Three months after the publication of Devout, David Archuleta is both digging deeper into the journey that led him to write his memoir and finding more balance in his life since the New York Times best seller debuted. Archuleta became…[Continue Reading...]
Shlomo Satt remembers first thinking he might be gay at 13 years old after seeing an article about gay marriage in the newspaper. Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community on Long Island, New York, Satt immediately felt anxious about…[Continue Reading...]
A recent study published in Sex Roles suggests that the general public often underestimates the dangers of controlling relationship behaviors when the victims are men. The research provides evidence that people tend to take emotional and psychological abuse more seriously…[Continue Reading...]
Something we know all too well is that Mormonism and queerness just don’t mix. We’ve talked about “ex-gay” mormons before—who aren’t actually ex-gay at all—as well as Mormons who remain married to their wives, despite openly cruising other dudes. But…[Continue Reading...]
My family have been members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints since 1850, when my great-great-grandfather became our first Mormon convert and made the journey to Utah. Seven generations later, I was born in Colorado. My parents…[Continue Reading...]
As 19-year-old Sara Glass sat across from a stranger in a hotel lobby in downtown Manhattan, she knew the rest of her life would be decided for her. Both raised in the Orthodox Gur sect of Hasidic Judaism, the pair…[Continue Reading...]
Hollywood actor Luke Evans has spoken about reaching a "dark place" during his teenage years when he was experiencing difficulties growing up as gay and being a member of the Jehovah's Witness community. In the third episode of the brand…[Continue Reading...]
Sara Glass was only 19 when she married. As she describes in her memoir, “Kissing Girls on Shabbat,” she may have looked like a picture-perfect ultra-Orthodox bride. But inside, she felt shame, confusion and a desire that she couldn’t understand.…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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