The Elders
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Matt here.
You'll remember that last week the elders came for dinner. They showed up
soaked through from the rain. I wished I could have sent them off to a...
BYU Professor: Scientifically Research Away the Gay?
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These are excerpts from a blog post and comments by Dr. Sven Wilson, a BYU
Associate Professor who advocates scientific research to stop people from
being ...
Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
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One thing that plagues many people is depression, and that can lead to
suicidal thoughts and even suicide. I have been meaning to write a post on
this for...
My 2013 Motto Reality
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Towards the beginning of this year, 2013, I started to wonder who I was and
what I was doing with my life. I asked the question Who Am I? I created a
motto...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Today I've been thinking about the Wizard of Oz. A conversation I had a few
weeks ago sparked me to think about the deeper meanings and messages in the
sto...
The Mormon Dilemma
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Mormonism is not a mere set of beliefs that one adopts. It is a heritage.
Weekly worship is almost meaningless without the Mormon Story, the vibrant
narrat...
Rebecca: part 219
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1. I have considered Rebecca a very significant person in my life. It is
she who began this journey for me of accepting myself as a gay woman. She
pushed i...
Reality Television, Jane, & Panic Attacks
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I changed my anxiety/depression medicine from Prozac to Lexapro back in
December while I was home for Christmas break. I've been on Prozac since I
was 19...
Dear Mom & Dad: I'm Gay. (Part 1)
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*
**Derek-*
There's been a lot going on in my life lately. I went through some rather
hellish weeks as school, work, and my marital troubles intensified. B...
Spanish!
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"It's pretty cool that Jenny is reading your blog," mused Bruce as he was
dropping me off at the train station. "She's getting to know the inner
Mike."
"T...
Misgivings
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For years I've wondered if it's even worth trying. And felt, often, like it
wasn't.
Friendship, I mean. Trying to get close to people. Being there when the...
Big post: Sex addiction, ADHD and panic storms
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There's been a lot going on in my brain lately, so let's talk about it
really briefly.
I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but my counselor kee...
Of Journals and Genealogy and History
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I was never much into genealogy as a kid. Genealogy was quite prevalent in
Mormon culture when I was growing up, and perhaps it still is. I was
intereste...
Still Here: Division in the Aftermath
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Yesterday at 5:00 p.m., Governor Mark Dayton signed into law the bill that
would enfranchise thousands of Minnesota families headed by gay and lesbian
coup...
And here we have Idaho....
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We have been in Idaho now for 2 weeks and we still have another 2 weeks
before we go back to New York. I am going crazy here. I feel trapped in a
close-min...
Foreordained to Live with SSA (Blessing, Part 3)
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Sorry for the gap in posts! I've been super busy with a fun internship, as
well as just being in a normal environment with my normal family. It has
been ...
Down 8 lbs This Month
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I’m down 8 lbs so far this month! I started on the 29thof April, so I guess
I have a two day head start on the month. I feel good too; I don’t feel
like I...
The Pre-Mission life
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Up until my graduation from high school, my spirituality and relationship
with the church was fantastic. I never had any doubts and was a stalwart
support...
A-Ha Moment
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I've been thinking more about the heart vs. head decisions. Is it better to choose from the heart, abandoning the head completely? Or is it better to choose ...
origins: 2001-2004
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I started out high school with lots of excitements. There was a lot to look
forward too as I had new classmates joining the old ones and as I had new
subje...
what i wished i'd said at a party
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Last night I went to a birthday party. I could be wrong, but I think everyone there was Mormon and most attend a young single adult congregation that I used ...
Denying a Child a Mother
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I think one of the greatest spoken oppositions to same-sex adoption revolves around the "need" for children to be raised by both a mother and a father. Some...
Falling In Love With a Song
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The MTC in January 1988. I am back for my second round, the reasons for
which I won't bother explaining now. I'm lonely, scared and most all of
very unsu...
Of Mothers
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I had a great Mother's Day. My husband fixed me breakfast (fresh berries
with cream, waffles, orange and mango juice, and sausage), bought a pizza
so I wo...
Wisdom of getting old
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Being gay is a wonderful experience known to only a blessed few
Looking under the hood of the LDS GAs. More smoke than substance.
Growing up Mormon an...
