tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post8202063109657361150..comments2024-02-17T06:39:55.875-08:00Comments on Ben There, Done That: BYU’s LGBTQ & SSA Student ForumBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04151204932376899998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post-16371025656392644142018-10-07T08:33:34.848-07:002018-10-07T08:33:34.848-07:00Love this post. So glad things are changing at BYU...Love this post. So glad things are changing at BYU. Love your writing.Stephen Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144836354408046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post-11098531760564467542018-04-01T22:26:24.611-07:002018-04-01T22:26:24.611-07:00I feel honored and blessed to lean on the words an...I feel honored and blessed to lean on the words and actions of so many brave human beings as I seek for personal understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post-56807737236047658332018-03-22T12:41:48.335-07:002018-03-22T12:41:48.335-07:00Ben, I just read your op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribu...Ben, I just read your op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune, and want to congratulate you for your bravery and what you and others are trying to do at BYU, and therefore, in the Church generally. I am a 70-year old gay Mormon who has chosen to remain celibate. Being from that generation was very difficult and the life experiences of people 40 and older are very different from the openness that today's young people are experiencing. I think that is largely because of brave young men and women like yourself who are willing to stand up and be counted and no longer have to hide in the closet. I am more open about my sexuality today because of the freedom that your generation has enabled, and I appreciate your example. I don't know how things will go in the future, but if those who are promoting the "It Gets Better" movement are right, I think that is also going to be true in the Church. I don't expect the doctrine or the policies to ever change to the extent that gay members will enjoy the full blessings of temple marriage or the acceptance of gay marriage, but I believe the time will come when gay people will be more fully embraced, recognized, accepted and feel genuinely a part of the Church. Thanks for being modern-day pioneers in living worthy lives while enduring the challenges that life has given you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post-87808811518954147352018-03-21T20:14:05.657-07:002018-03-21T20:14:05.657-07:00I feel incredibly honored to know three of you per...I feel incredibly honored to know three of you personally. Kait and I interned together at the State Hospital, Gabe lived in my dorm hallway freshman year, and you're my social work buddy!<br />Delanie Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202401192004820696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post-52603594858762637632018-03-21T16:24:00.843-07:002018-03-21T16:24:00.843-07:00I love this so much!!!!!!!!!I love this so much!!!!!!!!!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889691877084505249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565469030539917833.post-23928431080907979312018-03-21T15:23:47.466-07:002018-03-21T15:23:47.466-07:00I really wish I were able to be in Utah and attend...I really wish I were able to be in Utah and attend that forum! I am so pleased that you participated in this, and I am so pleased that it was received well!Joshua Tannernoreply@blogger.com