Utah’s First Same-Sex Married Couple: A Weight Has Been Lifted From Our Heart
On Friday, Michael Ferguson and Seth Anderson of Salt Lake City became the first gay…
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LDS Church, US Government Swap Positions on Polygamy
Utah judge Clark Waddoups strikes down part of polygamy law in case of Sister Wives’ Kody Brown, ruling that although the state has the right to deny people more than one valid marriage license at a time, Utah’s anti-cohabitation laws violate the Browns’ First Amendment right to freedom of religion and elements of constitutional due process.
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Mormon Women Knock at the Door, Are Turned Away
“I find that really hurtful that as a woman who’s been a member my whole life who’s faithfully attended, paid my tithing, held a calling—that the fact that I don’t have a Y chromosome would prevent me from being allowed to sit before my prophet and listen to his words.”
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Baring Their Testimonies: Mormon Women Get Naked for the Camera
In July 2013, Salt Lake City photographer Katrina Barker Anderson launched Mormon Women Bare, a website featuring nude portraits of Mormon women: “I think every single person has come out of this more comfortable in her skin, more sure of herself, more powerful.”
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‘Hardwired’ for Hetero Marriage, LDS Tension Mounts Over LGBT Rights
Pro-ENDA but anti-equality; turns out Mormons are subject to the same kinds of growth and conflict as people of other faiths.
Read MoreWhy the Women’s Ordination Question Will Shape the Future of Mormonism
A matter of “Radical Self Respect.”
Read MoreMormons Absorb SCOTUS Prop 8 Ruling
Progressives celebrate, conservatives stake out the “religious freedom” defense, but the true lessons of Prop 8 for Mormons have yet to be absorbed.
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A Queer Atheist In the Heart of Mormon Country
Last weekend a group of around 400 Mormons marched in the Utah Pride Parade. Calling themselves “Mormons Building Bridges,” they were met with enthusiastic applause.
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Did Mormon Morality Teachings Really Make it Harder for Elizabeth Smart to Run?
Elizabeth Smart’s remarks set off important debate about LDS sexuality doctrine and culture.
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Traditional Mormon Sexual Purity Lesson Contributed to Captivity, Elizabeth Smart Tells University Audience
Eleven years ago, we asked why she didn’t run, but inside we already knew.
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