My Lines in the Sand
Living as a transgender woman in conservative Idaho presents challenges that often weigh heavily on me. I’ve frequently found myself
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The Best Description of Trans Anxiety
I recently had a conversation with a friend about our shared political anxieties. She confided that, as a Hispanic woman,
Initial Thoughts after Election
Its taken me a minute to articulate how I feel about the election results. While I have my initial reaction
My Addition to “Mother Wove the Morning”
For generations, “Mother Wove the Morning” by Carol Lynn Pearson had been held as a powerful story which tells of
Preparation for a Reform Mormon Endowment
Transcript Ritual is a powerful way to help ensure that an entheogenic experience is a positive one. My first iteration
A Temple to Call Home
I have been thinking a lot about the Endowment and the Temples they are usually performed in lately. I have
My High Priestess – Matriarch Ordination
In the Mormon tradition, priesthood represents a sacred responsibility to act on behalf of the community, guiding them toward a
My Queer Mormonism
Like Blaire, I often have people tell me that my Mormonism and my Queerness are incompatible. I have found that
By What Authority?
Jesus broke from the traditions of his day, and the religious authorities at the time condemned him for this. This
A New Approach to Exaltation
My parents were heterosexual, cisgender, married, and had four children. This is the life they envisioned for themselves, and they