How white people perpetuate racism
My second job in Lethbridge was cleaning carpets. My boss was racist.
Author: Kim Siever
Queer Mormon poet with radical political views. I have been married 27 years, and we have 6 children. Sunday school president. Served in the Utah Provo Mission.
If someone calls you a nazi sympathizer
If someone calls you a nazi sympathizer, they’re not saying you’re a nazi. They’re literally saying you sympathize with nazis, that you have sympathy for them. Continue reading If someone calls you a nazi sympathizer
Yes, actually, LDS rhetoric does encourage parents to other their LGBTQ children
I recently posted a status update regarding the rhetoric the church uses that leads to homophobia among its members. In some of the comments on that post and on versions others shared of that post, people were denying that this rhetoric exists. I thought I’d take recent examples of general conference talks and Ensign articles to show how homophobia is taught to Latter-day Saints in official ways, even if they are covert or indirect.
Continue reading “Yes, actually, LDS rhetoric does encourage parents to other their LGBTQ children”
Why opposing minority reparations is racist
Have you ever seen white people complain when governments pay reparations to marginalized groups for the oppressive actions of previous governments, particularly regarding people of colour? Have you seen them say something like “They’ve already paid them enough. It’s in the past. Let’s move on.”?
This position is racist. Continue reading “Why opposing minority reparations is racist”
Do we need to prove scriptural events actually occurred?
Why are Christians so intent on proving that scriptural events occurred and that they occurred as described in scripture? Continue reading Do we need to prove scriptural events actually occurred?
Mormons are Mormon because their parents were Mormon
Most Mormons are Mormon not because the church is true, but because their parents were Mormon. Ask any person of faith what their religion is and what their parents’ religion is, and there’s a super good chance they’re the same. Continue reading Mormons are Mormon because their parents were Mormon
Why I stay
Someone recently asked me why I stay in the LDS church. Continue reading Why I stay
Supporting your LGBTQ child isn’t enough
Recently, I shared a video on Facebook that discussed the importance of LGBTQ youth receiving family support. Continue reading “Supporting your LGBTQ child isn’t enough”
Scripture is historically inaccurate
Scripture is a horrible source to prove historical accuracy. History is skewed. All history. Each historical account we read was … Continue reading Scripture is historically inaccurate
Is being not racist enough?
“I’m not racist.” Have you heard people say this? Have you said it? What does this mean exactly? What does … Continue reading Is being not racist enough?