Podcasts about mormons building bridges

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stunned many insiders and outsiders recently when it voiced support for an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act, a federal measure designed to codify same-sex marriage while shielding religious organizations from fully embracing such unions. While that exemption allows the Utah-based faith and Brigham Young University, for instance, to continue their present LGBTQ policies, the monumental move nonetheless marked the first time the church has acknowledged the legitimacy of civil same-sex marriage, a practice it has famously preached and politicked against. Many members were delighted; some were dismayed. Either way, the announcement represented a sort-of middle-way path that the church and its top leaders, including First Presidency member Dallin Oaks, have been following and advocating for more than a decade. On this week's show, Erika Munson, a co-founder of Mormons Building Bridges and currently a board member and co-founder of Emmaus LGBTQ Ministry, and Addison Graham, a BYU student who wrote about the church's move in The Washington Post, discuss what this shift may mean for the church, its members, its teachings, its policies and its place in society — now and in the future.

My friend Jonathan Rogers (Married father of two) joins us from his home in Georgia to share some of his story. Jonathan starts by bravely sharing working through worthiness issues in his teens which put him in a dark place feeling outside of God's love and full of shame. Jonathan talks about the love, kindness and compassion he would give to his younger self to eliminate needless shame and self-loathing. Jonathan talks about his road to listen to LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their often painful experiences. Jonathan talks about his love for our LGBTQ friends and what we can do to better support them. Jonathan talks about his faith-crisis and how he is navigating being an active Latter-day Saint and holding space for everyone on their respective paths. Jonathan, who is a moderator of Mormons Building Bridges, is working hard to building bridges and bring more understanding to see everyone as members of the same human family. Thank you Jonathan for being on the podcast and all your great work to bring hope and healing. You are a good man and friend.

Host Lisa Butterworth interviews Dr. Kersti Spjut, a licensed clinical psychologist who works as clinical faculty member in Psychological Services at a university by day, and runs a private practice in the evenings. They discuss the Family Acceptance Project and facts of LDS Parents of LGBTQ youth. Resources:  The Family Acceptance Project (familyproject.sfsu.edu) – the absolute best resource. Start here! They have a video and pamphlet specifically for LDS families. Mormons Building Bridges (mormonsbuildingbridges.org) -have a couple good info pages with links to articles and a glossary of terms. Listen, Learn, & Love (listenlearnandlove.org/podcasts)-Richard Ostler's podcast, about the experiences of LGBTQ members of the Church PFLAG.org has lots of good resources The Trevor Project (thetrevorproject.org) has good resources specifically for addressing suicidality. Books for parents The Transgender Teen by Stephanie Brill & Lisa KenneyThe Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill & Rachel Papper Raising the Transgender Child by Michele Angello & Alisa Bowman This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids by Dannielle Owens-Reid Unconditional by Telaina Eriksen Lisa Diamond Ted Talk “Born this Way”   *Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. *Please help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2021 by making a  donation at the top of this page

This episode was previously recorded for "Mormon Sex Info" and is being refurbished here on "Mormon Mental Health Podcast." Host Lisa Butterworth interviews Kersti Spjut and discuss the Family Acceptance Project. They discuss facts of LDS Parents of LGBTQ youth. Resources:  The Family Acceptance Project (familyproject.sfsu.edu) – the absolute best resource. Start here! They have a video and pamphlet specifically for LDS families. Mormons Building Bridges (mormonsbuildingbridges.org) have a couple good info pages with links to articles and a glossary of terms. Listen, Learn, & Love (listenlearnandlove.org/podcasts): Richard Ostler’s podcast, about the experiences of LGBTQ members of the Church PFLAG.org has lots of good resources The Trevor Project (thetrevorproject.org) has good resources specifically for addressing suicidality Books for parents The Transgender Teen by Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney The Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill & Rachel Papper Raising the Transgender Child, by Michele Angello & Alisa Bowman This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids, by Dannielle Owens-Reid Unconditional, by Telaina Eriksen Lisa Diamond Ted Talk "Born this Way"   To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.

In this episode our host Matt Gardner continues his conversation with Christina Dee from Mormons Building Bridges.  If you haven't had a chance to listen to the previous episode, please go back and listen as this episode is the second part of that conversation.  In this conversation our host references a list of do's and don'ts.  They are from a Facebook post of a mother of a gay son.  Here is that list: https://www.facebook.com/1534811771/posts/10219726331658849/?d=nChristina also referenced a document of historical references.  That document is found here: https://lattergaystories.org/record/

At Latter-day Saints in Action we focus much of our energy on those in the margins and how we as Latter-day Saints can take action to build a more inclusive place for them.  In preparation for pride month in June, over the next few episodes we will be focusing on yet another marginalized group: our LGBTQ sisters and brothers.  This week I had the chance to talk with one of the moderators of the Mormons Building Bridges Facebook group, Christina.  The conversation was fantastic, but ended up being longer than a normal episode, so I broke it into 2 parts.  Look for part 2 next week.  

