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1 month ago
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Good Friday: Restoring the Cross as a Symbol of Discipleship
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I *love* the new statue of Christ carrying the cross at temple square in
Salt Lake City. As seen above, it is set against the backdrop of a temple
(and a...
2 months ago
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Du Bois’ Configuration of Japan in the History (and Future) of Racial
Capitalism
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[image: American Studies Association]
Paper abstract for the 2025 American Studies Association Conference in San
Juan, Puerto Rico:
W. E. B. Du Bois is ...
6 months ago
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The Best Yale Law School Class Ever
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I went to law school to escape from Utah. Killing myself was Plan A. I
ended up going with Plan B instead.
I’ve endured anxiety all my life. But on two o...
7 months ago
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Cyber(abyad)-princess
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The cyber-princess sits on her synthetic throne; lithium jewels pressed
into the trim of her own crown’s oblivion. …………………..Peeking out from behind
her wal...
11 months ago
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10 Year Blogger Annivesary
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Today marks my 10 year blogger anniversary. Wow, wow, wow! So much water
under the bridge! Thank you for joining me these past 10 years on my
vulnerable,...
4 years ago
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Where have all the good times gone?
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Today is a day I sit and wonder, consciously dumbfounded and inept--"Where
has all the good times gone?"
In a world where everything is at your fingertip...
5 years ago
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Allowing Yourself the Freedom to Love Yourself
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When I was still believing that I had to be LDS to be happy and full of
joy, I was trying to think of any way possible that I could have kids as an
LGBTQ ...
6 years ago
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Out Coming
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Why do I want you to know I’m gay?
It’s not the overarching facet of my life.
But it’s also not a minuscule fact.
It’s something I notice many times ever...
6 years ago
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Gay and Faithful: Broken Roadmap
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Being gay and faithful is simple from the outside. I don't have sex, try to
be as awesome as I can be, and God will make me into an incredible human.
Bu...
6 years ago
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Learn to Swim
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So much hope was awakened within me when the Church published their first
website addressing same-sex attraction (Mormonsandgays.org), and I was
elated a f...
6 years ago
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From Particulars
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In his preface to *The Varieties of Religious Experience*, James says that
he believes "a large acquaintance with particulars often makes us wiser
than the...
6 years ago
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Heat Resistant Love Needed
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I have a confession to make.
I am not angry at the Church.
I know that makes me a bad or brainwashed queer in the minds of many. Over
the years I’ve had t...
6 years ago
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Hope You're Okay With That (Part II)
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Nearly nine years ago I wrote the following post. About a year ago I
received a Facebook message from the father that I refer to in the post. He
said, “We...
6 years ago
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How to be a Troll
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I have been a troll for 7 years now. Not the famed internet troll who baits
people into arguments, though I have also been guilty of that from time to ...
7 years ago
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The Dream That Changed My Life … 25 Years Later
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The events of this past week in Paris brought up many memories of when I
was a missionary there. They also reminded of a special anniversary.
Thirty-fou...
7 years ago
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Losing a Parent
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I've debated whether to post about this or not; after all, sharing one's
vulnerabilities online is not really something that I like to do, but I
also feel ...
7 years ago
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Scientology-Lite
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Reblogged from 2011 in honor of Leah Remini’s A&E series on Scientology
I’ve joked several times about Mormonism being “Scientology-lite” …
Continue read...
7 years ago
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Getting Un-Stuck
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*Getting Un-Stuck*
What win I if I gain the thing I seek?
A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy?
Who buys a minute’s myrth to wail a week
Or sells e...
7 years ago
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So, It's Been a While
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My dear internet friends, it has been a while. A brief five years, has
gone by since my last post. So let's catch you up; graduated BYU, went to
grad...
7 years ago
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The Grass Isn't Always Greener: 3 Ways To Appreciate What You Already Have
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We’ve all heard the phrase: "The grass is always greener on the other side."
Of course, it’s natural to occasionally lust after a life that’s idealistic ...
7 years ago
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Gay teen romance of the palatable variety
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*Love, Simon* (trailer) came out in theaters this weekend. I almost never
see movies in the theater, but when I heard about this movie about a week
ago, I...
