qmwproject Dec 6, 20182 minMorgan’s StoryNovember 14, 2015 “I have something I need to say. I like girls. I don't know what I’m going to do. I know I love the gospel, though. I’m...
qmwproject Nov 5, 20188 minOn November 5, Kimberly AndersonNovember 5th, 2015, I was in Denver, Colorado preparing to give a presentation at the Auraria Campus downtown. A presentation that I had...
qmwproject Nov 5, 20182 minGod Sits in my Kitchen Sometimes, by Jaclyn FosterGod sits in my kitchen sometimes. Well, not in mykitchen – in the kitchen of my childhood home, a ‘90s bungalow with white appliances,...
qmwproject Oct 22, 20181 minThe New Name, AnonymousMy husband and I named my wife In the corner of a Wendy’s parking lot. Me, scrolling through baby names — Him, eating a cheeseburger....
qmwproject Oct 15, 20182 minMack’s StoryWhen I was twenty-two I almost killed myself because better dead than gay, right? I was eleven when I first wanted to kiss a girl. I...
qmwproject Oct 10, 20181 minYou Said, by Jenny Smith I said, “I’m bisexual.” You said, “I still love you.” I said, “I want to take the children to meet my friends.” You said, “No. I don’t...
qmwproject Sep 24, 20182 minFrank Pellet's Story My name is Frank Pellett. I'm a 44 year old software developer for the LDS Church. I've sired 5 children and have been blissfully...
qmwproject Sep 21, 20184 minEstelle Hafen's StoryWhen I was in 8th grade I knew I was going to kill myself. It felt inevitable really. I was miserable. My heart hurt so much. I felt like...
qmwproject Sep 17, 20184 minhard conversations, by Jaclyn Foster “And by the time I identified as being gay, it was too late. I was already homophobic, and you do not get to just flick a switch on that....
qmwproject Sep 12, 20188 minLynnette's Story, by Kerry SpencerWhen I see her in my head, as I saw her that first time, she is slightly back-lit, slightly bow-legged, with her slightly masculine round...
qmwproject Aug 31, 20181 minShift, by Jaclyn FosterYou love me And I don't feel like I'm not welcome When you tell me You only hate the sin How could I think It's hurtful Every time you...
qmwproject Jul 19, 201815 minOn Cleaving: Kerry Spencer's StoryHere is a secret: both my husband and I are gay. That this is still a secret to so many people has been less about shame—though, we’re...
qmwproject Jul 19, 20182 minLove Us: Blaire OstlerI know, you say you love us. But you cannot accept sin. I get it, I do. But what you don’t seem to get is that my “sin” is me. You may...
qmwproject Jul 19, 20187 minAmanda Farr's StoryI can remember lurking in the corner of the BYU library, way back in the winter of 2004 reading some of the very first posts on Feminist...
qmwproject Jul 19, 20181 minI do not Sing for my Husband: a poem by Jenny SmithMost of my memories are music. My grandfather sitting at the Tabernacle organ, his fingers dancing across the keys. Duets sung by my...
qmwproject Jul 19, 20188 minWay in the Closet, Serving the Lord: Judith Mehr’s StoryI am a well known artist in the Mormon community and have received numerous commissions to paint portraits of LDS general authorities,...