Not only is it Pride month but it’s also been almost 10 years since the Mormon church issued their policy against the children of LGBTQIA+ parents. We take a look at the effects that policy had, the increasingly draconian measures the government is taking, and we read between the lines of Mormon church policies. We also look at the measures people are taking to improve the lives of LGBTQIA+. For Media of Great Price, we watched the lovely 2018 movie Rafiki about two lesbian women in Kenya. And we end with good news out of Paris about a new monument. Happy Pride Month!
Show notes:
https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/why-utah-no-utopia-lgbt-equality-despite-progress
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/the-utah-compromise-is-a-dangerous-lgbt-trojan-horse-db790ad3b69e/
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/handbook-changes-same-sex-marriages-elder-christofferson
https://kutv.com/news/local/group-holds-mass-resignation-from-lds-church-in-slc-saturday
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/local/2017/09/30/mormon-general-conference-resumes-for-the-first-time-monson-will-not-be-attending-any-sessions/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/tag/good-news/
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-nelson-handbook-change
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/03/26/mormon-leaders-update-rules-to-allow-adults-in-the-room-for-interviews-with-children-women/
https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/4/3/23221628/new-apostles-reflect-growth-diversity-of-the-church-2/
https://mormonmentalhealthassoc.org/resources/position-statements/november-5th-policy-reversal/
https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/HB0228.html
https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0521.html
https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0283.html
https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0316.html
https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0527.html
https://wheatandtares.org/2017/11/04/the-policy-remember-remember-the-5th-of-november/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_teachings_on_homosexuality_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-trevor-project-celebrates-utah-bill-protecting-lgbtq-youth-from-conversion-therapy/
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/2/17/23604347/conversion-therapy-ban-lgbt-utah-bill/
https://www.newsweek.com/utah-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-law-1483039
https://archive.org/details/Homosexuality1981/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/love-motivated-policy-changes-toward-lgbt-parents-children
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/06/455014520/mormon-church-declares-same-sex-couples-to-be-apostates
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/04/709988377/in-major-shift-mormon-church-rolls-back-controversial-policies-toward-lgbt-membe
https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3144035&itype=CMSID
https://mormonleaks.io/wiki/index.php?title=File:Re-_Gay_Couples_and_Baby_Blessings-2015-07-21.pdf
https://mormonleaks.io/wiki/documents/2/28/Re-_Gay_Couples_and_Baby_Blessings-2015-07-21.pdf
https://protectldschildren.org/
https://goodmenproject.com/politics-2/mass-protest-against-sexually-explicit-interviews-by-mormon-bishops-wcz/
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/03/26/mormon-leaders-update-rules-to-allow-adults-in-the-room-for-interviews-with-children-women/
https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/4/3/23221628/new-apostles-reflect-growth-diversity-of-the-church-2/
https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/two-utah-laws-related-religious-expression-workplace-take-effect#:~:text=H.B.%20396%20%E2%80%93%20Workplace%20Discrimination%20Amendments&text=H.B.%20396%20generally%20prohibits%20an,employee's%20sincerely%20held%20religious%20beliefs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_SB_296_(2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/obergefell-v-hodges/
https://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/14-556_Major_Religious_Organizations.pdf
https://fedsoc.org/contributors/robin-wilson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26xMnkZCxoc
https://kutv.com/news/local/group-holds-mass-resignation-from-lds-church-in-slc-saturday
https://quitmormon.com/faq
https://equalityutah.org/advocacy/?search_year=2024#tracker
MOGP: Rafiki: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8286894/
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/rafiki-2018
Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafiki_(film)
Happy News:
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/paris-unveils-memorial-lgbtq-victims-nazi-regime-persecutions-rcna207691
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism. Here’s the most recent episode on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsofor4IgR8
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