punish me too!
The LDS Church has recently come out with an addition to the Bishop’s Handbook that states that one of the definitions of apostasy is being married…
hidden leaks
Recently the toilet flooded in my apartment. Towards the back of the toilet bowl there sprung a tiny, tiny leak, and every 1 or 2 seconds…
in defense of nagtivism
There has a been a blog post by Kate Kelly, founder of Ordain Women, going around recently. This blog post criticizes a type of activist she…
the next step
Over the past couple of days I’ve seen a particular video pop up again and again in my newsfeed: the one about Emma Watson’s UN speech,…
how our modesty rhetoric distracts from modesty
It’s gotten to the point where all I have to do is read the word modesty and I cringe, and that disappoints me. Modesty, at its…
pioneers
From the time I was small, I’ve always loved Pioneer Day. I am a descendant of pioneers, and loved to hear the stories of ancestors who…
two churches
Sometimes I feel like I belong to two churches. First I belong to the church that was founded by Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith, who as a…
“good girl” or asexual?
Growing up in the church female we were always told we needed to be the good girls. We needed to be the guardians of virtue. We…
why i love elder oaks’ talk (and still support ordain women)
I was late in listening to Elder Oaks’ Priesthood Session talk; at the time he was speaking, from about 6:10 to 6:30 pm, I was waiting…
our feminist foremothers: historical feminists in the lds church
A common criticism of Mormon Feminism is that is an oxymoron; that principles of Mormonism and principles of feminism are incompatible with one another. Criticisms come…
feminist theory: the two ugly faces of sexism
Note: My intention in writing this post is for it to be an informative yet accessible introduction to the theory of ambivalent sexism developed by Drs.…