8 years ago
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Never Enough
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I recently made a post on my Facebook & Instagram account, referring to
my often distorted image of the way I view my body. It was a culmination of
thoug...
8 years ago
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I don’t recommend getting low when you’re high
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A few days ago I tried pot for the first time. It wasn’t that great. In
fact there was nothing good about it. I really don’t like the smell of pot
so that...
8 years ago
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Goodbye Bountiful, Hello Brine Shrimp!
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Unrelated to the title of this post, I took a DNA test today! Jake's
company, MyHeritage, produces these DNA tests that can tell you more about
where you...
8 years ago
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Pioneer Day: Blazing a Trail of My Own
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*Part 1*
Gay pride. Mormon pride through Pioneer Day. Birthdays and Anniversaries.
Graduations and Promotions. Special interest groups and continuing
ed...
8 years ago
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3 books
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*Book # 1: "*The Question That Never Goes Away*" (which is: *where is God
when it hurts?)*
One of my all-time favorite bloggers, Jana Riess (over at "Flunki...
8 years ago
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Litmus Tests
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This story bothers me immensely. Several women carrying pride flags
embroidered with the Star of David were asked to leave the Chicago Dyke
March, because ...
8 years ago
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You Can't Go Back
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I took my kids to Lagoon today so we get all the bang-for-the-buck we can
out of season passports.
Lagoon was at least a yearly adventure with my famil...
9 years ago
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The Niceness Goes On
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Two weeks ago the LDS Church released a new video at mormonandgay.lds.org
highlighting the story of a family that actively embraces their gay son
within th...
9 years ago
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It's My Party & I'll Pee Where I Want To
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During my Junior year in high school, I was the editor of my school’s
yearbook. As is tradition with yearbooks, our school held the superlatives
in which...
9 years ago
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Moving On and Into 2017
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My life currently:
I've been playing with a new fitness device.
Ok, so this is cool.
Fitbits are stupid. Ok, maybe that's harsh. If you're a runner they...
9 years ago
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New Perspective from a Gay Mormon
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I am grateful I visit this blog in a very different stage in my life. I
have grown in thought and belief. If I still prescribed to the same exact
thoug...
9 years ago
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Deep Connection
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So with some undeniable closure in regards to Joseph and my spell of
depression lifted, I spent this past week getting forty hours of practice,
cleaning ...
9 years ago
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2017 - Where Are You Now?
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Hey all! It's been a while since my last post so here's a bit of an update
from my last post...
2016 in review:
I think 2015 was such an amazing year it wo...
9 years ago
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My Last Heartbreak
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Even though I don't pursue men or act on the attractions that I have to
other men, it doesn't mean that the feelings don't exist or that I don't
develop st...
9 years ago
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Post Election Thoughts
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Been a while, here's some songs:
I've never been a big facebooker, but after the election I feel the need to
share some thoughts on facebook. I drafted up...
9 years ago
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Bask
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The other day I was talking with my therapist about days where I feel
confident, where my insecurities don't matter to me. He gave me one piece
of advice, ...
9 years ago
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mormonandgay
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So we're about to hit the one year anniversary of the exclusion policy, you
know, where the LDS Church mandated "courts of love" for any one who
married hi...
9 years ago
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The Claw
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Before you read further you have to watch this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Esh4W3dfI Isn’t it odd the way our brains
work? I have a photograph...
9 years ago
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Falling into old habits: dating Mormon guys
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Hello! How's everybody doing? The Moho blogosphere has been kinda quiet and
uneventful as of late, and I too haven't had much motivation to speak my
mind...
9 years ago
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Whoredoms and Homosexuality
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Some years ago, as an exuberant and rather naïve freshman at BYU, I signed
up to take my first religion class on the Book of Mormon. Our professor was
a la...
9 years ago
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reflective reflection
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broken
soaked in
blood
tears
salt
dripping off
my face
my hands
dirt
dust
rust
my broken
heart
soul
mind
searching
for life
pain
reality
i want
eye want...
