LDS LGBT
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.
A letter to my daughter’s Mormon seminary teacher
By Jana Riess — March 10, 2016
Six things that Mette Harrison wishes her child's seminary teacher would do -- or stop doing -- to make the Mormon church a more hospitable place for teens.
Thank you, Ken Jennings, for speaking out against new Mormon policies on same-sex families
By Jana Riess — December 1, 2015
"Jesus is on the record about how he treats children, and that’s not usually it," said Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings, referring to the new LDS policy barring children of same-sex marriages from being baptized.
A “mass exodus” of Mormons? Maybe. But here’s why I’m not among them.
By Jana Riess — November 13, 2015
The LDS Church is not perfect and never has been. The church is flawed individuals. It is us. There is no magical institution outside of ourselves, no foundation that we get the luxury of imagining we do not pour.
Mormon boy denied priesthood ordination because his mom is living with a woman
By Jana Riess — November 10, 2015
“When you’re raised in the church, you’re raised to sustain your leaders," says Alyssa Paquette, whose twelve-year-old stepson has just been denied priesthood ordination. “But I don’t know how we’re supposed to sustain something that tears our family apart.”
Mormon apostle stands by new policy barring children of same-sex marriages
By Jana Riess — November 7, 2015
In the face of widespread criticism, the LDS Church is defending its new policy that bans children of same-sex marriage from baptism.
Mormon policy excludes children of same-sex marriages. And I am livid.
By Jana Riess — November 6, 2015
I thought I belonged to a church that teaches that people will be punished for their own sins, and not for the sins of others. Apparently that theology does not apply to children of same-sex marriages.
Mormons respond to Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage
By Jana Riess — June 26, 2015
Like many Mormons, I'm rejoicing at the news that the Supreme Court has lifted the ban on same-sex marriage. The LDS Church, however, continues to be opposed.
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.
Gay Mormons and the Island of Misfit Toys
By Jana Riess — November 4, 2014
I don’t know what it’s like to be gay, but I do know what it is to feel like a freak in the heart of Mormondom, a fellow castaway on the Island of Misfit Toys.
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