a prayer.
dear god: i’m having a difficult time discerning right from wrong. i am trying to remember wwjd. but it seems to me that “what would jesus…
looking to heaven for parenting tips
looking to heaven for parenting tips earthly parenting I know many of the readers here are not parents, but since “young Mormon”…
ymf podcast: episode two: body image and garments, a survey
Join Julia as she interviews Nancy Ross and Jessica Finnegan, co-authors of “I’m a Mormon Feminist: How Social Media Revitalized and Enlarged a Movement,” about their…
mourn with those that mourn
Today Kate Kelly, founder of Ordain Women, was excommunicated from the LDS church. Kate was informed in an email from her former bishop that ” our…
sunday spotlight: austin
Sunday Spotlight is a series where we profile individuals in the Young Mormon Feminists community to hear their stories and get to know them a little…
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…
they that are whole need not a physician
Excommunication in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nullifies a person’s priesthood ordinances. To a faithful, believing member, this means spiritual death. It means separation…
muzzle me*
I am on “informal probation” because a stake president, in whose ward I no longer reside (1), felt that articles on this blog were inappropriate and…
losing my (cisnormative, heteronormative) religion…and finding It queerer
Lucas Kieran is an eighteen-year-old grey-romantic/sexual, genderqueer, rather gay trans demiboy. He was born and raised in the Church, although his records are under his birth…
whistle blowing in the kingdom
After years of working in a pizza joint, I was ecstatic at the thought of moving up in the teenage job scene. I got a position…
room for all in this church
Many in the YMF community wish to express their solidarity with those members facing excommunication. We are disappointed by the implied threat for all who participate…
the feminist cinephile: an analysis of women’s portrayal in IMDB’s top five films
By Erin Moore **Warning: this post contains spoilers for a few classic movies. It’s summer time, which means every spare dollar in my pocket will be…
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