Ep 178 — Nov ‘15 Policy 10-yr Retrospective | Rafiki (2018)

Not only is it Pride month but it’s also been almost 10 years since the Mormon church issued their policy against the children of LGBTQIA+ parents. We take a look at the effects that policy had, the increasingly draconian measures the government is taking, and we read between the lines of Mormon church policies. We also look at the measures people are taking to improve the lives of LGBTQIA+. For Media of Great Price, we watched the lovely 2018 movie Rafiki about two lesbian women in Kenya. And we end with good news out of Paris about a new monument. Happy Pride Month! 

Show notes: 

https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/why-utah-no-utopia-lgbt-equality-despite-progress

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/the-utah-compromise-is-a-dangerous-lgbt-trojan-horse-db790ad3b69e/

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/handbook-changes-same-sex-marriages-elder-christofferson

https://kutv.com/news/local/group-holds-mass-resignation-from-lds-church-in-slc-saturday

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/local/2017/09/30/mormon-general-conference-resumes-for-the-first-time-monson-will-not-be-attending-any-sessions/

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/tag/good-news/ 

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-nelson-handbook-change

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/03/26/mormon-leaders-update-rules-to-allow-adults-in-the-room-for-interviews-with-children-women/

https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/4/3/23221628/new-apostles-reflect-growth-diversity-of-the-church-2/

https://mormonmentalhealthassoc.org/resources/position-statements/november-5th-policy-reversal/

https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/HB0228.html

https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0521.html

https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0283.html

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0316.html

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0527.html

https://wheatandtares.org/2017/11/04/the-policy-remember-remember-the-5th-of-november/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_teachings_on_homosexuality_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-trevor-project-celebrates-utah-bill-protecting-lgbtq-youth-from-conversion-therapy/

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/2/17/23604347/conversion-therapy-ban-lgbt-utah-bill/

https://www.newsweek.com/utah-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-law-1483039

https://archive.org/details/Homosexuality1981/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/love-motivated-policy-changes-toward-lgbt-parents-children

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/06/455014520/mormon-church-declares-same-sex-couples-to-be-apostates

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/04/709988377/in-major-shift-mormon-church-rolls-back-controversial-policies-toward-lgbt-membe

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3144035&itype=CMSID

https://mormonleaks.io/wiki/index.php?title=File:Re-_Gay_Couples_and_Baby_Blessings-2015-07-21.pdf

https://mormonleaks.io/wiki/documents/2/28/Re-_Gay_Couples_and_Baby_Blessings-2015-07-21.pdf

https://protectldschildren.org/

https://goodmenproject.com/politics-2/mass-protest-against-sexually-explicit-interviews-by-mormon-bishops-wcz/

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/03/26/mormon-leaders-update-rules-to-allow-adults-in-the-room-for-interviews-with-children-women/

https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/4/3/23221628/new-apostles-reflect-growth-diversity-of-the-church-2/

https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/two-utah-laws-related-religious-expression-workplace-take-effect#:~:text=H.B.%20396%20%E2%80%93%20Workplace%20Discrimination%20Amendments&text=H.B.%20396%20generally%20prohibits%20an,employee's%20sincerely%20held%20religious%20beliefs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_SB_296_(2015)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/obergefell-v-hodges/

https://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/14-556_Major_Religious_Organizations.pdf

https://fedsoc.org/contributors/robin-wilson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26xMnkZCxoc

https://kutv.com/news/local/group-holds-mass-resignation-from-lds-church-in-slc-saturday

https://quitmormon.com/faq

https://equalityutah.org/advocacy/?search_year=2024#tracker

MOGP: Rafiki: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8286894/ 

Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/rafiki-2018 

Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafiki_(film) 

Happy News: 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/paris-unveils-memorial-lgbtq-victims-nazi-regime-persecutions-rcna207691

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism. Here’s the most recent episode on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsofor4IgR8

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