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The Battle, by Gabriela Amada
There is a battle in me. A war raging between what my mind has been taught to be true, and what my soul and body are fighting to live...
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- Jul 23, 2019
- 1 min
Mortal Aperture, Anonymous
I’m beginning to think that it was never meant to be a final goodbye. I am beginning to feel like the aperture of mortality was too tight...
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qmwproject
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Male Judgment, by Mormon Woman Unfolding
I hadn’t realized how wearing modest clothing was like Wearing male judgment right next to my skin. Boobs too big, or too small, with...
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qmwproject
- Jul 19, 2019
- 1 min
A Longing, by Gabriella Amada
I 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...
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qmwproject
- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
he does not come to you, by Elle Mae
they 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...
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qmwproject
- Jul 8, 2019
- 2 min
Letting Go, by Alma Linda Martinez
Six years down the road perhaps there will be another woman who will stir heaven in my solar plexus. Perhaps the sound of her laughter...
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qmwproject
- Jul 5, 2019
- 1 min
Transfigured, by Ash
Transfigured by Ash Rowan I climb the mountain, alone: hand over hand and foot over foot, with no one to greet me at the summit...
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qmwproject
- Jul 2, 2019
- 6 min
With a Firm Hope, by Andi Ybarra
I 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....
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qmwproject
- Apr 22, 2019
- 1 min
A Closeted Grief, Anonymous
A 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...
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qmwproject
- Apr 18, 2019
- 1 min
I 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...
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qmwproject
- Apr 11, 2019
- 6 min
Holding 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...
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qmwproject
- Apr 9, 2019
- 1 min
Bisexuality, 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...
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qmwproject
- Mar 18, 2019
- 6 min
Yep, I’m Gay: Katie Chrystler’s Story
When 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)...
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qmwproject
- Mar 13, 2019
- 5 min
I Owe a Debt, by Rebecca Moore
When 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...
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qmwproject
- Mar 8, 2019
- 7 min
A Visit to the Golden Gate Bridge, by Kimberly Anderson
I have been wondering how my 2018 was going to pan out. Especially since I have been spending a few months contemplating an essay I...
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qmwproject
- Mar 8, 2019
- 6 min
Ordinary 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...
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qmwproject
- Mar 6, 2019
- 1 min
The Ordinary Love of Iseult, by Kerry Spencer
True 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...
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qmwproject
- Feb 14, 2019
- 19 min
13 Reasons Why I Did Not Kill Myself Last Year, by Kimberly Anderson
Earlier this year a show titled ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ aired on Netflix. I watched the entire series. I am working in suicide awareness...
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qmwproject
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
Ash’s Comic
I 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...
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qmwproject
- Dec 17, 2018
- 5 min
Molly Day’s Religion A 121 Essay
Being 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...
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