dear fellow LGBTQIA+ folk: #BlackLivesMatter is never an “interlude”
by Averyl Dietering We were all thrilled by the Super Bowl 50 half-time show last night. Okay, maybe we were just thrilled by Beyoncé and Bruno Mars…
i’m so tired
by Averyl Dietering I’m so, so tired, my friends. I’m tired of my straight Mormon friends trying to justify the Church’s hurtful actions in labeling same-sex…
dear elder rasband: on religious freedom, sexual orientation, and false analogies
by Averyl Dietering Dear Elder Rasband, Today you gave a BYU Devotional about religious freedom, in which you compared the hypothetical experiences of Ethan, a man…
fantastically bad allies and where to find them
by Averyl Dietering Fantastically Bad Allies and Where to Find Them represents the fruit of many years’ travel and research. I look back across the years…
modesty: a standard for all… women
by Averyl Dietering Satan’s minions are at it again, my dear brothers and sisters! Not only does Satan have people believing in phony New Age malarky…
the patriarchy needs to be “heckled”
by Averyl Dietering Just yesterday I was talking to a friend about how angry I am about how the Church ignores its members who cry out…
ignoring battlefields: why white people wrongly condemn riots
by Averyl Dietering I lived in London during the summer of 2011 when England was rocked by the protests and violence that occurred after Mark…
hair color and gender essentialism: a proclamation to the world
by Averyl Dietering WE, THE FIRST PRESIDENCY and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage…
marsha “pay it no mind” johnson
by Averyl Dietering Marsha P. Johnson was a trans activist who was a fixture of the LGBT community in New York City in the sixties, seventies,…
LDS church calls “no tag-backs” in discrimination game
by Averyl Dietering Yesterday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a press conference to discuss their views on discrimination and religious freedom. Some…
racism, christmas, and mormons: lord, is it i?–12 days of ymf-mas
Violent rioter or Son of God? Or both? Welcome to the final day of the 12 Days of YMF-Mas! We hope these posts have brought you a…
justice for mike brown, justice for us all
by Averyl Dietering The following is partial list of unarmed black men, women, and children killed by police officers in the US (credit to abagond.wordpress.com). It…
