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

Posted 4 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

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Hi, I’m Dusty

Posted 6 years ago Tagged Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints coming out Equality family Gay Married

I vividly remember being 13 years old, walking home from church on Sunday. As I walked alone, I started to tear up because I believed I would never have what most of the families at church had. You see I … Read the rest here

Coming Out | Our Magical Unicorn

Posted 6 years ago Tagged coming out family Gay kids Parents

My coming out, probably like many of yours, did not go too well. My parents, specifically my mother, were not at all accepting of the idea. And for 6+ years afterwards, things were said to me that no child should … Read the rest here

Coming Out | The Do-Over

Posted 6 years ago Tagged coming out Gay God LDS Church Mixed Orientation Marriage Sexuality Temple

How many times have we looked back into our past and wanted a do-over? For me, one big event that I want to do-over is the coming out process. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to un-do my coming … Read the rest here

Coming Out | Would I Wreck the Celestial Plan of Salvation for Our Family?

Posted 6 years ago Tagged coming out Gay Gay Child Mormon Plan of Salvation Son

Growing up I was very fortunate to have a family that was really gay friendly. We were not the typical Latter-day Saint family. My dad’s job allowed us to travel around the country, giving us the opportunity to live in … Read the rest here

What’s a Gay Like Me Supposed to Do?

Posted 8 years ago Tagged Celibacy Gay LDS Singles Ward

by: MSC | ByCommonConsent.org

MCS is your typical single Mormon in his late 20’s. He faithfully attends his YSA ward, and is one of the Same Ten People who rotate through all the hard callings. You’d never guess he was … Read the rest here

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Real Stories. Real Talk. Real People
IN or OUT of Mormonism.

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Lani Ka'ahumanu was born in 1943 in Edmonton, Alberta, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. By her early twenties, she was married with two children. In 1974, she came out as a lesbian, ended her marriage, and moved back home to San Francisco. She was thirty-one, starting over, and building a life in a community that finally felt like home.

Then she fell in love with a man and he was bisexual too. The community that had welcomed her as a lesbian called her a “traitor”. She became the "lesbian who fell from grace." At one meeting, a fellow activist announced that her body was tainted.

Determined and focused, Ka'ahumanu built something new.

In 1983, she co-founded BiPol, the first bisexual political organization in the United States. She joined the National LGBTQ Task Force board as the first out bisexual member. She spent ten years building a movement that recognized that bisexual people existed and mattered.

In 1993, she organized a national campaign to add "bisexual" to the March on Washington. When she took the stage as the only bisexual speaker, they had scheduled her last and cut her time to two minutes. She opened by saying: "Aloha, my name is Lani Ka'ahumanu, and it ain't over til the bisexual speaks."

She used those two minutes to describe the erasure she'd experienced—not from the world outside, but from the movement she'd helped build. And she made sure that after that day, no one could pretend bisexual people weren't there.

October is LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to recognize the people who fought for our rights, shaped our culture and made life better for queer communities—including those whose stories are rarely told.
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Universe: 1. Homophobe: 0.

At least he’ll be dressed well. 💅
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You can’t control every cruel thing your kids will hear. But you can make sure they never have to wonder whether they’re loved at home.

If we can’t have decorum at the highest levels of our government, we can ensure it exists at the kitchen table.
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