Wendy and Tom Montgomery are devout Mormons from California who have five children. They were part of the movement of many LDS members who pounded on doors in 2008 to support the passage of Proposition 8, the state referendum that overturned…
Wendy and Tom Montgomery are devout Mormons from California who have five children. They were part of the movement of many LDS members who pounded on doors in 2008 to support the passage of Proposition 8, the state referendum that overturned…
Wendy and Tom Montgomery are devout Mormons from California who have five children. They were part of the movement of many LDS members who pounded on doors in 2008 to support the passage of Proposition 8, the state referendum that overturned…
In part 2 of 2 Keaton talks about meeting and falling in love with his husband, Randy Roberts Potts who is the grandson of Oral Roberts. He discusses his recent marriage, his new role as a step-father and some of…
In part 1 of 2 Keaton talks about his unusual Mormon upbringing, and how his sexual orientation interplayed with his eating disorder and his substance use.
In part 2 of 2 Edward Jones discusses how he lives his Mormonism, his feminism and where he see the role of LGBT people and other marginalized group in the church.
In part 1 of 2 Edward Jones talks about his journey from being a believing Mormon, coming out and leaving the church, drug addiction and how Heavenly Mother rescued him, and returning to the church on his own terms.
As I have been conducting interviews for Gay Mormon Stories, I have been impacted by a phenomenon that has been striking and consistent: if we are open to it, God will affirm us as LGBT individuals and give us a…
In part 2 of 2 Matt talks about feeling unwelcome at church, and the impact of Prop 8, his research into church history and his loss of belief, his resolution with his family, his pursuit of a career in medicine,…
In part 1 of 2 Matt Salmon discusses his Mormon upbringing in a political family in Arizona, his intense efforts to conform to his religion, the ecclesiastical abuse that included disqualifying him from serving a mission due to his homosexuality,…
In part 3 of 3 Sam talks about his place in the church, his hopes for the future including his desire to have a husband and a family, and his belief about personal revelation and belief when interpreting the teachings…