Josiah Ryan, a gay former Mormon, dresses up as “Gay Jesus” every year at the Utah Pride Festival in Salt Lake City to help attendees reconcile their feelings of being ostracized by their families and religious communities. Ryan recently explained…[Continue Reading...]
SHEBOYGAN – Madame Tuck glided down the theater aisles during the 1980s-themed Halloween show, donning dangly earrings, a gold sequin gown and red wig. She had just left a rainbow chiffon shawl on stage. As she danced and lip synced…[Continue Reading...]
Even by Hollywood standards, Mike White is quite the character. Born Michael Christopher White, the award-winning actor, producer, director, and screenwriter has been active in the industry for over 25 years. He's penned screenplays for films like School of Rock…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members. The policies, released Monday, include rules barring trans people from working with…[Continue Reading...]
Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma beauty queen who gained fame by convincing America that a “breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine” before seeing her popularity plummet as she railed against gay rights, has died.…[Continue Reading...]
‘Salt Lake is a very queer place,’ said the historian J Seth Anderson after he and his husband became the first gay couple to be married in Utah, in 2013. When most non-Utahns think of the state, probably the last…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has introduced a slew of new policies further restricting trans Mormons’ involvement in their faith communities, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. On Monday, the church released the latest version of…[Continue Reading...]
For most of his life, singer David Archuleta was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — until inner turmoil over his sexuality nearly drove him to self-harm. “The church is very much emphasized on…[Continue Reading...]
EXCLUSIVE: The new docuseries Not Part of the Plan exploring the lives of four queer Mormon teens from executive producers Wilson Cruz (Visible: Out on Television), Amy Redford (The Lincoln Project), Xan Parker (Ron Howard’s Rebuilding Paradise) and Hadleigh Arnst,…[Continue Reading...]
After coming out as queer in 2021 and leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last year, David Archuleta's relationships with his ex-fellow Mormons have changed. At Project Angel Food's star dedication ceremony for the late George Michael…[Continue Reading...]
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