9 years ago
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Falling for a Friend - The Gay Man's Curse
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Something they never tell you when you come out as gay is that you’ll
probably fall in love with your best mate at some point in your life. This
might be...
9 years ago
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The Need For Spiritual Safety
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My heart has grown heavy once again this year over recent deaths that have
occurred from the Orlando mass shooting tragedy and also in the LDS LGBTQ
comm...
9 years ago
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Coming Out From Our Safe Places
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Diane and her son, Ross Mama Dragon and active Latter-day Saint Diane
Oviatt kindly agreed to share a talk she delivered in Sacrament Meeting
recently. T...
9 years ago
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Of Grief and Vulnerability
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I was already feeling extremely vulnerable. It's been three months. I
thought the grief was, well, manageable. But then it came back with a
vengeance. I...
9 years ago
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How the CES Letter Strengthened My Testimony
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For the past month or so I have been on an intense search for truth in
regards to the validity of the LDS faith and its claim that it is the one
and only t...
10 years ago
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Summer!
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I've been home from school for about an hour. This summer just opened her
eyes and is so full of possibility.
Last summer was a big bummer right from the g...
10 years ago
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Membership Is Absolutely Not an Option & I Quit
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Well... I've had arguably the weirdest couple weeks of my life, leading to
some serious introspection.
I have thus far spent virtually no time really consi...
10 years ago
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Coffee & Compromise
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Today while I was at work (the local frozen yogurt shop), I got my usual
cup of espresso frozen yogurt. I have always loved the smell (and now
taste) of c...
10 years ago
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The Original TR - True Reckonings
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In case you want to do some hard core back reading - I've made my original
blog public for a while. truereckonings.blogspot.com
10 years ago
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Goodbye 2015, Goodbye Blog
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It's not like I've been blogging much here, but I was thinking yesterday
that I never shared anything about my amazing year. So here's a recap:
New amazin...
10 years ago
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Breakfast in the Castro: For oh I don't know how long
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Me: Happy New Year, Mibes! Mibes: Happy New Year to you! So glad to see you
again. Especially on this auspicious occasion. Me: Good to see you, too.
But I’...
10 years ago
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A Good Life Worth Preserving
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So much has happened...and my desire to keep a record of my experiences has
returned to me.
It was seven years ago in April of 2008 when I started th...
10 years ago
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How Long Will it Hurt? - Forgiving the unforgivable
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A little boy went running down the halls toward his parent’s room, his
father trailing behind him. He burst through the door and found his mother
crying ...
10 years ago
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Running Away to San Francisco
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Well, maybe not *running away*...my company paid my way and entrance to a
professional software development conference in San Francisco, CA.
Golden Gate B...
10 years ago
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Church Policy and Tender Mercies
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On November 5, 2015 Deseret News published an updated section of the Church
Handbook which draws a hard line between the church and homosexuality,
especial...
10 years ago
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My Pain
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I'm sitting here, five o'clock in the morning, after a day spent battling
depression, and the ever present self-doubt. Spurned on, no doubt, by
Adele's cro...
10 years ago
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Enough is Enough!
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I cannot begin to express how disturbed I am over the new Church policy
regarding Same-Sex couples and their children. I cannot sleep I am so
disturbed. Th...
10 years ago
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Alive. Hurt. Confused. Lonely.
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Today I've had a lot of people ask me how I'm feeling. I can sum up my
emotions in the four words that are the title to this post. I am alive. I
am hurt. I...
10 years ago
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So so so sick of all the doublespeak
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http://www.sltrib.com/news/3144035-155/new-mormon-policy-makes-apostates-of
10 years ago
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GAYS NOT WELCOME
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I have been slowly working my way back. Spending time with missionaries.
Going to Church.
Really valuing what I had lost. I thought it was working. I thou...
10 years ago
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The Temple as an “Inside-Out” Closet
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The highest and noblest ordinance of the temple is the sealing of couples
for eternity. This ordinance, the culmination of the New and Everlasting
Covenan...
10 years ago
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The Good Luck of Right Now
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So, my boyfriend and I, since shortly after we started dating, have been
reading books together. It's something I've always wanted to do--fantasized
about ...
