teaching modesty
During the six years I spent in the Young Women’s program at church, modesty standards were drilled into my head with vigor. Little emphasis was placed…
place me behind prison walls
“Looking at Lehi’s dream, I feel like BYU’s honor code office handcuffs you to the iron rod and then says, “No, you have agency, you can…
why I don’t use that acne cream you bought me
Dear Mom, I don’t use that acne cream because I don’t want to be beautiful for you. Ever since I was 15 or 16 you have…
the immodesty of the golden globes (no no, not the dresses)
If you follow movie or pop culture you may have noticed that last Sunday night was home to the 71st annual Golden Globe awards, a place…
your dress is too short, again
Guest post by Desiree Chavez I recently went to the temple to do some baptisms for my friend’s family. Instead of feeling the peace of the temple…
another BYU modesty note: the toxicity of shame in LDS culture
This article is being republished (with permission and at the author’s request) from her personal blog, found here. You can read more about a similar incident,…
my self-respect is not my clothing
by Tinesha Young Women’s Leader: Ladies, how do you feel when you dress immodestly? (This is a trick question. No one answers. To answer…
addressing “the evolution of the swimsuit”
A video has been making the rounds of the internet, particularly in Mormon spheres, of swimsuit designer Jessica Rey speaking about “The Evolution the Swimsuit.” This…
wet hot immodest summer
Guest post by Lisa St. Frank A few days ago I heard someone blasting Will Smith’s Summertime and I realized that it’s summer time indeed. I’m…
policing modesty
Guest post by Darryl Reid. Darryl is an activist, writer, and photographer from Ontario, Canada. It is often said that the road to hell is paved…
confronting the naked facts of male immodesty, one kneecap at a time
Tinesha and Hannah present this investigative report to shed some light on this dark, dark situation. Recently, a male BYU-Idaho student uploaded the following image to…
mostly modest
Guest post by Justin Anfinsen. To read more from him, see his post on Adventures in a Singles Ward. Males have raging uncontrollable, hormones. Females have…
