Ben There, Done That

My last name is pronounced shi-LAD-ee (roughly rhymes with beef patty). I love puns, cacti, eating out, and good punctuation in text messages. I'm a lifelong Latter-day Saint and I'm gay.

Monday, March 18, 2019

You Are the Resources

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My dad asked for a rainbow tie for Christmas. Ginny and Buzz Schilaty are the best resources in the Church. Last week I spoke at a works...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The Time I Went to Conversion Therapy

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Conversion therapy can take a number of forms. The essential premise is that homosexuality is a pathology that can be treated and corrected...
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Monday, December 10, 2018

Creating Sacred Spaces

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There are 40 people in my social work cohort at school. 40 people who I’m in class with all the time. 40 people who are some of my closest ...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Carrying One Another’s Crosses

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I get a lot of phone calls from struggling gay Latter-day Saints. I got two such phone calls last night. And sometimes, like last night, I ...
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Sunday, October 28, 2018

Listen with Christlike Curiosity

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My friend Josh called me last year when I was still living in Tucson. He asked me what he should say when someone says something unkind abo...
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Sunday, September 30, 2018

My Mom Stole a Cat

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I’ve cried three times since my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. When I got the email from my dad about her diagnosis, the day before ...
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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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