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184: Cameron Call | Breaking Out of Mormon Expectation

Posted 3 years ago Tagged coming out Gay Mormon Mixed Orientation Marriage

Cameron Call grew up in Queen Creek, Arizona. He served a mission in Nashville, Tennessee—the same mission as his father. He married a woman in a Mesa Temple and has three children. He came out to his wife in 2018 … Read the rest here

https://lattergaystories.org/episode-player/7300/cameroncall.mp3?dest-id=1047998

From Islam to Mormonism: Does It Matter?

Posted 3 years ago Tagged coming out Gay Mormon LGBTQ Islam

I was born in 1996, in the Moroccan city of Temara. My story isn’t about being Mormon or having any Mormon connections. But our cultures, in many ways are more common than you think. I had a difficult childhood growing … Read the rest here

174: Nate Gardner | Mission, BYU & (gay) Marriage

Posted 3 years ago Tagged BYU Gay Gay Mormon LDS Church LGBT

Born and raised in Utah, Nate Gardner did everything he was supposed to do to be a good Mormon boy. After serving a mission and going to BYU Nate came out of the closet—fearing he would lose his family.

Because … Read the rest here

https://lattergaystories.org/episode-player/7152/nategardner.mp3?dest-id=1047998

171: David Doyle | @NerdyGayMormon

Posted 3 years ago Tagged @NerdyGayMormon Gay Mormon LGBT

David Doyle is a Latter-day Saint from Florida. He is humble, reliable, lovable, nerdy, and gay. He is an active Latter-day Saint with stake leadership callings—and it is through those callings that he is able to fulfill some of his … Read the rest here

https://lattergaystories.org/episode-player/7103/daviddoyle.mp3?dest-id=1047998

Hi, I’m Scott

Posted 3 years ago Tagged family Friends Gay Mormon LGBTQ ally transgender

Hi, I’m Scott. I’m originally from upstate New York (Saugerties). I was raised Catholic until age 8, when my parents joined the Mormon church. At age 10, we moved to the Austin, Texas area and moved every 2-3 years after that. Growing … Read the rest here

165: Paul Bird | Finding My Balance As a Gay Mormon

Posted 4 years ago Tagged Gay Latter-day Saint Gay Mormon

For orthodox Christians, especially Latter-day Saints, Paul Bird’s life doesn’t 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

https://lattergaystories.org/episode-player/6979/165-paul-bird-finding-my-balance-as-a-gay-mormon.mp3?dest-id=1047998

163: Melinda Hannah | Painting The Faces of Love

Posted 4 years ago Tagged Gay Latter Day Saints Gay Mormon LGBT Painter LGBTQ Portraits Melinda Hannah

Melinda Hannah is no stranger to pain or trauma. She battled her own traumas while simultaneously watching other’s 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

https://lattergaystories.org/episode-player/6949/melindahannah.mp3?dest-id=1047998

(re)Building and Fortifying

Posted 5 years ago Tagged Gay Mormon Leaving Mormonism LGBTQ Matt Easton Mormon

This week has been an absolute whirlwind of emotions. On Monday, August 23, my husband and I headed to Mount Lemmon to do a photoshoot with some local photographers. We had so much fun in the tall pine trees that … Read the rest here

Coming Out | My Shameful Stain

Posted 6 years ago Tagged coming out Gay Mormon Guilt LDS Missionary Shame

I am fortunate to have the opportunity to come out in today’s social environment. I cannot imagine how much more difficult it would have been to come out 40, 50 or even 10 years ago. Society has become so much … Read the rest here

An Invitation to Learn

Posted 6 years ago Tagged Boyd K. Packer Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gay BYU Gay Mormon Gay Mormon History LDS History LGBT LDS History LGBT Timeline Mormon History Oaks LGBT On The Record Spencer W. Kimball

If you are reading this, it is likely that you fit into at least one of two categories: you or someone you know is LGBTQ; or you or someone you know is a Latter-day Saint.

In the spring of 2017 … Read the rest here

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IN or OUT of Mormonism.

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This is what LGBTQ people have been told for years—just reversed: “It’s okay to be gay, just don’t act on it.” And more often than not, it comes from religious people in their soft, Sunday School voice.

This phrase has never been spoken out of kindness. It’s always about control, dressed up as morality.

What it’s asking is for people to live half a life—you’re allowed to exist, but not to love, not to build relationships, not to be whole. Basically: be who we *need* you to be, not who you really *are*.

Turn that same message around on straight people and it immediately sounds ridiculous. Because it is.
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We’re celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week! Including those who commandeer boats and U-Hauls to be with the ones they love.

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Florida City Police say Grether Leidy Guadarramas Peña, 41, was arrested after allegedly attacking her son with a knife when she discovered messages on his computer indicating he was gay.

According to the arrest report, family members found the boy’s private Discord messages and shared them with Peña before she came home.

When she saw the messages, she allegedly pulled her minor son into the kitchen, forced his arm onto the counter, and cut him with a knife. Another family member was asked to help restrain him but stopped after realizing the boy was being injured. Investigators also say after slicing him with the knife she used scissors to cut off his hair.

The arrest did not come as a result of a 911 call. Instead, the boy reported it to a teacher at school, which led to the investigation.

Grether Leidy Guadarramas Peña has been charged with felony child abuse. At her initial court appearance, a Miami-Dade judge found probable cause to hold her in jail.

Gay kids do not brace for familial rejection without a reason. That fear is built over time—through what is said, what is condemned, and what is never made safe to talk about. By the time something is discovered, some already expect the worst.

Most families will never reach this level of harm. But many LGBTQ kids still grow up understanding that being honest about who they are could change how they are treated, or whether they are accepted at all.

In this case, the place that finally felt safe enough to tell the truth wasn’t home. It was a classroom.

If you or someone you know may be experiencing abuse, help is available. If anyone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.

For LGBTQ+ youth in crisis or needing support, the Trevor Project is available 24/7 by calling or texting 988 or 1-866-488-7386, or through online chat.
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