not in Primary anymore
About
We are young Mormon feminists advocating for change.
We are young:
We respect the sacrifices and efforts of the women in the feminist movement throughout history. Their tenacity and unwillingness to compromise on the values they held dear resonate with us as stalwart examples of commitment to progress. We embrace this heritage and are dedicated to carrying it on as the next generation of young feminists. We are not naive; we may not remember or have even been alive at the time of many important feminist events, but we are actively seeking to learn and understand our heritage as we continue to fight for women’s rights today.
We are Mormon:
We are current members, past members, questioning members, and people who culturally identify as Mormons. We decry attempts to demean our faith based on our quest for greater understanding and equality. We value the efforts of Mormon women and men who have battled both publicly and privately, loudly and silently, for change. As we navigate the paths of our own coming-of-age eras, we appreciate the ability to learn, grow, and take action for what we believe is right. We plead for a common understanding that each individual’s understanding of and relationship with deity is personal, private, and not to be coarsely judged by others.
We are feminists:
We define feminism as the advocacy for women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. We reject the acceptance of extreme connotations as the definition for feminism and urge all people to do the same. We are not ashamed to call ourselves feminists. We are both women and men actively seeking to eradicate vestiges of injustice in our societies in small and simple ways. We will not be silenced.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. Exactly how young is “young”?
A. Although all are welcome on this blog, the average visitor is between 15-30 years of age.
Q. I see that some of your articles are not strictly about Mormons and feminism. What’s up with that?
A. Not everything is strictly related to the LDS Church, but we all write from the perspective of being young Mormon feminists.
Q. Why are there so many men contributing? This is supposed to be a feminist blog!
A. Our vision for the future of the feminist movement is that it will be made up equally of women and men. Both sexes play a role in feminism, and thus the activism of both will be required to accomplish the goals of the feminist movement.
Q. Do you have a current temple recommend? Does your bishop know about this? How can you be faithful members?!
A. As stated above, every contributor’s standing before God is their own business. We appreciate you not judging us for our heartfelt searchings for understanding. Also, not all of the contributors are currently active members.
Q. I think you just need to have a little more faith.
A. Thank you for your opinion.
Q. I have a question but it’s kind of personal. How can I contact you?
A. You can always email us at youngmormonfeminists at gmail dot com . We welcome your questions!
Q. I want to get involved with yMf and possibly contribute!
A. Awesome! Email us at youngmormonfeminists at gmail dot com!
22 Responses to “About”
[...] Main menu Skip to content HomeAboutBio’sComment Policy [...]
Continue being awesome.
Wow, that sounds like a post and a half.
I’ve been tniknihg about you lately and hope you are well. I’m moving from the area soon, and realizing we’ve never met in person. Any chance we could amend that? 
Glad those of us past 30 can still follow the blog. Most of us are still young at heart.
Seriously, though, glad to have another awesome new site to follow!
The question “do you have a temple recommend” says it all. Women who have been endowed and who truly understand the endowment as it relates to priesthood authority etc. have no need for participation in a Mormon feminist movement because they fully understand the woman’s role in the plan of salvation and exaltation, a role which is just as vital and important as man’s.
Best satirical comment everrrrr. Right?
…right?
Well. What I’m trying to understand is their interpretation of Feminism. It’s apparently not extreme, which is fine, but then…why is it needed? I already understand and value the importance of women in my faith as I’m sure a majority of strong, active LDS people are. It happens to be a major part of our doctrine.
Exactly my thought too matt, after all what ‘changes’ do they want to see?
as an endowed and temple recommend holding woman in the LDS Church, I can assure you Holly that sexism is rampant in our church despite our knowledge of our divine roles. While it is true that we have a divine role, women are also still struggling to be looked at as valued and strong leaders in the church. Despite where women in the church are now, there is always room from progress and growth and sometimes women’s rights are put on the back burner unless they are rallied to the forefront. For goodness sake, women are just now able to pray in General Conference- we have plenty of room to expand.
On a side note, I believe that most sexism involved within the LDS church does NOT come from LDS doctrine, but from LDS culture.
A sincere question: did you mean to rip off fMh so blatantly, or was it unintentional?
Pete- fMhLisa was the one who originally contacted us to see if we’d be interested in creating an fMh-type blog for Mormon feminists who don’t necessarily connect with the tagline “angry activists with diapers to change.” It was at her encouragement that we created this blog, and it is completely intended to be like a younger version of fMh.
Well, at least you’re willing to acknowledge the total lack of originality. FMH may be a group of Church-hating manhaters, but, I think at least they’re the first ones to blog about it.
Also, I would encourage you now to change your path from one of hatred and rebellion. The fact that you would listen to Lisa suggests there’s not much hope, but at least I tried.
I think it is GREAT that you are filling a need that was not completely met on fMh! I know this blog is new; I hope that comments like Pete’s (below) won’t be too discouraging. I think he is dangerously close to violating your commenting policy. I don’t see this blog as Church-hating or man-hating. Thanks for the thoughtful (non-hateful) way you are addressing sensitive issues.
The only time re-branding made sense to me was when feminism was crtizied by womanists. But then again, that’s not quite a priviledged group. Which does answer the question in the headline for me who to do re-branding for: the supressed. Men who don’t feel included: not so much.
Hey! Just discovered this blog — love it! I’ve enjoyed the posts I’ve read so far
Just listened to the fmh podcast with you on it, and wanted to say hello! I think this is great!
I’ve read every post and I love the topics that you address. There is a completely different world out there than most mormons know about and surprisingly, it is a good world! We can find good and inspiring things! Keep doing what you’re doing because obviously even the people that don’t agree with you are reading!! XO
Not surprised at all to see that one of the main contributors defines herself as a Marxist.
I grew up mormon, I love your blog and the way you put things. Thank you!
I”m really inspired by the idea of a blog that looks at religion as well as feminism. I’m not religious myself, but so often it seems like those things are opposing, but it doesn’t seem like they always should be. I haven’t read much so far but what I have has been great, and I’m really looking forward to seeing more of this blog.
Glad you found us! I hope you’re enjoying what you’ve read
I think this is a great blog, in spite of what people like Pete think. He’s clearly afraid of feminists by labelling them as church haters and man haters. If he read a little more on this blog, he’d realise how completely wrong he really is. Don’t let people like that hold you back.
Also, there is plenty of room for feminism in the LDS church. It’s not a perfect church and needs to change on so many levels. As I see it, the church needs to catch up to the gospel of Jesus Christ.