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, October 21, 2019

There Will Be No Conversion Therapy in Zion

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The incomparable Buzz and Ginny Schilaty In 2007, at the age of 23, my parents became the 5th and 6th people I told that I was attracte...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

The Place Where I Found the Courage to Be Me

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Last year after giving a presentation at BYU on the LGBTQ & SSA student experience at BYU, a professor came up to me and asked what i...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The Greatest Law is Love

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Just over a year ago I participated on an LGBT themed panel at the BYU Religious Freedom Review. During the session a man asked the pan...
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Monday, September 2, 2019

The Gift My Mom Forgot to Give Me

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As I write this post it is my mom’s 71 st  birthday. Three years ago she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the day before her birthday. ...
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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Spiritual Nudges

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Below is the text of a talk I gave at my stake conference last night.  I am an optimist by nature. In spiritual terms, I was given the g...
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Monday, August 5, 2019

12 Years Since Coming Out

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August 12 th  marks the 12 year anniversary of my first coming out. I’ve told that story hundreds of times at Ally Nights, in one on one co...
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Monday, July 15, 2019

Alzheimer's Sucks!

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I lost my cool when I was visiting my parents over Christmas. It was after 11 pm and when I went into my room to get ready for bed all my...
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