Item Detail
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32908
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6
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English
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Transcending Mormonism: Transgender Experiences in the LDS Church
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Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Spring 2023
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56
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1
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Dialogue Foundation
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27-72
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This article discusses interviews conducted with seven transgender and/or gender non-conforming members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"In order to present sufficient contextual background, I will first provide a brief history of gender and homosexuality in the post–World War II LDS Church. