Today I discuss what Gay Pride is, why we celebrate it, why there isn’t straight pride, and I discuss a few of my feelings from attending Salt Lake City Pride.
Rainbow Mormon: 011: Pride In Our Lovely Deseret
- June 12, 2019
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Rainbow Mormon: 010: Thank You Commissioner Ivie
- May 23, 2019
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Coming out is hard, coming out it Utah is even harder, harder still is Utah County and I imagine Spanish Fork is even more difficult. My hat is off to our brave Utah County Commissioner, Nathan Ivie, who took a very difficult step and came out publicly today. My hope and prayer is that people […]
Rainbow Mormon: 009: Fairness For All?
- May 17, 2019
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The LDS Church has recently expressed a lack of support for the Equality Act of 2019 that is currently being looked at in congress. Today I take a look at the Mormon newsroom statement abut the Equality Act and share some of my thoughts and concerns with the Church’s stance.
Rainbow Mormon: 008: My Conversion Therapy Story Part 2
- May 9, 2019
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In this episode I share about my transition from being a believer in Conversion Therapy to being being an advocate against it.
Radio Free Mormon: 075: President Nelson Jumps The Shark
- April 21, 2019
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From Deep down in the bunker “Behind Enemy Lines” RFM tackles the recent dismantling of its November 2015 LGBT Policy. RFM in his unique fashion does a dismantling of his own showing That LDS President, Russel M Nelson has once and for all shown he has not only no access to god, but that he […]
Rainbow Mormon: 005: My Conversion Therapy Story Part 1
- March 22, 2019
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In today’s episode I begin to share my experience with conversion therapy and why myself and others found ourselves involved in these practices. If you have questions about this type of therapy or about my experience, please send me a message and I will try to answer your questions. As I mentioned in the […]
Mormon Discussion: 332: Mekael & Kelsey Part 3
- March 6, 2019
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We sit down to complete the trifecta third part interview with my best of friends Mekael and Kelsey. We pick up where these two meet and how their relationship blooms and what led them to have met me and our incredible friends Chris and Dawn. We spend some time discussing what things look like on […]
Mormon Discussion: 331: Kelsey Part 2
- March 6, 2019
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In episode 2 my beautiful friend Kelsey tells us her story. How she was loved and supported by an incredible family and but inside Mormonism we still have to look a certain way and fit a certain mold. Kelsey tells us how she knew she was lesbian very early but always shoved it down in […]
Mormon Discussion: 330: Mekael Part 1
- March 6, 2019
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Today we sit down with my dear friend Mekael. This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series. Mekael helps us see into her life where from the time she is a child she seeks to fit in, to make her family proud and to make her faith system proud of her. But she […]
Rainbow Mormon: 003 What Not To Say When Someone Comes Out To You
- February 15, 2019
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Episode 3 explores what hurtful things gay men and women have had said to them when they came. The hope is to allow listeners to realize that what is sometimes said out of love can be extremely hurtful and to help give people a better idea of how to respond if they ever find themselves […]
Rainbow Mormon: 002 The Utah Suicide Problem: A Response to South Paw Media and Jacob Hansen
- February 8, 2019
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The State of Utah has a significant suicide problem. We are number 5 in the nation for overall suicides and are leading the nation in suicides for individuals ages 10-17. There has been a lot of debate as to why that is and in my opinion a lot of defensiveness in looking at what the […]
Mormon Discussion: 315: Crystal Scott – Genetics of Sex and Gender
- October 22, 2018
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At the 2018 Sandy Utah Sunstone Symposium I sat in a session about the genetics of Sex and Gender. The presenter was Crystal Scott, a is a embryologist. Crystal got her start at the University of Virginia. She works in the industry creating high-value babies and teaching genetics at Boise State University. Today we […]
282: Elder Oaks, Common Consent, And Un-Canonized Doctrine
- October 3, 2017
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Elder Oaks gave a talk this past week that raises for me several questions. Here are the things he seemed to have said and my questions that follow. Remember it is Elder Oaks himself who stated that “Questions are honored” and so I hope you will do just that by taking them seriously. Also, Elder […]
Walk a Mile In Our Shoes: 002: LGBTQA Plus
- July 13, 2017
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Today The Walker Family join in a round-table discussion over LGBT issues and their personal journeys in this arena. Today you get to take some time to “walk a mile in their shoes” and see how this incredible family dealt with growth, change, and understanding. They are vulnerable. They are honest. And they lay […]
253: Carol Lynn Pearson – Haunting Hearts & Heaven
- January 25, 2017
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Today we sit down with with Author, Feminist, and LGBT ally Carol Lynn Pearson. We discuss her book “The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy” along with several other issues including LGBT inclusiveness and the development of her own faith. Carol Lynn has been a long time ally and friend of those who feel marginalized by their faith. […]
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