10 years ago
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Trapped
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Happiness was the bait. Loneliness was her trap. “Never go alone,” his
mentor reiterated. He had his trusty sword at his side the whole time. At
first, eve...
10 years ago
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Endowment
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These are the ties that bind But I don’t know what that means. Initiated
into another realm, I felt more alone. An outsider granted entrance, but
not reall...
10 years ago
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I'M BACK! .... at least for now
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I've been through a lot the past 6 years. Lately, I've had some strong
feelings and thoughts about a few things and need to get them OUT.
So in the next fe...
10 years ago
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New "SisterBlog" Announced
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I want to start blogging again. I still may update here, but for the more
serious and introspective side on the issues a MormonLesbian (now married
to a m...
10 years ago
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Window Seats
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I’m a little obsessed with window seats on airplanes these days. I stare
out of them as if it were my first time on a plane. It never gets old. […]
10 years ago
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Pride
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This weekend is Salt Lake City's LGBT Pride Festival. So I felt it's a
fitting time to share this photo of me from last year's parade as I marched
with...
11 years ago
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North Ogden LGBT/SSA Fireside
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North Ogden Fireside Every three months a fireside will be held in North
Ogden for spiritual and social support to Latter-day Saint men, women and
other fa...
11 years ago
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Report on the Second Annual North Star Conference
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Two weeks ago North Star held their second annual conference in Provo,
UT. Unlike last year, I wasn't heavily involved in the planning or the
execution o...
11 years ago
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Bias and Variance
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In statistics there is a trade-off between bias and variance. Before I
dive into the topic, I'll admit that I don't necessarily understand what it
*actual...
11 years ago
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Any Ideas?
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I found out today that another one of my friends has decided to act on his
feeling towards the same sex and has been for some time. It's interesting
to me ...
11 years ago
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Five Years Out
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Five years out. I can hardly believe it myself.
A half decade of truly being me! In the past five years, I’ve been on such
a journey. From helping out t...
11 years ago
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I’m exhausted, but that’s okay…
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I’m up, I’m ready to go, and all I want to do is go back to bed. Have you
ever felt this way? Probably. My husband had to take the car in for
maintenance t...
11 years ago
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Happy Easter!
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It's been a couple years, no? Such a gorgeous day here in my world. The
kids woke up and followed yarn strung around the house to find their Easter
treat...
11 years ago
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Good Friday
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I am looking forward to going to Good Friday services in a couple of hours.
Every time I have gone, I have come away with a new perspective.
I am listenin...
11 years ago
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A realization
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There was once a time when I would receive an email whenever a comment was
awaiting approval. I don't use my wistfulmormon@gmail.com id much, but I
do che...
11 years ago
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Separation
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*(Note: I originally wrote this entry months ago while I was very much in
the heat of the moment. I decided to wait and share just to be sure things
were f...
11 years ago
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If you were here, I'd sit down with you on my bedroom floor so we could
catch up. I live in a house with five other guys, down on the Bay Area
peninsula. B...
11 years ago
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Jane's Walk 5280
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*Jane’s Walk* is an annual, internationally-coordinated weekend of walking
events inspired by the work of acclaimed urbanist and author Jane Jacobs.
For ...
11 years ago
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Females
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Many, many moons ago I was married to a particular man. He was a difficult
guy to live with. I figured he was my cross to bear. People say all sorts
of mea...
11 years ago
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Late Night "Poetry" 4March2015
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Sometimes at night 'poetic' things come to mind. Seems like all the things
that swirl around my head actually manage to get coalesced into words.
This one...
11 years ago
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My BYU Quarterback
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So back in the 90’s I had Spanish classes with a guy on the BYU football
team (backup quarterback, but I won’t say who). He was tall, gorgeous, and
full ...
11 years ago
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Update of sorts...
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Recently, a member of the MOHO community reached out to me. I've been
thinking a lot about this request to update my feelings of where I was
versus wher...
11 years ago
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Anxiety Rooted in Self-consciousness
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Hello, blog. It's been a while. Many things have happened, many changes,
and many things still the same.I've found a huge level of happiness over
the yea...