Eight greats about being gay
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1. Currently, opportunities for LGB people to embrace and celebrate their
identities in western society are probably greater than at any time in the
past. ...
Knowing, Comparing, Judgement and Poverty
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A nurse wrote complaining on Facebook about an emergency room patient whose
cell phone kept beeping during treatment. Not necessarily complaining that
it w...
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I think it is pretty much a done deal that I am moving this show over to
Blogspot. For some reason, LiveJournal doesn't like the formatting that I
use on A...
Gardens
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I have always loved gardening. I feel just a little bit of a thrill
whenever I see something green coming out of the ground. It is so magical,
so unexpecte...
brains and heaven
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Recently my family and I were all in the car together for a three hour
drive. We were listening to a Jonathan Coulton CD. When the song "re: Your
Brains" c...
Graduation!!!
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I GRADUATED!!!!!!! That's right! (insert small dance here). I actually made
it. It has been a really weird day and I wanted to write down some of the
feel...
Letter to my mission president
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A while ago my mission president sent me a FB message wondering how I
was doing and asking if I'm still active in the church. I sent him this
le...
Do you have a calling ?
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I hate that my friend asked me this like 5 months ago and then just asked
me again today without any
Follow up. The answer was no then and no again today....
All Are Enlisted: The Mission of the LGBT Mormon
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* *
*All Are Enlisted: The Mission of the LGBT Mormon*
Mitch Mayne
April 27, 2013
Talk given in Phoenix, AZ
“All are alike unto God”Mormon/LGBT Conference...
No Tea, No Shade. Origins of The Queens’ Tea
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Hello Boy Meets Blog world! It must seem like I’ve fallen off the planet
but I have a good excuse- I’ve been busy in grad school and I started a
business! ...
Sometimes you wish you hadn't got out of bed.
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Dear journal,
I don't want to be one of those "wo is me" writers all the time. But since
it's my journal....I do wha I want. I'm generally I happy care-fre...
Our New Pet, Shadow
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I have been sitting on an entry I have wanted to post over a week ago, but
alas I have not yet finished it. So I will delay that entry further by
sharing a...
song of sirens
-
cold as a kiss
frozen
at the moment of impact
scorching lips
sealed
the faint sting of being crushed
the intoxicating awakening of my shattered soul
driftin...
I found it!
-
So I really should be reading,* The Wife of Bath*, for my English
literature class, but in the middle of reading I thought about the blog
spot. Many year...
I'll BE YOUR BEARD IF YOU'LL BE MY PANTYHOSE
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WHY I *ALMOST* MARRIED MY GAY BEST FRIEND*[AND WHY I'M SO HAPPY I DIDN'T!]*The
Mormon expectations for marriage and family are both *impossible* and *unyiel...
Trouble in Paradise: Part 1
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Hey all, so I know I haven't updated on here for a long time. I have been
super caught up with school, work, homework, etc., especially since this is
my ...
Put down the anger. Now who do you want to be?
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I had a bit of a thought provoking experience tonight, so I thought I would
take a minute and try to process my way through this in writing. Recently,
I'v...
Dear Prudie: Adult Parental Favoritism
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This is so perfect. I have never been the favorite in my family, but now
my siblings expect me to pay for my mother's assisted living expenses. To
say I ...
My mom doesn't know... How do I tell her?
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To be clear, this is one rescued's wife ( HIS mom knows!) We have been
married almost 20 years, and I told my dad as soon as I found out 20 years
ago. My ...
We are judged according to the desires of our hearts
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Sometimes it's hard for me to understand what it is people are truly afraid
of about gay marriage. Sometimes I wonder if members of the Church even
know wh...
We need your prayers
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To anyone reading this.
I also wanted to let everyone know something bad that is happening in our
lives. Joshua's best friend Everett (who came to chur...
Three Years Out
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It has been three years to the day since I came out to myself. Three years
since I first said the words, “Hello world. I am a Mormon young man who is
att...
Listening to conference...
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In Sunday afternoon's session of conference, I hope I was a good listener,
as I heard something like this:
"An honest declaration of doubt is esteemed h...
Blessing on Vimeo
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Blessing from Daniel Embree on Vimeo. Blessing is a work by Boston artist
Daniel Embree, who uses text, image, and action to tell personal and larger
narra...
