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July 2020

July 20, 2020

An Apology…

Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST, CSTS can be reached at natashaparker.org and runs an online practice, Symmetry Solutions,...

March 2020

March 06, 2020

Just Let Us Love One Another

Beautiful, emotional day marching as a BYU alumni, a Mama Dragon, a member of the...

February 2020

February 24, 2020

Praying For This Moment For Years

“You need to be more Christlike.” BYU professor says he’s been praying for this moment...

February 22, 2020

Affirmation’s Response to New Church Handbook

Affirmation is a pivotal entity in our LDS/Mormon community and has come out with their...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

FOR YEARS UTAH’S LGBTQ CHILDREN WERE SUBJECTED TO CONVERSION THERAPY. THAT’S ABOUT TO END

As far as the church’s pushback and their “concern” for religious freedom... when are we...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Dear Elder Hathaway… your remarks are inexcusable…

Powerful self advocacy. LDS leaders are perpetrating hate speech towards LGBTQ+ members and for the...

August 19, 2019

Ed Smart-A Common LDS Story

I cannot second Nathan Kitchen's words enough! This was a very thought out post I...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

“The Homophobic Teachings of the Mormon Church Killed my Son”

Tragic and well compiled read by Mormon father who lost his son to suicide....

May 2019

May 11, 2019

LDS Comments are a Good Indicator of why LGBTQ+ Youth feel Rejected & Afraid to Tell their Truth

I just wrote a piece about being accountable for the things we write on "comments"...

April 2019

April 25, 2019

Our Children Taught Us How to Love

The Mama Dragon organization has been a wealthy resource that many, even from other congregations...

April 10, 2019

Look Me In the Eyes and Say “I’m Sorry”

As I sift through thousands of comments on Facebook feeds of people affected by the...

April 08, 2019

Plea to President Nelson about Families

President Russell M. Nelson, I want to be respectful, yet firm and to the point....

April 05, 2019

MMHA Makes Statement in Response To Policy Reversal

I am extremely fortunate to work with some of the most amazing people advocating for...

January 2018

January 26, 2018

Unicorns and Bats

I have yet to have the type of sit down I’d like to have with...

January 17, 2018

Statement from Affirmation about the First Presidency

As we welcome a Prophet and his Counselors to their new leadership roles, I feel...

January 08, 2018

No Ram in the Thicket

I heard of another transgender youth who died by suicide in a small community of...

December 2017

December 13, 2017

Launching “Sex Talk with Natasha”

I am so excited to be launching this new project, Sex Talk with Natasha, TONIGHT (how...

November 2017

November 06, 2017

2 Years Later Abusive Policy Still Stands

Like many things that seem like an alternate reality these days... it's hard to believe...

October 2017

October 04, 2017

Eclipsing with our Opposites… Love Loud

I very much wish I could have attended the Loveloud Festival in person, but instead...

September 2017

September 30, 2017

Elder Oaks… Stop It!

Elder Oaks, With the respect, concern and sustaining responsibility of a fellow Latter-day Saint, not...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Forced to Look at Our Straight Privilege

A 12-year old young woman forced us, as an LDS membership this past week, to...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

We Are Not the Authorities on “Counterfeit Marriage”….

I wrote a post at the beginning of the week celebrating a video the church...

March 14, 2017

Utah’s Escalating Suicide Rates

Two articles were released this week that deal with the growing and alarming number of...

December 2016

December 18, 2016

Mother and son bridge the void of faith transition…

The following excerpt is from an anonymous guest. With the spirit of Christmas all around...

December 17, 2016

Why is the “sex addiction” diagnosis harmful?

Dr. David Ley was recently interviewed by a reporter about sex addiction and the recent...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Book Review: God Told Me to Hate You

I was asked by Patheos to do the following book review: In God Told Me...

November 05, 2016

Anniversary of Nov 5th Abusive Policy Leak

It's difficult to believe that it's only been a year since the leak of the...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

I’m Gay and this is My Church Too!

With General Conference among us, I know we are bound to hear much about the...

September 28, 2016

Troubling Report is Disavowed – Yes, of course!

Today, faculty members of John Hopkins University published an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, Hopkins faculty...

September 09, 2016

The tired question: Do people “choose” to be gay?

Today’s guest post is written by Dr. Jim Pfaus. Opinions shared on guest posts may not...