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CYBER: Operation Underground Railroad, Psychic Intelligence, and ‘Sound of Freedom’
CYBER: Operation Underground Railroad, Psychic Intelligence, and ‘Sound of Freedom’
Queer Students Are Fleeing This Huge Mormon College Because of its Dating Rules
Brigham Young University's rule change seemingly opened the door for LGBTQ students to come out. With the policy reversing course, some of those students are considering transferring.
BYU Is Trying to Force Queer Students Back Into the Closet
The university's honor code opened the door to let LGBTQ students come out at the Mormon institution, but the change seems to have been disconcertingly brief.
The Trans Mormon Who Won't Let His Church Excommunicate Him
Broadly follows Emmett Claren as he tries to negotiate his gender identity and faith within a historically anti-LGBTQ church.
Why Detroit Is Embracing a Mormon Halloween Tradition
"Trunk or treating" has been a thing in some corners of America for decades, but it seems to be gaining a new foothold in cities where community has frayed.
[NSFW] This Feminist Ex-Mormon Is Bringing Floral Vagina Paintings to Utah | #50StatesofArt
Women from all over the world modeled for Jacqueline Secor's surreal archive of female anatomy's multitudes of beauty.
The Ex-Mormon Exposing the LDS Church With a Whistle-Blowing Website
Ryan McKnight has a singular mission—to expose Mormon Church abuses with an anonymous Wikileaks-style site. We spoke to McKnight about what he hopes to achieve.
'I'm a Person, and I Deserve More': What It's Like to Escape a Polygamous Cult
In Utah, members of the Kingston Clan blend into contemporary society—but the Mormon group openly practices polygamy and incest and exploits its members financially. We spoke to former members to uncover what it's like to grow up in the religious sect...
The Mormon Feminists Fighting for Women's Right to Join the Priesthood
Kristine Stolakis's new documentary, "Where We Stand," follows a stay-at-home mom turned vocal feminist advocate, as she navigates the repercussions of her unpopular activism in her predominantly Mormon suburb.
The Journey Out: Women Who Escaped a Polygamist Mormon Cult Share Their Story
Although its leader Warren Jeffs is spending life in jail for raping his child brides, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) remains under his increasingly harsh control. Those who escape are ostracized by their family.
More Than 2,500 Mormons Are Resigning from the Church Over Anti-LGBT Policy
Earlier this month, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it would no longer bless or baptize the children of gay parents until they renounce same-sex marriage and cohabitation after turning 18 years old.
A Gay Mormon Man and His Wife Want the Supreme Court to Know They Support Marriage Equality
A “mixed orientation” Mormon couple is upset that their remarks were used to argue against gay marriage in a brief submitted to the Supreme Court.