Coming to Terms w/ Myself
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Yesterday I "came out" to a friend of mine at work that I've grown pretty
close to as of late. It was kind of interesting the way it happened. He has
told ...
The April Fool
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Growing old is a humbling experience. I remember all the ways I've failed
and been less than I think I should have been throughout my life. I had a
momen...
More Than A Day With Cake
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This post was spurred by a facebook post from the wife of my oldest nephew.
It has been a week where marriage equality has crossed the lips of so many
Amer...
Music that Speaks to Me: Jesus, Friend of Sinners
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I'll just preface this, by saying that I really relate to the first verse
of this song.
(You'll have to watch this one directly on YouTube)
I'll admit to...
Gay Marriage: Love Trumps "Doctrine"
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I was all set to blog about my date last night with my youngest son, Levi.
I had considered blogging about the historic day at the Supreme Court
yesterday...
Same-sex marriage
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I wasn't going to post about marriage. First of all I can't tell you all
what it means to see all of those equal signs on facebook. It's awesome to
know th...
The Curious Case of Mormons and LGBT Rights
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[image: Return to Religion Dispatches Home]
Check out my essay published today at Religion Dispatches! A critical
critique of national LGBT rights-based st...
Goosebumps
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It's a strange thing to wake up and realize that you are a part of a
minority group. That's what hit me during my loooong coming out to myself
process. I'd...
A Brother in Need
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A couple of weeks ago I visited my single brother in his home. He is moving
away soon and I knew that I would likely not see him again soon, or for a
very ...
-
Ohh goodness...it has been a while...
Where to start...?Ummm, I am still living in Seattle, I completed my 3
month challenge, and with the help of large...
Jolly Old England...just not for me.
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Hello out there...I'm on vacation in London. I've been here for almost a week, and I go home tomorrow morning. Overall it's been a nice trip. I got to see lo...
He Will Yet Reveal
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Is the main purpose of The Family: A Proclamation to the World to define marriage as between a man and a woman? Why would the church knowingly exclude tens o...
Maiden Voyage
-
I have many ideas that I hope to one day bash into literary form for this
blog because I secretly hope that somebody out there will read them and
find the ...
The truth is...
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I hate how society rewards all the nice, overly sweet, fake people in the
world. What happened to rewarding being oneself? Nice is -not- a
personality trai...
Til Madness Meets the Dawn
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by: Jeromy Robison
Lay you, your armor down around
Your feet and cling to me.
And cast away the sword aboard
A night ship out to sea.
When day is done,...
Sport, Bullying and the Gay Community
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Bendigo City Councillor Leach
This past week, Local Government Councillor Leach from Bendigo in Victoria
caused a stir when she wrote a letter to the Edito...
The rain comes down and the floods come up
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So here in Hawaii, it isn't always perfectly sunny. Winter here is
basically just rain. Seems as though rain makes people sad. As crazy as
it sounds, it ...
Simply Saturday
-
"Simply Saturday," a regular feature of my Invictus Pilgrim blog and - for
a time - this blog, can now be found seven days a week on my new Tumblr
blog, ...
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If you were here, I'd make you walk in the rain with me. We could have an umbrella, if you insisted, or we could just get wet.
Out in the rain we'd just be ...
Save Scouting! Admit LGBT boys and leaders!
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This week, Boy Scouts of America is reviewing its policy which currently
prohibits participation of gay and lesbian youth and leaders in the
Scouting pr...
Moving Along
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It does go without saying that it has been a while since I've written
anything on this blog. My last post doesn't count because I was reposting
something ...
Gay Eye for the SSA Guy: Clothing, part 1
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Clothing makes the man... but the *right *clothing can make the man
fabulous!
I think some men hear clothing and they assume that I am referring to
expens...
Historical white characters playing by black actors
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I started watching "ABC's Once Upon A Time." It is a really good show and I
really got in to it. I have watched all the episodes except for the”Lady of
...
we’d like to talk
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Look, we get it. When we told you that we are gay, you weren’t really
expecting it. All sort of emotions rushed into your head. You may have been
upset tha...
Boy Culture
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Naturally its the hardest time of year for me. Always has been, and
perhaps always maybe. I find myself clinging desperately to some childish
hope that m...
