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Ellen Features BYU Valedictorian Whose Message Went Viral

Latter-day Saint Matt Easton's powerful valedictorian speech has been shared across the nation, and he recently appeared on Ellen to share more of his remarkable story.

June LDS Living Book Club: Join Ben Schilaty, a gay BYU Honor Code administrator, for ‘A Walk in My Shoes’

In 2017, President M. Russell Ballard counseled, “We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord” (BYU Devotional, November 14, 2017).

Embracing the man behind the mask: How being Cosmo the Cougar led one man to accept God's will—and himself

By Danielle Christensen

Charlie Bird rotated his body in a perfect flip. It was the type of movement that was so familiar, the execution was more than just muscle memory now—it was a part of him. The man who had performed as Brigham Young University’s mascot, Cosmo the Cougar, and who had danced in ESPN’s 2017 College Football Awards, was simply doing what he had always done, defying gravity and soaring through the air.

Melaney Tagg: Kindness Begins With Me

There is an old Primary song that says, “I want to be kind to everyone, for that is right, you see. So I say to myself, ‘Remember this: Kindness begins with me.'” Melaney Tagg, our guest on this week’s episode, is a living example of what this Primary song looks like in action. When she observed the contention running rampant in her county’s school board meetings, Tagg knew she couldn't stand idly by—she had to, as President Oaks put it, "seek to moderate and unify," knowing that kindness needed to begin with her.

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Join us for our August LDS Living Book Club Pick: ‘Without the Mask’

In February 2019, Charlie Bird wrote a guest opinion piece for Deseret News in which he revealed two parts of his identity: he was the Cosmo the Cougar who starred in viral dance videos with Brigham Young University’s Cougarettes, and he was gay.

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Muslims and Mormons Worship and Fast Together Following Orlando Shooting

On Sunday, June 26, 2016, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and those of the Long Beach mosque held an interfaith service, according to the Long Beach Post. This service was held just two weeks after the Orlando shooting where 49 were killed.

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How the New U.S. Civil Rights Report Contradicts What Church Leaders Have Been Saying

The following is an opinion piece written by the editorial staff at the Deseret News.

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NPR Interviews LDS Author Tom Christofferson About His Experience as a "Happy, Gay Mormon"

By Katie Lambert

Tom Christofferson, author of That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon's Perspective on Faith & Family, was recently interviewed by RadioWest's Doug Fabrizio, sharing moments from his life and insights into what it means to be a happy, gay Mormon.

Church Comments as Dan Reynolds Seeks to Raise $1 Million at Second LoveLoud Music Fest

"God’s message is one of hope and we want our LGBT brothers and sisters to know that they are loved, valued and needed in his church," a Church statement said in response to the next LoveLoud music festival and Dan Reynold's goal to raise $1 million for LGBT youth suicide prevention efforts.