Blaire Ostler took her traditional post outside the LDS Conference Center during their biannual General Conference, holding her sign inviting attendees to “Hug a Queer *Mormon) *this year she did modify it to say “Latter Day Saint.” Join her as she shares with us her passionate queer response to the recent monumental reversal of the 2015 LGBTQ Exclusion Policy of the LDS Church that labeled “same-sex” couples as apostates and exiled their children from membership in the church. Blaire speaks to bi-erasure, what real love of others looks and feels like, and what the response to her Hug Campaign has been. Her passion and her heart are a beautiful feeling to experience! As always, watch this interview instead of just listen by visiting Mormon Happy Hour on Patreon! Your Patreon support means everything to me! Thank you!!!
Links mentioned in this episode:
- VIDEO of this interview with Blaire on Patreon
- VENMO for Mormon Happy Hour one time donations
- MHH67: LGBT Policy Reversal, Honor Code Stories and Rumors
- New York Times: Mormon Church Changes LGBT Policy
- SLTribune: LDS Church dumps its Controversial Policy
- Truth and Transparency: LGBT Community Reacts in Wake of Policy Rescission
- Ask A Lesbian Mormon: Laura Root on the Policy Reversal
- Episode Photo Credit: Maddy Purves
- Music by bensound.com and by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Michael Smith returns with his irreverent interruptions to discuss the recent LGBT Exclusion Policy Reversal that was announced. We also introduce a VERY important Instagram account that is raising awareness in an area Colleen passionately advocates to change, the BYU Honor Code office! And lastly, since it is the very weekend of LDS General Conference, please enjoy some hopeful conference rumors! Don’t miss the bonus content with Michael, which you get a teaser of in this episode! Head on over to Patreon to catch all the videos from this episode!