tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post8782899773063043634..comments2023-10-19T09:36:41.506-05:00Comments on A Mormon Enigma: Reader question (part 2): If youre gay, why did you marry her?Abelard Enigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-40935054625280006482010-10-27T23:53:59.768-05:002010-10-27T23:53:59.768-05:00Abe, we are of the same vintage, and I can really ...Abe, we are of the same vintage, and I can really relate to your story. We celebrated our 25th anniversary this year. I will likely always be 'gay,' but that's okay with me now. I am content with the life I have with my wonderful wife and family. It hasn't always been easy, but whose life is? I feel so blessed. <br /><br />Three of our four kids are now on their own. We Bravonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762204502534599107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-55869403553089961922010-10-24T06:42:50.445-05:002010-10-24T06:42:50.445-05:00Summary: The book has two parts: 1) homosexuality ...Summary: The book has two parts: 1) homosexuality (chapters 1-3) and 2) same-sex marriage (chapters 4-7). <br /><br />In chapter 1, I argue that church members should have great compassion for homosexually oriented members of the church because of the personal difficulties they experience as a result of their orientation and how the Mormon community typically responds to that orientation. I Brad Carmackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085934989070955986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-88508120515565166822010-10-24T06:42:32.126-05:002010-10-24T06:42:32.126-05:00Please guest post the below immediately.
Thank y...Please guest post the below immediately.<br /> <br />Thank you,<br /><br />Brad Carmack<br />2011 JD/MPA Candidate<br /> <br />Title: Homosexuality: A Straight BYU Student’s Perspective<br />1) President Packer’s general conference talk<br />2) The recent rash of suicides by gay teens across the country, accompanying “It Gets Better Project,” and current suffering of my homosexually Brad Carmackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085934989070955986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-32672322359926720682010-10-23T08:37:47.738-05:002010-10-23T08:37:47.738-05:00Abe,
So much in common.
Being brought up to be h...Abe,<br /><br />So much in common.<br /><br />Being brought up to be homophobic.<br /><br />The self denial instead of self affirmation.<br /><br />The self-hatred and sexual ignorance instead of self-acceptance and self-awareness.<br /><br />I remember thinking of getting married as a gamble wrth taking. <br /><br />I was willing to risk that these feelings that never quite went away would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-88447183044198645462010-10-22T18:55:29.635-05:002010-10-22T18:55:29.635-05:00I echo what Adon said. Thanks for sharing your st...I echo what Adon said. Thanks for sharing your story. Unlike Adon, however, my inner sentiments were never really dormant, but always there, albeit hidden. Like you, I have reached a point where I cannot continue like I was. Though I cherish my family and what we have together, I have begun a journey toward affirmation of myself.Invictus Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961213460164925021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-17972481553157972272010-10-22T10:18:02.774-05:002010-10-22T10:18:02.774-05:00Ah, you have expressed some of the same inner sent...Ah, you have expressed some of the same inner sentiments that have laid dormant (sometimes) in my mind over the last 50 years of my life. <br /><br />When I came out to my wife about 5 years ago, she asked me why I had married her if I was gay. She felt I had lied to her. But I was in the same frame of mind as you were. "PLUS"...Years ago I had access to a chuch publication that Adonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782521613874488652noreply@blogger.com