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The Weed: Club Unicorn: In which I come out of the closet on our ten year anniversary. Hi guys.

The Weed: Club Unicorn: In which I come out of the closet on our ten year anniversary

Lolly and I are sitting by a pool in the blazing sun, tanning our Seattle-white skin. We are having the time of our lives. Our kids are being watched by their Aunt Kati and Uncle Blake while we relax, celebrating ten incredible years of marriage. And, side by side, we are finishing the final details of this post which we have written together over the course of the last month. The Cultural Hall Podcast – The Cultural Hall Ep.21/Gay Returned Missionaries. BYU’s Gay Mormon Panel a Huge Success, Overflow Crowds Turned Away « TrevorAntley.com. Students and visitors vainly vying for seats in the full auditorium.

BYU’s Gay Mormon Panel a Huge Success, Overflow Crowds Turned Away « TrevorAntley.com

Photo courtesy Christopher C. Smith. On Wednesday night at Brigham Young University, a panel of three self-identified homosexual students and one bisexual student talked openly regarding their struggles with their sexuality and how they have coped with their same-gender attraction along with their Mormon faith. What every faithful, same-sex attracted member of the church must KNOW. « Irresistible (Dis)Grace. The following is a comment I wrote in response to Well-Behaved Mormon Woman’s post “Gay and Mormon: Is it Safe Yet?”

What every faithful, same-sex attracted member of the church must KNOW. « Irresistible (Dis)Grace

I wanted to post it here as well. I hope that every faithful member, same-sex attracted or otherwise, soberly considers the weight of the church’s expectations for same-sex attracted members. For opposite-sex attracted members, the expectations focus on marriage and family. Yes, it is absolutely true that these members are expected to remain chaste.

Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian. LOUISVILLE, KY—At first glance, high school senior Lucas Faber, 18, seems like any ordinary gay teen.

Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian

He's a member of his school's swing choir, enjoys shopping at the mall, and has sex with other males his age. But lately, a growing worry has begun to plague this young gay man. A gnawing feeling that, deep down, he may be a fundamentalist, right-wing Christian. "I don't know what's happening to me," Faber admitted to reporters Monday. BYU Professor Speaks on the Biological Origin for Homosexuality. On Thursday, September 23 at 7 pm, William Bradshaw, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, spoke to students, faculty, friends of the BYU community, and interested persons about the evidence for biological origins for homosexuality.

BYU Professor Speaks on the Biological Origin for Homosexuality

The event was held by permission of the department and the College of Life Sciences, but without the sponsorship of BYU, the College, or the Department. The lecture hall, with some 200 seats, was filled almost to capacity. The coming out story I never thought I'd write - Life stories. I’ve read stories from people who say they always knew they were attracted to the same sex, or that they figured it out at a young age.

The coming out story I never thought I'd write - Life stories

I’m not one of them. I had practically no idea until one night in my sophomore year of high school. I was at a basketball game, and the guys around me started pointing out cheerleaders from the other team they thought were hot. Gay Fiction Booklist That Doesn't Suck. Why I Love My Straight Boyfriend. My straight boyfriend and I say things like “I love you” to each other.

Why I Love My Straight Boyfriend

It’s serious. But in a no homo/go homo way, you know? Hiding in Uniform; Homosexuals in the Military; For Gay Soldiers and Sailors, Lives of Secrecy and Despair. Barred from military service by Defense Department regulations and threatened with investigation, interrogation and discharge, gay men and lesbians in the Armed Forces lead desperate, furtive lives reminiscent of those led by homosexuals throughout the country a generation ago.

Hiding in Uniform; Homosexuals in the Military; For Gay Soldiers and Sailors, Lives of Secrecy and Despair

The few who have openly confronted the military ban on homosexuals were severely disappointed by a recent Supreme Court decision not to hear their challenge, and some advocates say they will press to have the ban overturned in Congress. But for thousands of others who seek only to get by undetected, secrecy remains their creed. ''This is not a life you'd choose for your worst enemy,'' said a 31-year-old officer at the Miramar Naval Air Station here, who has guarded the secret of his homosexuality since his enlistment eight years ago. ''But gays are very good at camouflage. Society puts us in that role from the first moment we discover our sexuality.''

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