clarifying cosmo
This week, Cosmopolitan magazine published an article about a BYU sophomore “fighting the sex ban at BYU.” This story (and several that have followed) mentioned that…
what you feel is ok
By NJ As I described in my last post, Mormons have a tendency to view the world as a very binary, black-and-white thing, and if you…
you don’t want me
**I know that individual members, leaders and even congregations want ME to be in the Church. I would like to thank them for their words of…
why i went to sunstone
Last week I decided (very last minute) to attend the Sunstone Symposium for the first time. Sunstone is an academic style journal that critically examines Mormonism. …
ymf podcast: episode 5 – what the church has to offer youth (based on a Sunstone Symposium presentation)
Join Julia as she speaks with fellow YMF-ers, Tinesha and Emma, about their Sunstone Symposium panel discussion in which they discussed “What the church has to offer…
just a friendly reminder (from a trans* person)
Just a friendly reminder that some men have vulvas and some women have penises. Just a friendly reminder that there are more than two genders. Just…
by divine design
By Lesa “As I have often told my sisters in the Female Relief Societies, we have sisters here who, if they had the privilege of studying,…
why i won’t be married in the temple
The promise of eternal families through temple marriage is at the very core of Mormon doctrine. Temple marriage brings with it the hope of the…
announcing the ymf scholarship winner: grace miller
We are pleased to announce the winner of our first-ever scholarship (affectionately called the “YOLO” Scholarship): Grace Miller! Grace is an outstanding woman and we’re so…
damn, girl
Content Warning: This post contains descriptions of emotional abuse. She asked me what I wanted to do with my hair and I told her to cut it…
yes, all humans.
i think we’ve established that the so-called american dream is a myth, yes? that not everyone (in fact, hardly anyone) can conceivably pull themselves up by…
ymf podcast: episode 4 – one month later
Join Julia as she speaks with two YMFers, Ally and Keli, about how they are feeling and how they sense things are in the feminist community…
Young Mormon Feminists 