107: Cher McCoy | A Mother's Love: My Journey as an LGBT ally, friend and mom.
Latter Gay Stories30 Touko 2019

107: Cher McCoy | A Mother's Love: My Journey as an LGBT ally, friend and mom.

On Mother's Day, Cher's son came out to her. From that day forward she fought to protect him and the community he belongs to.

In this episode Cher discusses her journey as an LGBT ally and friend to the LDS/LGBT community. She shares the hard parts about religion, society and the traditional views of sexuality.

Cher offers advice to parents of LGBT children and what her path looked like during those crucial "coming out" experiences.

https://youtu.be/cyCKcECOYFU

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135: Jennifer and Shaunie |  Stepping Across Lines To Embrace Our Happiness

135: Jennifer and Shaunie | Stepping Across Lines To Embrace Our Happiness

Shaunie Schow was a small-town Idaho woman who served as a Relief Society President and in the Stake Relief Society presidency. Jennifer Saunders was the complete opposite. Individually, they naviga...

15 Heinä 20201h 1min

134: David Staker and Rob Schopke: Finding Ourselves and Finding Each Other

134: David Staker and Rob Schopke: Finding Ourselves and Finding Each Other

"We were not only gay. We were not only married. But we were also attending Church—with our children, and the Church didn't know how to handle all of that. It took a couple of General Authorities to d...

11 Kesä 20201h 10min

133: Tiana Matson | How Coming Out to my Mission President Changed My Life

133: Tiana Matson | How Coming Out to my Mission President Changed My Life

Tiana story is similar to many others in her shoes. She knew from a very early age that she was different. What did that difference mean? And how do you explain something that you can't define? Follo...

21 Touko 202050min

132: Bernie Jessop | From Mormonism to Polygamy: How A Gay Man Found His Path

132: Bernie Jessop | From Mormonism to Polygamy: How A Gay Man Found His Path

He was born into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in a turn of events Bernie was excommunicated. His excommunication didn't come because he is gay—that would come later—but because ...

30 Huhti 20201h 13min

131: Laura Root | My Story of Happiness and Joy

131: Laura Root | My Story of Happiness and Joy

For many it's a familiar story: active Latter-day Saint, hiding the feelings of same-sex attraction, and doing the things society requires of you to remain "normal". But what happens when you can no l...

16 Huhti 20201h 2min

130: Tyler Lefevor | Four Option Survey: LGBTQ/LDS Research

130: Tyler Lefevor | Four Option Survey: LGBTQ/LDS Research

So, you've heard of the 4 OPTION SURVEY, but do you know what it is? We've got you covered! Tyler is an assistant professor of psychology at Rhodes College studying LGBTQ topics specific to Mormonism...

15 Huhti 20201h 2min

129: Keindrick Willis | My Personal, Mental and Spiritual Tug-of-War

129: Keindrick Willis | My Personal, Mental and Spiritual Tug-of-War

A convert to the Church from Alabama, Keindrick did everything exactly "Mormon". While serving a mission to New York he also identified his sexuality. This story is Keindrick's journey coming out, att...

12 Maalis 20201h 3min

128: Debi and Aimee | Breaking Down The Barriers

128: Debi and Aimee | Breaking Down The Barriers

How many years does it take to realize that you're not as straight as the church wanted you to be? For Debi and Aimee, it took almost ten. Even after living together, working together and spending all...

20 Helmi 20201h 5min

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