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Blaire Ostler and Nick Stewart join Natasha on this episode of Mormon Sex Info. Both Blaire and Nick identify as bisexual and they share their stories of coming out within a Mormon culture. They give helpful suggestions to help both individuals who identify as bisexual as well as those who are family and friends of those who identify as bisexual. Resources mentioned during podcast: Affirmations: http://www.goaffirmations.org/ Mormons Building Bridges: http://mormonsbuildingbridges.org/ Encircle: https://encircletogether.org/  

Erika Munson felt a call, a call to reach out as an active Mormon to the LGBTQ community. So, in 2012 she created Mormons Building Bridges, a group who's purpose was to make Mormon congregations more welcoming to LGBTQ people.As Erika recalls her life story, she talks about the influence of her parents, her religion and how living in the Boston area shaped her life. As Harvard graduates, she and her husband have had several interesting experiences she talks about that contributed to the person she is today. Her choice to stay home and raise her children also had a profound influence upon her, until at age fifty, her husbands health necessitated her entering the workforce, and; a move to Utah.Listen in and find out how these life experiences played into Erika's desire to do more for others, particularly the Mormon LGBTQ community.

Mormons Building Bridges made national news headlines when they brought together 300 Mormons to march in the 2012 Salt Lake City Pride Parade. How did they get started and how has the organization grown since then? John Larsen interviews some of MBB’s leaders in this episode.

Mormons Building Bridges made national news headlines when they brought together 300 Mormons to march in the 2012 Salt Lake City Pride Parade. How did they get started and how has the organization grown since then? John Larsen interviews some of MBB’s leaders in this episode. Listen to this episode here.

Mormons Building Bridges made national news headlines when they brought together 300 Mormons to march in the 2012 Salt Lake City Pride Parade. How did they get started and how has the organization grown since then? John Larsen interviews some of MBB’s leaders in this episode. Listen to this episode here.

Mormons Building Bridges made national news headlines when they brought together 300 Mormons to march in the 2012 Salt Lake City Pride Parade. How did they get started and how has the organization grown since then? John Larsen interviews some of MBB’s leaders in this episode. Listen to this episode here.

Three years ago this month, word leaked out of a new policy from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one that deemed members who enter a same-sex marriage “apostates” and barred their children from baptism and other religious rituals until they turn 18. The policy made international headlines, setting off a wave of protests and rallies, public resignations and private resentments. That furor has faded but, for many, the questions and the pain, like the policy itself, persist. So, three years later, what is the state of LGBTQ relations within the faith? Kendall Wilcox, an openly gay Latter-day Saint filmmaker and co-founder of the group Mormons Building Bridges, would like to see improvement, but under the church’s new leadership of President Russell M. Nelson and given recent sermons by his first counselor, Dallin H. Oaks, he isn’t hopeful. He talks about that and more on this week’s podcast.

Erika Munson, a straight married Latter-day Saint, shares her journey of marching in a Utah Pride parade in 2012 which led to founding of Mormons Building Bridges. Erika has great Christlike principals for active Latter-day Saints to step into this space of supporting God’s LGBTQ children. She also shares helpful insights about our LGBTQ friends. Thank you Erika for sharing your story. You are awesome!

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, June 14, 20184:20 pm: Matt Margolis, author and contributor to PJ Media, joins Rod to discuss his piece questioning whether transgender boys should be allowed to participate in girl’s sporting events 4:35 pm: Stephen Gutowski, staff writer for the Free Beacon, joins Rod to discuss the American Medical Association’s calls for gun control and the measures they want as part of that control5:05 pm: Paul Warner of America’s Freedom Festival and (at 5:20 pm) Erika Munson of Mormons Building Bridges join Rod following a meeting the festival stakeholders are holding with the LGBTQ groups they have rejected from participation in the festival to discuss why those groups were left out of the festival despite the signing of a non-discrimination agreement6:05 pm: Erin Mendenhall of the Salt Lake City Council joins the show to discuss the latest on the inland port negotiations with state officials, and why the council moved to block Mayor Jackie Biskupski from filing suit over the issue without consent from the council6:20 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes joins Rod to discuss the possibility he may run for Governor in 2020, as well as the negotiations for the inland port in Salt Lake City6:35 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist at the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy

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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, April 6, 20184:20 pm: Erika Munson of Mormons Building Bridges joins Rod to discuss the group’s approval of a move by the Utah County Commission and the Freedom Festival to include a non-discrimination clause in their new funding agreement4:35 pm: Jean Hill, Government Liaison for the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, joins Rod to discuss her op-ed in which she says immigration crackdowns don’t work and the U.S. should spend those resources on humanitarian efforts instead6:05 pm: Farmington City wants to use eminent domain laws to secure part of local farmer Alan Bangerter’s land to build soccer fields. Bangerter is fighting back and joins Rod to discuss his situation6:20 pm: Ginny Montalbano of the Daily Signal joins the show to discuss her recent piece condemning late night television host Jimmy Kimmel for his tasteless attack on Melania Trump6:35 pm - Listen Back Friday: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversation last week with Mark Ciardi, Executive Producer of the new film Chappaquiddick, and (at 6:50 pm) with Naomi Schaefer Riley of the American Enterprise Institute on Utah’s new “free-range parenting” law

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that organizers of the Days of '47 Parade have responded to the Salt Lake City Council, saying they will not reconsider a request by Mormons Building Bridges to participate. Parade organizers said they feared the entry would be too controversial for an event that honors Utah statehood as well as the Mormon pioneers.

Last year, in a surprising development, more than 300 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints marched in the Utah Pride Parade. The group Mormons Building Bridges predicts that with Mormons for Equality also involved, church members will turn out in record numbers to march in this year's parade on Sunday. Are you planning to march in the parade this year? What do you think of those who are? What does it mean that some Mormons are marching again?