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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,...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE LDS CHURCH

Today’s guest post is written by Brittan Messerly. Opinions shared on guest posts may not completely...

May 2020

May 27, 2020

Ignorance is Only Bliss for the Ignorant

It’s so important for us to hear the voices of our members who are leaving...

May 15, 2020

Protecting LGBT+ Members

Tireless work by this papa dragon. Today’s guest post is written by Thomas Montgomery. Opinions shared...

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...

February 07, 2020

Symmetry Solution Strategies

Symmetry Solution Strategies is a 15-30 minutes Q&A/discussion session with a group of Symmetry Solutions...

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...

December 2019

December 02, 2019

Time to be Thankful

Jennifer White' s thoughts on Symmetry Solutions blog about this local matter that was handled...

November 2019

November 13, 2019

How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

Sex Talk with Natasha has developed the 10 part webinar series: Check out this preview:...

October 2019

October 05, 2019

Response to President Nelson’s BYU Address

I had a very similar critique of words shared "prophetically" that I shared in the...

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....

July 19, 2019

Sexual Pleasure and Hell too Closely Correlated

Some notes I took during the recent AASECT conference I attended: I’m going to fail...

July 15, 2019

Hug a Bisexual Mormon

I love Blaire Ostler and how she represents/advocates for herself and others. YES! It's...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

To the Authors of a Better Mormon Story

I came to know Margo Catts as both a wonderful hostess and a beautiful writer....

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"...

May 01, 2019

Spiritual Extortion

Lesley Butterfield has been a guest poster on this blog before. I appreciated her thoughts...

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 15, 2019

Articles & News Coverage To Be Aware Of…

Here is a list of links to several articles and news coverage regarding the recent...

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 04, 2019

Please Don’t Hit Me Again: Response to New Policies

As usual, Blaire adds eloquence, truth and voice to this situation we often find ourselves...