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Cosmos

Two Degrees off Center: The Fear of One

May 2, 2019 |

If you attend the Affirmation International Conference next month, find a stranger and get to know them. It may be the only time each year they can be who they really are in front of others…and you’ll leave with a greater love for your fellow man, whoever or wherever they may be.

Charlie Bird

Charlie Bird

April 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Charlie Bird

Charlie Bird was Cosmo the Cougar at Brigham Young University from 2016-2018. He received national acclaim for his multiple dance performances with the BYU Cougarettes. As Cosmo, he performed on…

Sealed Envelope

A Letter to the Latter-day Saint Prophet: LGBT Policy Lacking in Love

April 16, 2019 |

Gay members needed to return to the closet and continue to live in dark places, unheard, unseen, or be banished to a life of celibacy. I cried and cried when I read this policy, and could not, nor do I still understand or accept such a policy.

Sealed Envelope

Carta ao Santo Profeta dos Últimos Dias: Política LGBT sem amor

April 14, 2019 |

Os membros gays precisavam retornar ao armário e continuar vivendo em lugares escuros, desconhecidos, invisíveis ou banidos para uma vida de celibato. Chorei e chorei ao ler esta política e não pude, nem ainda compreendo ou aceito tal política.

Ben Schilaty Templo de Roma

Reconciling a Changed Policy

April 7, 2019 |

So what do I do with all of this? What do I do when a church leader says something that doesn’t feel right in my mind and in my heart and yet I feel that he’s been called of God? What do I do when I deeply fear being erased and then I’m embraced and loved? Those aren’t easy questions to answer.

Anthony Yang

Anthony Yang

April 2, 2019 | Comments Off on Anthony Yang

Anthony Yang is a Salt Lake City native, with strong family ties to Taiwan and Switzerland. He comes from a first-generation Mormon family with six siblings, three of which are…

Nathan Kitchen

Nathan Kitchen

April 2, 2019 | Comments Off on Nathan Kitchen

Nathan Kitchen (he/him) grew up in Orem, Utah. When he was 15, his family moved to Illinois where he finished high school. He served a full-time mission for the Church…

Es solamente cuestión de tiempo – Dos grados fuera del centro

March 23, 2019 |

No se derribaron edificios al piso, el sol salió como siempre lo hace, los alumnos estudiaron, los maestros enseñaron, nadie se quedó mudo, los que estaban de visita pudieron beber su refresco favorito a la luz del día y no esconderse en las sombras.

Susie and Paul Augenstein

Latter Gay Stories: Paul and Susie Augenstein’s Journey Into LGBTQ+ Allyship

February 27, 2019 |

Paul and Susie Augenstein discuss why and how they became allies of the LGBTQ community within the Latter-day Saint community as active Mormons.