Affirmation LGBT Mormons
In Mormon Utah, LGBTQ Pride celebrations meet a desperate need
By Jana Riess — June 10, 2022
(RNS) — Pride celebrations are taking off in Utah. They may be more needed there than just about anywhere else in the country.
What Mormon bishops should and should not say in counseling LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints
By Jana Riess — January 28, 2022
(RNS) — A new study sheds light on the experiences of LGBTQ+ Mormons who seek counsel from Church leaders.
A prominent Mormon therapist apologized for anti-LGBT activism. What’s the next step?
By Jana Riess — August 7, 2020
Guest columnist Dr. Tyler Lefevor applauds the recent apology from LDS therapist Allen Bergin, who was a prominent figure in the church's decades-long fight against homosexuality.
Mormonism and LGBT rights: Some progress, even more questions
By Jana Riess — April 18, 2019
LGBT inclusion "has not been a straight line of evolution," says Greg Prince, author of "Gay Rights and the Mormon Church."
Gay Mormon author, brother of an apostle, builds bridges between the LDS and LGBTQ communities
By Jana Riess — October 5, 2017
Deseret author Tom Christofferson's new book "That We May Be One" offers hope to LGBT Mormons and builds a bridge between two communities that have historically been at odds.
Mormon statement officially denounces ‘abusive’ conversion therapy for LGBTs
By Jana Riess — March 17, 2016
Well, hallelujah. This is quite a turnaround for Mormon culture.
Gay Mormon teen chronicles nightmare of conversion therapy in “Saving Alex”
By Jana Riess — February 29, 2016
When she was 15, Alex Cooper's Mormon parents checked her in to a "conversion therapy" program that shamed her for being gay. Now she is telling her story.
LDS Church responds to alleged spike in LGBT youth suicides
By Jana Riess — January 29, 2016
Recent allegations say suicide is on the rise for LGBT Mormon teens. While the specific details are disputed, the basic message is clear: Mormons need to do much better.
News flash! Americans like Mormons better when we’re not oppressing gays
By Jana Riess — May 15, 2015
Every time my church does something that appears to diminish the humanity of LGBT persons, our reputation as a religion takes a hit. Now there is some statistical evidence of just how much.
Seattle Mormon leaders to gays: Come back to church
By Jana Riess — October 14, 2014
“Seattle is mirroring what we've done in [the] San Francisco Bay Area: throwing the doors open for anyone who wants to join with us on Sunday,” says Mitch Mayne. “That means LGBT individuals are welcome to come to church regardless of where they are in their personal lives -- single and living under the confines of the policy as we understand it today, married to a partner of their same gender, or dating someone new every night."
I need Mormon anger management
By Jana Riess — August 25, 2014
A Book of Mormon story reminds me to keep my anger in check even when (especially when?) I'm feeling righteous indignation, as I have this summer over women's ordination and same-sex marriage.
Mormon apostle: “Disciples of the Lord are defenders of marriage”
By Jana Riess — August 15, 2014
Taking exception to Elder Nelson's talk from yesterday. I can be a disciple of Christ and a supporter of nontraditional marriage. In fact, I can support nontraditional marriage precisely *because* I am a follower of that good shepherd.
I’m joining the “Book of Mormon challenge.” And no, watching the musical doesn’t count.
By Jana Riess — August 1, 2014
Today I signed up to read the Book of Mormon with a group over the next 239 days. Yes, pathetically enough, I need an entire freakin' village to keep me on the spiritual straight and narrow.
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