Thursday, June 21, 2018

The Freedom to Be Open about My Sexuality

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On Wednesday, Elder L. Whitney Clayton gave the keynote address at BYU’s Religious Freedom Annual Review. His words resonated with me as he...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Coming to Hearken

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Acts 12:12-16 tells a story that I originally thought was funny (and an odd choice to be included in the Bible), but has since taught me a p...
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Thursday, April 12, 2018

What I Wish People Understood

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A good friend of mine at BYU recently asked me what I wished church leaders understood about being gay. Here are my wishes. My straight f...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

BYU’s LGBTQ & SSA Student Forum

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On March 15, 2018, at 12:30 pm something happened that I never dreamed I’d see. I had just spent the last 90 minutes participating on B...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018

I Have Not Chosen to Be Celibate

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The following exchange happened in a professional meeting with more than a dozen people in attendance. Steve: (referring to something...
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Monday, November 20, 2017

From SSA to Gay

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What defines me? What makes me Ben? What parts of me shouldn’t be calculated when I consider my identity? What does it mean to be a child o...
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Thursday, November 16, 2017

The Stain and the Dance

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Recently I was chatting with a dear friend and she shared a dream with me that she had had some time ago. I was struck by the beautiful mes...
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