Mormon No More

Its a good side of a story to see. Relatable to me, so I enjoyed the 1st episode. But I'm not going to watch the whole series. I think the people who are rating it so low are homophobes.

...From all the lgbtq children of God-dess.

Are you depressed that it's 2022 and were still dealing with this? Don't be. This documentary exists. Thousands of lgbtq have gone through it before and there are answers. You have people who love you. Be strong!!

Mormonism has access to continuing revelation. It doesn't need to be like this.

Finally, please Mormons of all stripes, conservative and liberal: Stop pushing gay-straight marriage. For some reason, Mormons view this as a viable alternative. Even the "liberal" ones. Gay-straight marriages will never be the answer to the existential dilemma which the existence of lgbtq persons present to Mormon cosmology.

Charity is.

For context: I was raised in the LDS church in England, served as a missionary & married in the temple.

This is a fascinating insight into an area that shows the lack of inclusivity within the church I've called home. I've seen the struggles my brother in law had to face when he came out. I found this series to be a fair & balanced representation of the issues raised.

I was also adopted through LDS family services, as my birth mother was 14 when she got pregnant, & was shocked to see the advice is continued to be given. As is "stay celibate". Until you've walked in their shoes you cannot know what it's like.

This documentary seems to be of the opinion that if you cheat in your marriage, IF it is with a same sex person, you're a hero of some kind. Lots of marriages grow stale and need to be worked on and given attention. Running off and having an affair makes you typical, not a hero. I suppose blaming your church eases the conscious, but it doesn't change the fact you lied, cheated, and broke vows, no matter how nice the music they play in the background while telling your "brave" story.

As Episode 1 of "Mormon No More" (2022 release; 4 episodes of about 45 min each) opens, we are introduced to Sally, who after marriage and 3 kids has left the Mormon church after falling in love with another woman. "Who am I without Mormonism?" she ponders. The other woman is Lena, with 4 children, who also has left the Mormon church. We then go back in time and understand better what the background of each of them is. At this point we are 10 min into Episode 1.

Couple of comments: this 4 part docu-series is both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Heartbreaking because it provides a damning picture of the Mormon church, and in particular its non-support and non-inclusiveness of the LDTBQ+ community. All the strict rules of what is and isn't proper and allowed in the church are promulgated by, wait, wait, wait for it... OLD WHITE MEN. Every single one of the Mormon church's senior leadership (and much in the same way it is with conservative Christian churches), showing no understanding or empathy for "otherness", and in fact oppressing it at very turn. Watch the "conversion therapy" segment. Yet the documentary is also uplifting as we get to know Sally and Lena, and others like them. The most interesting aspect of it all is watching how Sally's and Lena's immediate families and ex-es deal with it. In the end, though, this docu-series exposes the hypocritical nature of religious organizations like the Mormon church and conservative Christian churches, who claim to profess one thing in words but then do the exact opposite in their actions. Shame on them all.

"Mormon No More" recently premiered in Hulu and all 4 episodes are now available to stream. I watched it just the other night and was surprised how quickly these episodes flew by. If you have any interest in the treatment of the LGTBQ+ community in and by the Mormon church, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.