Losing Yourself While Finding It
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A common phrase I heard on Sunday in my sacrament meeting has been stuck in
my mind all day today: If you lose yourself in the service of God you shall
fin...
Book review: The Cross in the Closet
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I recently read Timothy Kurek's *The Cross in the Closet*. It's the memoir
of a 21-year-old, straight, evangelical Christian man who, in order to
overcome ...
Serendipity? Or the Spirit? Or something else?
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Lately, I've been trying to figure out what I want to do with my life:
(1) Pursue a professional career as a theatre artist.
(2) Pursue a professional care...
The Voice of the Spirit
-
From a talk I gave in September 23rd in the Miami Beach YSA:
Good afternoon brothers and sisters, I’ve struggled with what to say. Even up here, my hands...
Life Changing
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When I found out that we would need to do service hours I was nervous. I
wasn’t sure when I would find the time. I also tend to get antsy when I’m
put ...
random thoughts & random emotions
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- chicken bruschetta sandwich from red robin is da bomb
- LW is my absolute best friend
- i am a jealous person. very jealous.
- i think i have...
Taco Time
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I recently changed jobs, so my perimeter of interest has shifted to another
part of town, which means when I venture out for a bite to eat, like I did
tod...
Alleviating Poverty
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I have an idea for educational programs which are intended to help
alleviate poverty and dependency on government aid.
I've been doing quite a bit of resea...
Family Talent Show
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I don't do drag, but part of me would love to do a drag act for the talent
show at my upcoming family reunion.
I was supposed to be on a tropical island a...
ART: New Gay Mormon Film- The Falls
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Alright kids, it's been awhile since I've done a post that wasn't so
charged. But I had the pleasure of screening a film that was sent to me by
Breaking G...
On My Mind
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This is what I've been feeling/thinking today.
I don't want you to hate / For all the hurt that you feel...
*I know its hard to tell
How mixed up you fe...
-
I turned 33 recently. I think I was around 15 when it dawned on me that I
had ssa. Then I just had years and years of on/off therapy. It has probably
been ...
Define Marriage
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I've seen many a post on a many a social network discussing propositions that will soon be voted upon.
Given the diverse groups of people I mingle with on t...
a voice from the dust.
-
this blog is all but a memory, I have been living my life for a few years
now most days are good but most days are also very lonely. owell. I however
recen...
On the Path to a Brighter Day
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I have always found it difficult to open myself up to other people. I am
the type of person who feels confident talking about anything--unless it is
how ...
Where in the world did that come from?
-
So I just want to share a quick experience I had today, which
was really quite bizarre. So there I was in class and then some guy sits
next to...
-
Am I alone? I know I'm not. But the feeling is none the real. I know I've
been negligent. I didn't read the fine print. I didn't think that there
were so m...
Oh Conference.
-
Every 6 months the church has the blessing and privilege of instructing
its members and the world through General Conference, as more appropriate
God sp...
Spread the Word
-
I have been receiving emails from a director named Elliot London. He makes
independent films and documentaries about being gay. He continues to touch
my ...
The Beginning
-
I really don't know where to begin in order to get the jumble of my
thoughts out of my head and down onto this piece of paper, so I guess I'll
just start w...
Anxious
-
It's taken me a long time to admit to this, partly because I simply didn't
realize it about myself. I'm an anxious person. The best relief to my
anxiety se...
Traveling to a City Near You?
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*By Mister Curie*
As an update, I recently finished up with my clinical rotations and am now
applying to residency programs. I'll be traveling to interview...
Alone and Unobserved No More
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I started Alone and Unobserved over seven years ago, in April 2005, when I
was still a closeted atheist gay Mormon at BYU. I named it after a
recitative fr...
The Cat is Out of the Bag
-
Before my wife and I were really dating (but after I had come to terms with
"struggling with same-sex attraction" - gay was just too much for me too
handle...
States where you can be fired for being gay
-
This makes me really sad.
We made such a big deal about repealing "don't ask, don't tell," but the
military is just one small employer. Gay people can b...
New Art Blog Posts
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I have recently published a series of blog posts on my art blog about
spiritual themes in contemporary art. Check it out:
The Sacred Experience in Art Spac...
Superego to the Rescue!
