Podcasts about lgbt mormon

Gay Mormons Angel and Aaron chat to Robert about the Book of Mormon - not that one, the real one! Angel talks about growing up in Spain and suppressing his sexuality when he saw others getting bullied. He eventually converted to Mormonism aged 18 as a way of trying to pray-the-gay-away. But when he found that wasn’t working, he got a message from God… Aaron talks about being born into the Mormon church and only discovering his sexuality once he went to high school. He goes on to chat about his decision to stay in The Church, balancing both his love for Jesus and his sexuality, and what news almost made him quit… They both go on to chat about Affirmation, an LGBT+ Mormon support group and their personal opinions on various LGBT+ policy-changes made by the Mormon elders.

Benji takes us on a journey of the Mormon Matrix and tackles the ever-growing accounts of suicide ravaging the LGBT Mormon youth. Featuring conversations with a mother and a father of gay teens and mixed with badass music.

Often in the LDS community the common narrative we hear about LGBT Mormons is that of extreme hardship, suffering, and pain where the person struggles to find ways to survive. While that story is all too familiar to many, if not most LGBT Mormons at one time of their life or another, there is also the possibility of finding ways to thrive as an LGBT Mormon. In part 1 of a 2-part series, podcast regular Roni Jo Draper is joined by Laura Dulin and Tom Christofferson to begin to understand what it looks like for each of them to thrive in both of their unique life ...

Today on The Gist, we ask Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution about the landmark LGBT-Mormon compromise in Utah. Will this become a model for other states? Plus, does your girlfriend’s hairless cat love you? Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker explains recent insights into animal emotions for a game we call “Is That Bulls---t?” For the Spiel, starting a necessary conversation about Caramel Macchiatos. Today’s sponsor: Stamps.com. Sign up for a no-risk trial and get a $110 bonus offer, when you visit Stamps.com and enter promo code TheGist. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at http://www.slate.com/gistplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 3 of 3, Meg and Jake talk about the urgent need for change in the church, and the damage that is being done, as well as their engagement with Mormonism as activists for the LGBT Mormon cause. .…Read more →

In this episode, Daniel Parkinson MD, host of our sister podcast, Gay Mormon Stories, interviews Meg, Jake and Jon Abhau. Meg and Jake were conservative Mormons when their 13 year old son came out to them 18 months ago. In Part 3, the Abhaus discuss how they have emerged from this journey as passionate activists for the LGBT Mormon cause.

Hollie Hancock will be joining us as a host of Gay Mormon Stories. You can look forward to her interviews with diverse members of the LGBT Mormon community in the coming months, including more participation from women and trans people.…Read more →

Robert A. Rees, John Gustav-Wrathall, Erika Munson and Hollie Hancock present their paper on August 2, 2013. [powerpress]

Robert A. Rees, John Gustav-Wrathall, Erika Munson and Hollie Hancock present their paper on August 2, 2013. [powerpress]