menaces, create videos online that have been liked and shared more than … Read the rest here
Heās the voice behind the Latter Gay Stories Podcast, but more importantly, he cares about helping the LGBTQ community find honesty and authenticity in their journey.
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Heās the voice behind Latter Gay Stories Podcast, but more importantly, he cares about LGBT people finding honesty and authenticity in their journey.
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