11 years ago
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Sad, confused, and angry
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I just came across the blog Gay Husbands, Straight Wives that takes an
unapologetically negative tone in describing gay men who marry women. Some
of it see...
11 years ago
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Not-so-lonely V-Day
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Dear Journal,
I told you in the start not to expect me to write regularly for very long!
But I'm back, baby! And on Valentines Day of all days! If you reca...
11 years ago
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All my exes live in Texas
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Actually he lives in Seattle. Here's the thing, I'm going to Seattle in a
few weeks (over Valentine's Day weekend actually). Other than the airport,
I have...
11 years ago
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Widening the Divide: Two Monks, The Mormon Church, and Moving Forward
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I work with teens. And sometimes they argue. And I help them with
conflict resolution. And sometimes they just can’t get over whatever it
was that origi...
11 years ago
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Thanksgiving in January
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I can't believe it's 2015. And that I haven't posted since October of
last year. It's not like I've had nothing going on in my little pea
brain. I actu...
11 years ago
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No Dead Beat Dolphins
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Why don't we hear about Dead Beat Dolphin Daddies? Because they don't exist!
To a race such as humans, in which Dads are conspicuously absent more often
th...
11 years ago
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I found a great book that I want to share
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*The coming out process for anyone is a challenge, but at the same time
it's a personal challenge. It's different for everyone. In a recent
discussion with...
11 years ago
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to the mormons who are hurting right now
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I have a fair amount of liberal LDS friends and this year has been a rough
one for them. Today I read a blog post: It Hurts To Be A Mormon Right
Now that I...
11 years ago
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FIRST MISSONARY
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*I remember the first Missionary I ever met*.
It was on a bus and he was so excited to tell me about the Gospel. Back
then I was an agnostic. We had the ...
11 years ago
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Mi Relato Gay [part 4]
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Originalmente se escribió el 29 de octubre del 2013:
Léase parte 1 / in English
Léase parte 2 / in English
Léase parte 3 / in English
Léase parte 4 / in Engl...
11 years ago
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He asked. I said yes.
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Robert asked me to marry him! Of course I said yes. We were in Albuquerque
for the Balloon Fiesta and he got down on one knee and asked if I would
marry hi...
11 years ago
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Love in the 21st Century
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So this happened. While this is incredible and I am very enthused about the
families that will finally be recognized and granted the associated rights,
I a...
11 years ago
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New Gay/Mormon Blog
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As you can see, I’ve been largely absent from this blog, and that was on
purpose. After a few years, I’m picking up the gay/mormon blogging thing
again, b...
11 years ago
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Your Haircolor is a Sin!
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Imagine being told everyday that someone of your hair color is likely going
to be despised by society. From the time your haircolor is first
noticeable, ...
11 years ago
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Hamil Diluar Nikah Bukanlah Sebuah Trend
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Satu bulan yang lalu teman lama penulis saat kecil dan juga pernah
mengenyam pendidikan di sekolah menengah pertama (SMP) yang sama di kota
penulis melakuk...
11 years ago
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A ludicrously long hiatus: God's blessings continue
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It's been months since my last post. Blogging here has become
simultaneously tedious and risky, so I haven't seen much of the appeal
behind it.
However, o...
11 years ago
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Where Are You Now?
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Well, I don't have much to say here right now. Life will never cease to
astound me. This encyclopedia of the changes I've fostered will always be
meaning...
11 years ago
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Mornings
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Mornings have a unique innocence. It's those serene moments in the dim grey
light of the morning, where the dew is fresh on the grass, and the larks
and mo...
11 years ago
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Far Between represents my hope
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There's a film on the horizon that I think has the potential to advance the
conversation around SSA/LGBT Mormons by leaps and bounds. If you'd like to
know...
11 years ago
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Life, The Great Illusion
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“A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as
if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.”
...
11 years ago
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Dissent
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The news has been buzzing with talk of the excommunication of Kate Kelly,
founder of the Ordain Women Movement, and proceedings against John Dehlin,
the c...
