what is sex?
“I lost my virginity.” What does that mean? “It means I had sex.” What is sex? “Everybody knows what sex is.” Is holding hands sex? Is…
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,…
ymf podcast: episode 8 – be an ally: transantagonism and cisnormativity
Join Julia as she talks with three YMF-ers, Curtis, Brianna, and Lucas, about transantagonism, cisnormativity, and how allies can help. This is meant to build on recent…
some good from the other side
It seems like there are many bad stories of close-minded leadership in the Mormon Church. I have a good story. Not about my bishop (although I…
after millennia of oppression, women find self-confidence in boy band song
by Averyl Dietering After talking to a friend about her lack of self-esteem, Orem-based band Family Home Evening decided to write a song to help women…
not a temple.
cw: mention of self-harm, eating disorders > > > my body is not a temple the cuts on my skin are not vandalism the binges not…
12 things not to say to a mormon with an eating disorder
What you just said? Opposite of helpful.
ymf podcast: episode 7 – changes for women in the church with Neylan McBaine
Join Julia as she speaks with Neylan McBaine about her new book, Women At Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s Local Impact. They discuss how this book fits…
ymf podcast: episode 6 – lessons from MoFem history with Joanna Brooks
Join Julia as she talks with Joanna Brooks about the lessons we can learn about the current environment in the church from Mormon Feminist history. Joanna gives advice…
a modest proposal for BYU-friendly “gay-marriage cards”
by Averyl Dietering Last Tuesday, the BYU Bookstore made the headlines when greeting cards celebrating same-sex marriage were accidentally displayed in the store and then pulled…
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…
betrayal.
they were beautiful in a doomed sort of way.
Young Mormon Feminists 