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It's been two years since my last post. No, I haven't been on a mission. In
fact, I've come out, left the Church, lost my faith, gone to college, and
quest...
The Gay Lifestyle
-
More than once when talking with a person who I wasn't out to, he or she
has said, "I don't hate gay people. I just don't approve of the gay
lifestyle."
T...
A non update update.
-
I recently celebrated my quarter century womb emancipation day. I figure I
needed to document where I am at right now. For what seems like my entire
lif...
Mischef Managed
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Dear friends,
I've decided its a good time to end this blog and move on. It will remain
for a time only as an archive. More current thoughts and frustrat...
Much better today
-
It's been interesting to read comments from people (on this blog and on
other forums) , both those who seem to think that Brennan is in the wrong
and those...
-
I'm feeling so vulnerable right now, like the entire world is against me.
In a way, my entire world is against me. My life revolves around my wife
and fami...
Song to Kyle
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some things are meant to be
between you and me
when it's good it's good
as love should be
we've done our part
to fall apart
when it's good it's good
being b...
Some Personal Refelections
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I'm 41 now. I've tried my best to be faithful my whole life, I often feel
overlooked or not included in a lot of church things. Recently in CA there
has be...
Strangers in the Land
-
Following is an essay which I wrote for the Spring 2012 issue of Exponent II,
which is focused on LGBT issues:
*Strangers in the Land*
Several times ove...
I have a new crush!
-
So, this is kind of dumb. But I was in the mood for a less-serious post.
Have you all seen that commercial for SunSweet's Plum Amazins with that New
Z...
… a scarlet letter …
-
The burnished red letter on his chest marked him as a glutton and the
citizens reviled him, throwing upon him their kitchen scraps, though he
wasted away. ...
It Gets Better, Part Deux
-
On the heels of panel discussion led by four LGBT students (all of whom I
love) at BYU, but also unfortunately on the heels of another gay LDS
suicide is t...
The Dallas gayborhood
-
The intersection of Cedar Springs Road and Throckmorton Street near downtown Dallas is is the center of the Dallas gay community - also known as the Dallas g...
Reintroduction to the Present
-
So, yes, my last post was the present reaching to a visceral moment in time
years past. I don't know if in the present, today, I hold the same
impassion...
True Love
-
When out to dinner the other night my wife mentions I need to find my "true
love" because she isn't it. It caught me off guard. I thought things were
going...
I'm back
-
After putting my blog on the back burner (and under lock and key) for
graduate school applications I'm back. I guess maybe I'm not as completely
out about ...
My Sojourn into a world of Authenticity and Honesty
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Well, it’s been a great couple of months since Thanksgiving and I’ve had a
wonderful few months of making new friends and dating. Last night I viewed
an...
A Little Past Late to the Now
-
Things have drastically changed in the past year and a half. I continued to
do hair school and finished in March of 2011. I am now a licensed
Cosmetologist...
My Decision to Destroy God’s Plan
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Rather than attending Church this weekend, I decided to spend time on other
worthwhile activities such as enjoying quality time with friends. While I
don’t...
To End a Dialogue
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Dear Sentry,
I know that I promised you that we would continue our journey together.
However, I feel that it is time to end this particular blog. Let's be ...
Closing Time
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*There comes a time in every man's life when he must have not only the
wisdom to recognize the error of his ways, but the courage to change. If
not, he rem...
Keeping a Secret vs. Protecting Oneself.
-
On Friday I had a former co-worker-friend call me. He went on to tell me
that our old mutual boss had texted him and mentioned he saw something on
my Face...
-
I never had the intention to truly stop blogging, I still dont. However the person who started this blog is no longer in existence. The desperate, sad, fea...
The Lord’s Way
-
Intro: This comes from a talk by Elder Uchtdorf called Providing in the
Lord's Way from the Priesthood Session of the October 2011 General
Conference. As I...
An Opportunity to Give
-
The wife of a friend of mine is fighting a courageous battle with cancer.
She received needed treatment that is not covered on their health insurance
plan...
My Mom talking about my Grandpa.
-
Someday, when I get where I'm going, we're gonna have a good little
reunion.
"When he was younger, he was always making or mending or trying to fix
thing...