11 years ago
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my new, non-anonymous blog
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I'm writing about more important stuff now. If you're interested, please
come on over to:
Lies We Choose to Believe
12 years ago
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Goals
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(From a talk I gave January 12, 2014 in Miami Beach YSA) For many years,
I’ve played this game with friends who speak in sacrament. Basically, you
give th...
12 years ago
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Fun and exciting office christmastide celebration Games
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*Lively and exciting commercial christmas event activity master*
An individual nu the exact a lot of worthwhile things that an individual
are required to co...
12 years ago
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A Letter to My 10 year old Self
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I was reminded, today, of one of my favorite Youtube videos on the *Soul
Pancake *channel: Talk to Your 10 year old Self:
So, I figured, why not. Let's wr...
12 years ago
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Spiritual Decisions
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I have a confession to make. I still read The 100 Hour Board. Weird, I
know, but I am fascinated by the current views and opinions of BYU
students. I think...
12 years ago
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Don't you ever say I just walked away...
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It's been a good minute since I've posted anything or really participated
in anything with the MOHO community. I felt the need for a break for
personal ...
12 years ago
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October Conference
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Lately, I've been thinking of coming back to the Church. I'm planning a
post about this later, but the bottom line is, I'm realizing that Mormonism
is my h...
12 years ago
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Entering a new phase!
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Yes, it's been years since I've published on here. I still have followers
though, so how about a little update?
In the years that I have been away, I've do...
12 years ago
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Things Unsaid
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I remember a time when I was a child, sometime after my youngest sister was
born, when I realized that I was gay. I must have been at least in the 6th
grad...
12 years ago
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My Return to Manti
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In a few days, my wife and I will go to Manti (where we were married) and
perform the sealing of my parents. I will then seal myself and my deceased
broth...
12 years ago
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But... who is the girl???
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Kinda felt like posting today. But don't worry world! This time I'm in a
much better mood! I had a few bad weeks but I'm feeling a lot better. I
needed t...
12 years ago
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I haven't been writing much lately because my life that revolves around
this subject really sucks. I came out to my wife over a year ago and so
far, it has...
12 years ago
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Choices
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The Sunstone Symposium is happening this weekend. I attended the free
lecture with my girlfriend, mostly because I wanted to see the short film,
"Families...
12 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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You Would be Surprised to Know
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It’s great having roommates who know I am gay and I can talk to about what
I’m going through. It’s even great to be able to talk to them about the
cute gu...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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This is the Land of Confusion
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I rarely take much time to ponder and reflect on life. I thought I'd take
a moment and do so now. The big difference between the last time I posted
and no...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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#24 “He descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things that
he might be in all and through all things”
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Throughout my life, up until very recently, I was totally oblivious to
meanings of what I now consider two very important words. One is
vulnerability. The ...
13 years ago
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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 ...
13 years ago
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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 ...
13 years ago
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a voice from the dust.
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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...
13 years ago
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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 ...
13 years ago
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Where in the world did that come from?
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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...
13 years ago
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Oh Conference.
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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...
13 years ago
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The Beginning
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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...
13 years ago
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Anxious
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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...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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The Gay Lifestyle
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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...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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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...
13 years ago
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I have a new crush!
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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...
14 years ago
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… a scarlet letter …
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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. ...
14 years ago
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In which Brett Explores the Dark Side of Sexual Repression
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There is a trend, I think, toward believing that choosing celibacy is a
legitimate option. At the very least, there seems to be a trend toward
feeling like...
14 years ago
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True Love
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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...
14 years ago
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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 ...
14 years ago
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New Facebook Support Group
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My husband and I have been somewhat frustrated in trying to find a support
group for mixed-orientation marriages that seem relevant to our situation
(young...
14 years ago
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A Little Past Late to the Now
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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...
14 years ago
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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...
14 years ago
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New Post
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There's a new post on my blog here. Enjoy!
14 years ago
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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 ...
14 years ago
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Keeping a Secret vs. Protecting Oneself.
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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...
14 years ago
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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, f...
14 years ago
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The Lord’s Way
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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...
14 years ago
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Brightly Beams
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14 years ago
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My Mom talking about my Grandpa.
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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...
