qmwproject Jul 22, 20191 minMale Judgment, by Mormon Woman UnfoldingI hadn’t realized how wearing modest clothing was like Wearing male judgment right next to my skin. Boobs too big, or too small, with...
qmwproject Jul 19, 20191 minA Longing, by Gabriella AmadaI want to know when the longing will go away for you. A longing to share a secret circle of inside jokes. A longing to feel our fingers...
qmwproject Jul 10, 20191 minhe does not come to you, by Elle Maethey told me, "you come to God. he doesn't come to you." so i sat. listened. believed. dug my fingernails into my palm and pulsed. i...
qmwproject Jul 8, 20192 minLetting Go, by Alma Linda MartinezSix years down the road perhaps there will be another woman who will stir heaven in my solar plexus. Perhaps the sound of her laughter...
qmwproject Jul 5, 20191 minTransfigured, by AshTransfigured by Ash Rowan I climb the mountain, alone: hand over hand and foot over foot, with no one to greet me at the summit...
qmwproject Jul 2, 20196 minWith a Firm Hope, by Andi YbarraI had my exit interview for my mission in a small church in East Texas. We had driven with our STL’s, and everyone was so excited for me....
qmwproject Apr 22, 20191 minA Closeted Grief, AnonymousA random algorithm played one of your songs today. I listed to it once, twice, three times before I stopped to ask myself why we push on...
qmwproject Apr 18, 20191 minI Can See Now, by Liz I can see now Why I've always felt awkward hugging other women. It felt so good And so shameful. I can see now Why I didn't have a...
qmwproject Apr 11, 20196 minHolding Hands, by Sharon“There’s a family moving into the ward.” I look up from my laptop and pull out an earbud. “What?” “They’ve got a daughter, a little older...
qmwproject Apr 9, 20191 minBisexuality, by Elle And like Anne spelled with an E, she apologized for not being a boy, because that's what I wanted, right? And, no, all I ever wanted was...
qmwproject Mar 18, 20196 minYep, I’m Gay: Katie Chrystler’s StoryWhen I was growing up in Provo, Utah in the 1990’s, a lesbian couple lived a few houses down the street from my family. My (very mormon)...
qmwproject Mar 13, 20195 minI Owe a Debt, by Rebecca MooreWhen I was a senior at BYU-Idaho I was my ward’s Relief Society president. I had also begun to dip my toe into the coming out pool. At...
qmwproject Mar 8, 20197 minA Visit to the Golden Gate Bridge, by Kimberly AndersonI have been wondering how my 2018 was going to pan out. Especially since I have been spending a few months contemplating an essay I...
qmwproject Mar 8, 20196 minOrdinary Magnificent, by Kerry Spencer Sometimes, when I look at Heather, I remember another life. They are fleeting memories, strange in their specificity. She will be...
qmwproject Mar 6, 20191 minThe Ordinary Love of Iseult, by Kerry SpencerTrue Love is no great thing It's more the wordless gift of a Diet Coke on your bedstand ("Because I just thought you would want it...
qmwproject Feb 14, 201919 min13 Reasons Why I Did Not Kill Myself Last Year, by Kimberly AndersonEarlier this year a show titled ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ aired on Netflix. I watched the entire series. I am working in suicide awareness...
qmwproject Jan 15, 20191 minAsh’s ComicI often wonder… is there a place for me in the world… (Ash, a short-haired person wearing a hoodie, looks uncertain as they weigh two...
qmwproject Dec 17, 20185 minMolly Day’s Religion A 121 EssayBeing an LGBTQ/SSA member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is anything but easy. It is a constant barrage of negative...
qmwproject Dec 13, 201815 minAllison Vail’s StoryComing out is scary. Coming out is hard and you don’t know how everyone will react. Depending on the nature of how you came out it can...
qmwproject Dec 10, 20181 minWhat Ashley Told MeI remember shutting half of my body down once to tell a gay friend, “Having same sex attraction is comparable to mental illness in the...