The End
-
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here. Like…. over a year. I’m
pretty okay with that, too. I was getting to the point that I ran out of
things to s...
Thankful for all the guys here :)
-
I'm in a new stage of coming out to myself now.....the drama and the self
loathing is largely dissapating. It's been because of meeting or being
influenced...
Turn It Off!
-
"Turn it off! Like a light switch! Just go click!"
"Imagine that your brain is made of tiny boxes and find the box that is gay
and CRUSH IT!!!"
Both of ...
Fall 2011 Preview: Monday
-
As many of you know, chedner and I enjoy our TV quite a bit. This series
will look at the new network shows. With any luck, this series will show I
hav...
:)
-
So i really do neglect this blog..
But great News.
My Boyfriend took me to Bali for our 1st Aniversary in May... And I
Proposed and he said yes.
Were get...
feeling free
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Some people use the beginning of a new year as a time for establishing goals or a "fresh start" on whatever they feel they need to address. To a degree, I am...
Why I Changed My Name
-
It has taken quite some time to get to this point, but I am just now
changing my name on facebook. I know a lot of people might have questions
about why I ...
Whoops
-
I just visited the National Organization for Marriage's website. They have
a predrafted letter to the senators of New York, and are asking people to
send ...
Check-Up
-
This is an outsider's view of "Baughb Sanders".
He is a pretty cool guy, never afraid to stand up for himself or his
friends. He may suck at Scrabble, bu...
My Sanity (Insanity)
-
I don't know why I do this, but I am a worrier when it comes to
relationships. I worry that I say the wrong things or do the wrong things
and that my belov...
The strongest person I've ever known.
-
My mother was an amazing woman. In her life she had so many struggles with
health and depression but through it all she made sure her children knew
they w...
I told you so
-
Remember when I said I could never be a gay Mormon West Virginian? Well,
here's the proof.
Now, I love Lady Gaga. I also love Country Roads. In fac...
Prayer
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I know it's been a while since I've blogged but I was thinking today about
prayer and I was hoping to get some input and thoughts about it.
Up until I crea...
The Beginning of the End
-
Now that was a little dramatic, wasn't it?
It's sort of correct, though. The bishop of the local ward came and paid
Derrick and I a visit last night. We le...
LUCKY BASTARD
-
Okay, so here is the deal. I'm not ugly!
I mean, I don't think I'm Brad Pitt or anything. I realize I'm not what you
would call "hot", but I'm not ugly. ...
Finding Hope
-
I went to church last Sunday to find hope. I've been down since I haven't
heard anything back from the schools I interviewed at. I thought that all
of my i...
22 Truths
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1. I met my twin. His name is Mary. And so is mine. But you're not allowed
to call me that. Unless you're Mary.
2. For the first time ever, I was "that guy...
New Job
-
We have not been very faithful at updating our blog! If you missed pictures
of the new apartment, you can see them here. We love the neighborhood and
the n...
Epicog
-
With the spare time that comes with the season it’s probably best I tidy up
this little loose end of the internet and put this blog to bed.
Summing up the...
Blasphemous Brassieres
-
There is a funny thread at RfM about wearing garments. One of the men posed
a question about whether or not it's true that endowed mormon women are
told to...
Europe, Moving, and Holden
-
Don't you ever wonder when life wont be so complicated? I do all the time!
Since I have written last I have been busy with basically starting a whole
new l...
Hawn Key
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"All mankind love a lover." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
I've been digesting what Packer said for a few days now. I have three brief
insights I'd like to share wi...
An Explanation Why
-
The reason I haven't updated my blog is this:
This blog was created for me to share personal feelings in
an anonymous way. When I started going to therapy...
Moving On
-
We have been blogging for many years, sharing our likes and dislikes,
triumphs and disappointments, passions, adventures, and discoveries. And it
has indee...
So I Met This Guy...
-
A few months ago, I met this really awesome guy. He's cute, funny,
intelligent, kind, genuine, hard-working, and gorgeous to boot. Also, he's
in med schoo...
New New York.
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At 6am this morning, as I pulled my overly-packed full vehicle up to the
Starbucks drive-thru, I turned on my Garmin GPS.
I hit: "Set Home Location" and en...
