Posted by:
fischmama4
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Date: November 08, 2015 08:48PM
Hello all! I've been lurking on this board off and on for a few years but officially registered today. I left the Mormon church in 2007 and am the daughter of an gay man who lived a closeted life as a faithful Mormon for many years. He was married to my mom in the Temple and as many other stories go their marriage fell apart when he realized that no amount of praying and Church service could make the the gay go away.
I also have two younger brothers who are gay, one still lives as an inactive Mormon hoping the church will one day change it's policy on homosexuality and he can return to active service in a church that he still loves. My other brother left the church a few years ago and is an activist in the LGBT community. The announcement from the Church this weekend shook me to the core. I never submitted my resignation to the Church because I never saw the point but I will be doing so this week. I do not want my name tied any longer to an institution of such hate and vile!
I've been outspoken on Facebook since I got the announcement but decided tonight to put my thoughts to paper so to speak and wrote out my feelings on my blog. It posts to my Facebook page where I am still friends with quite a few TBM so it may get interesting in my life over the next few days. But I just don't care anymore! I'm done being polite dammit! The bear has been unleashed....
I hope to be an active voice on the boards from now on and look forward to taking on the Mormon church head on, for all the children!
~Kari
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2015 09:38PM by Susan I/S.