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I try to be positive about things, but being LGBTQIA & LDS is rough and I try to also be open about that.
As part of being "real," here's some questions I think about--
As part of being "real," here's some questions I think about--
Could someone explain why God doesn’t want me to fall in love with another man?
Why would God create people this way (gay, trans, ace, etc) and then expressly forbid them from being who they are?
Why would God create people this way (gay, trans, ace, etc) and then expressly forbid them from being who they are?
Okay, so not dating and remaining celibate for life is necessary because those don't lead to a marriage sealed in the temple, aka a celestial marriage.
News flash, being alone for life without love doesn't either. Your solution didn't solve the problem
News flash, being alone for life without love doesn't either. Your solution didn't solve the problem
Why doesn’t God want someone to express their gender identity?
Is their name, pronouns or the clothes they wear so important to God that it should affect their membership in Church?
What about Galatians 3:28 "there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus"
Is their name, pronouns or the clothes they wear so important to God that it should affect their membership in Church?
What about Galatians 3:28 "there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus"
What revelation or scriptural passages are the Church’s policies about LGBTQIA+ people are based on?
Scripture verses Christians like to quote are a lot less anti-queer when read in context. Plus there's verses that affirm same-sex relationships & deemphasize gender differences
Scripture verses Christians like to quote are a lot less anti-queer when read in context. Plus there's verses that affirm same-sex relationships & deemphasize gender differences
How much do we know about heaven? Seems we have very few details
How is it one thing we’re certain of is that there’s no queer people in heaven? Who first taught that all queer people will be changed into cisgender heterosexual people?
How is it one thing we’re certain of is that there’s no queer people in heaven? Who first taught that all queer people will be changed into cisgender heterosexual people?
When people smile with hope in their eyes as they tell me I'll be straight in heaven, it feels like they want to erase who I am and replace me with someone I don't recognize. That's not comforting to me, it's disconcerting.
So I'll be straight after I die and then can marry a woman and all will be good, that's what you're teaching?
In the meantime, I'm not straight and I'm not yet dead. Why can't I be married to a man until I'm dead and become straight?
In the meantime, I'm not straight and I'm not yet dead. Why can't I be married to a man until I'm dead and become straight?
What is the purpose of queer lives? What are we meant to do?
We can't complete the Covenant Path or qualify for exaltation. The big goals of the Plan of Happiness are forbidden to us.
Surely our lives have meaning, too
We can't complete the Covenant Path or qualify for exaltation. The big goals of the Plan of Happiness are forbidden to us.
Surely our lives have meaning, too
Please don't tell me I can be happy when I'm dead. I need hope in this life, not another reason to contemplate suicide
The LDS Church teaches that “men are that they might have joy.”
How does this fit with banning queer people from things that bring the most joy in life?
How does this fit with banning queer people from things that bring the most joy in life?
How am I supposed to make sense of all the queer people who feel assurance that God loves them as they are? That they’re meant to be ace, aro, demi, pan, poly, gay, bi, trans, nb, genderfluid, lesbian, & so on?
Why does God whisper comfort to our hearts if we're wrong?
Why does God whisper comfort to our hearts if we're wrong?
If you're straight, imaging being told that if you completely deny yourself of companionship & love in this life you can live as a fully gay person in heaven for eternity, even have a gay spouse. Does that sound appealing? Why do you think the reverse sounds great to me?
So many cisgender/straight members will say they admire me, they could never do what I'm doing, that I'm so strong.
That just proves the point that what we expect of queer people isn't reasonable or healthy or right.
That just proves the point that what we expect of queer people isn't reasonable or healthy or right.
If "wickedness never was happiness" (Alma 41:10), what does that say for all the queer people I know who find happiness in life with a spouse or by expressing their gender identity?
To me, this verse testifies those things aren't wicked
To me, this verse testifies those things aren't wicked
What kind of resources and support does the church provide to LGBTQ+ people who try to stay in the church?
The church made a webpage on how to deal with being lonely as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This sort of resource would've been so useful to queer people
The church made a webpage on how to deal with being lonely as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This sort of resource would've been so useful to queer people
Is anyone from church leadership in dialogue with queer members? Do they understand our needs? Do they know the pain and heartache that their teachings cause us?
So often it seems they talk about us as if we aren’t even in the room.
So often it seems they talk about us as if we aren’t even in the room.
"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (Matthew 7:20)
89% of LGBT LDS members have PTSD symptoms
Studies show increased church activity correlates with lower quality of life, lower self-esteem, higher rates of depression, sexual identity crisis & internalized homophobia
89% of LGBT LDS members have PTSD symptoms
Studies show increased church activity correlates with lower quality of life, lower self-esteem, higher rates of depression, sexual identity crisis & internalized homophobia
If there were a gay or trans apostle, would they get some answers and clarification about queer people in God's Plan?
Are we left on hold because it's not directly affecting those at the top?
Are we left on hold because it's not directly affecting those at the top?
God must love LGBTQIA+ people because more of us are being born every day. How can the creator of diversity not have accounted for it in His plan? Have you ever considered that we only have part of the Plan, that there's more to it? The restoration is ongoing.