So this is how rumors begin
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Ever heard that Steve Martin is Mormon? Or Alice Cooper? Or Christina
Aguilera? Yeah, well, this is how these types of rumors get started, except
this one ...
To My Wife
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I would like to apoligize to my wife, if you are reading this. I know that
we have an unspoken understanding that I was not going to come back to my
blog.
...
Boyfriends, Police, Fingerprinting, and Almost Died!
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Today started out great! I woke up, found out I lost 14.2lbs and than ate
breakfast that was made for me. Than I ran 4 miles in one hour (personal
best but...
Joy in the Journey
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In my ongoing exploration (through thoughts and discussion) of topics such
as beliefs, love, and life choices, answers come very rarely. If there's
one co...
THANK YOU DEAN A. BREWER!
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I just came across an article with a pen name, "Dean A. Brewer", that
touched my heart. He talks of the paradox between his attraction to other
men and his...
weird.
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I once dreamed I was in this amazing sandwich shop. I got my sandwich and
commenced eating. To my surprise there was a daddy long-leg spider in place
of th...
What the church does for people.
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Since I left the church, the staunch and zealous opinions I held in my
youth have given way to something I think is much more practical. Now I
consider mys...
A Very Marry Christmas
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Todd and I decided to spend Christmas Eve at home alone. We had already
been to several holiday parties in the past few weeks and we decided we
wanted some...
Goodnight Gracie
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It should be pretty obvious by now that I don't blog much anymore and I
don't read much of anyone else's blog. Life is busy and this blog is no
longer the ...
Being Gay and Mormon
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Gays and Mormons are among the most misunderstood minorities in the United
States. In most neighborhoods across the country, if either one were to
move in,...
Proposition 8 Trial Summaries
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The Proposition 8 trial wrapped up this week and summaries (of sorts) have
been issued by both sides. The American Foundation for Equal Rights, the
organiz...
It'll All Turn Out
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Ok, here's a different post. I just discovered this song today by Michael
Buble. I've listened to it NON STOP since I found it. I absolutely LOVE it!
I'...
More family weirdness
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So today my sister-in-law told me that my niece(not her daughter) had seen
my profile picture on Facebook and asked her parents why I had my
friend(actuall...
Girl Cooties
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I've not been to a Mormon singles event in years. Until last night …
I live in Salt Lake City and I'm of a certain age. Which means I have great
LDS frie...
Is This My Last Battle?
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But the Glorious One bent down his golden head and touched my forehead with
his tongue and said, Son, thou art welcome. But I said, Alas, Lord, I am no
son...
what came first....the SSA chicken or the gay egg???
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Sometimes I wonder if I was "born this way" or if my struggle with SSA is a
product of my early years?!?! The infamous "nature vs. nurture" question, I
kno...
Just Gay
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The Wicked Witch never died- she just sneaked away with her Fiyero in the
end.
I am officially done with BYU and the LDS church. I graduated in April, and...
Disgusted
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If the me from one year ago met me today, he would be disgusted. I've
become everything I hated in a matter of weeks. I'm not happy so I'm
filling my life ...
Immediate Reaction
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I needed to capture this feeling, because I don't know what it'll have
turned into tomorrow....
2:34am
Connie
Hey kid, are you ok?
Robbie
yeah...
talki...
DEATH IN THE DESERT
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EVERETT REUSS my long lost hero....LOST to generations of nomads, misfits,
monkeywrenchers and adventurers. Found on a fluke of circumstances. I have
spent...
Hi, I'm Wyatt
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I use to care A LOT about anyone knowing my identity in association with
this blog, but I don't have any reason to hide anymore. In fact, I owe it
to myse...
On a serious note...
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My House of Cards
Constructing a house of cards can often be difficult and painfully
disappointing. The builder often exhales an audible sigh of relie...
An insightful interview of a good friend of mine
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The following is a 45 minute interview of a good friend of mine. He is a
very active gay Mormon and talks about his experience with "coming out",
his persp...
Politics Corrections
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Master FOB responded to my post about Prop 8. I filter my responses, but
allowed his for 2 reasons. One, I like and respect him. Two, he is right.
The Chur...
I can feel it!
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We CAN do amazing things in this country. Come strip naked with me and
dance in the streets. We'll march up to the White House and cheer and
cheer. Do yo...
