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028: David Baker | Part 1: on being kicked out of BYU, gaining a testimony, and attempting suicide

In part 1 of 2 David Baker talks to Gay Mormon Stories podcast about his Mormon upbringing, how confessing same sex feelings led to expulsion from BYU, how he had a profound spiritual confirmation that led to his conversion, but … Read the rest here

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Many LGBTQ Latter-Day Saints have found comfort in the language of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.”

Orthodox Latter-day Saint believers have used the Proclamation as a bludgeon against the LGBTQ community, citing it as “definitive” and “crystal clear as to how God sees the organization of families.”

However, a plain reading of the Proclamation indicates that there is room for nuance and individual adaptation. In fact, it leaves lots of room.

Phrases like “most likely”, “other circumstances”, and the “affirm[ation of] the sanctity of life”, offer ample space for diversity within the Proclamation.

Transgender Latter-day Saints know and affirm that their “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.”

Families with same gender or transgender parents are families too. Children raised in these families, especially through adoption, are an affirmation of the sanctity of life where “love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities” are afforded.

Families who enjoy the unique blessings of queer parentage indeed fulfill the Proclamation’s gateway promise that “other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation.”

“Successful marriages and families” statistically are gay couples who enjoy a divorce rate that is remarkably lower than heterosexual couples.

Intended or not, there are many ways The Proclamation support queer families; perhaps we should focus on loving and building strong families—of all varieties—and far less effort in trying to put words in God’s mouth? ... See MoreSee Less

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2 days ago

This has been an autumn of excellent reading! 🍁🍂

I’m excited to see “Dictates of Conscience” (Laurie Lee Hall) and “The Boughs of Love” (Nathan Kitchen) in my hands!

Each is modern-day scripture. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 days ago

Boyd K. would be so mortified.
Or maybe he would be proud.
Let’s go with proud. 😂😂

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028: David Baker | Part 1: on being kicked out of BYU, gaining a testimony, and attempting suicide

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