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044: Karin Hendricks and Tawnya Smith Pt. 1 on their religious upbringing and...
In part 1 of 3 Karin and Tawnya talk about their different religious backgrounds, their different ways of dealing with their orientations, their common path through music education. Link to Part 2...
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045: Karin Hendricks and Tawnya Smith Pt. 2 on pursuing spirituality...
In part 2 of 3 Karin and Tawnya describe how they met, developed friendship and fell in love, while Karin was coming to terms with her sexual orientation and her need to leave Mormonism. Link to Part...
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046: Karin Hendricks and Tawnya Smith Pt. 3 on their life together and their...
In Part 3 of 3 Tawnya and Karin talk about the important elements of their relationship, especially their spiritual journeys. Link to Part 1 here Link to Part 2 here Part 3
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047: Justin Utley Pt. 1 on growing up Mormon, his struggles, his early music...
In part 1 of 3 musician/song writer, Justin Utley, talks about growing up, his difficulties dealing with his orientation, his mission, and his very early success in the Mormon music scene in spite of...
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048: Justin Utley Pt. 2 on difficulties of coming out, dealing with suicide,...
In part 2 of 3 Justin discusses some very difficult experiences including the suicide of his boyfriend, bad guidance from bishops, losing his job due to discrimination, his own suicidality, finally...
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049: Justin Utley Pt. 3 on his successes with his music career and his...
In part 3 of 3 Justin talks about his life in New York, his successes as a musician, the joy of sharing his journey by sharing his music at pride festivals around the country and in Europe, his...
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2nd Conference on Healing with Tawnya Smith, Carol Lynn Pearson, Karin...
A second 2-hour conference on healing was sponsored by Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons, and is shared at Gay Mormon Stories with their permisssion. The July, 2013 conference was moderated by...
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066: Meg Abhau Pt.2 talks about her teen son’s coming out
In part 2 of 3 Meg talks about her gay son, and how he came out to her, and started her on her journey of becoming an ally. This is part of a series that will also include her husband Jake, and her...
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070: Jake Abhau Pt. 2 on his courtship, marriage, and son’s childhood
In part 2 of 3 Jake talks about key experiences on and after his mission, about his courtship with Meg, about becoming a father, and about Jon’s childhood. This is part of a series that also includes...
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071: Jake Abhau Pt. 3 on his son’s coming out, and on becoming an LGBT activist
In part 3 of 3, Jake describes the events of his 13 y/o son coming out, his rapid journey, his desire to support his son, and becoming an activist for the cause. This is part of a series that also...
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