14 years ago
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Thankful for all the guys here :)
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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...
14 years ago
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Turn It Off!
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"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 ...
14 years ago
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Fall 2011 Preview: Monday
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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...
14 years ago
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:)
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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...
14 years ago
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In the last year or so...
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World of make believe...
14 years ago
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An Open Letter To Single Gay Men
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I got a letter a while back from a guy wondering if he should tell the girl
he was interested in dating about his attraction to men. I'd like to make
my re...
14 years ago
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My Sanity (Insanity)
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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...
15 years ago
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The strongest person I've ever known.
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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...
15 years ago
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I told you so
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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...
15 years ago
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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...
15 years ago
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Rd to Authenticity: Winter in NY and My First Relationship
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In fall 2008 The GRAD support group had seen an increase of new faces
during this time it was now more that jus Kay, Chris, and I. We gained a
few more p...
15 years ago
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The Beginning of the End
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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...
15 years ago
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Answering a Friend's Question about Faith in the Church
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Below is an email response I sent to a friend. He's a great friend, so I
enjoyed thinking about this topic.
XXXXXX,
I have been thinking about your qu...
15 years ago
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Finding Hope
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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...
15 years ago
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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...
15 years ago
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New Job
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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...
15 years ago
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Taking a Closer Look at Furniture and Other Home Items
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When people talk about furniture, they usually mean home furniture like dining
tables and china hutch for the dining room, Free standing Kitchen Cabinets, C...
15 years ago
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Omega (& Alpha)
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I'm done. I'm no longer Mormon (officially), or In The Closet, or plagued
with the Dichotomy between homosexuality and the church.
There's no longer any re...
15 years ago
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Epicog
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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 then...
15 years ago
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Good News & Bad News
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Good News
I was able to make my extremely difficult decision.
Bad News
[GMB] and I are no more.
He wanted to work us around his dream school and dream c...
15 years ago
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Blasphemous Brassieres
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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...
15 years ago
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Dear Mormon Friends
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Dear Mormon friends,
Please don't ever use the phrase "I'm sorry you feel that way" ever again.
Thank you.
Much love,
Captain Midnight
15 years ago
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Europe, Moving, and Holden
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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...
15 years ago
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An Explanation Why
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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...
15 years ago
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Thank You President Packer for Another Nail in my Closet Door.
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I'm stunned.
I'm saddened.
From the very beginning of President Packer's talk there was a frosty chill
sweeping down from the Conference pulpit. Even his...
15 years ago
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So I Met This Guy...
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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...
15 years ago
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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 ...
15 years ago
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BRB
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I, Beloved Boyd, am a Gay Mormon Boy and everything I say here is the truth
to the best of my knowledge:
So sorry that I have to disappoint you but I promi...
15 years ago
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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...
15 years ago
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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...
15 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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Sweet & tender little commercial That I wanted to share
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxqGOnvU6yI&feature=player_embedded
That video is really full of the hope of all humanity with a great message
to not fear. ...
16 years ago
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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 ...
16 years ago
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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,...
16 years ago
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Lost
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Losing a folded piece of fake leather with a few bucks and some plastic
cards inside shouldn't be so devastating. People lose wallets; wallets get
lost. Ju...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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Boom!
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*and just when i had started to think the inside story would never be
told...*
Journey Into Manhood. Ever heard of it? It's the pray-the-gay-away
organiza...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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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...
16 years ago
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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 ...
17 years ago
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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...
17 years ago
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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...
17 years ago
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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...
17 years ago
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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...
17 years ago
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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...
17 years ago
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Is it just me?
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I think that maybe I like to overanalyze some things, trying to tag things
to a definition or tie something down to a category so that I can make
better se...
17 years ago
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CRASH!
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I've been up since 4:30, when I was awoken by the sound of a woman
screaming.
"Help, help us, somebody help!"
It was one of the most scary things I've e...
17 years ago
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How To Be A Gay Mormon Blogger
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Some of you may be asking yourselves, “But, Clint, how can I be a gay
Mormon blogger?” Why with my new patented 21 step program, you too can be
blogging y...
17 years ago
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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...
17 years ago
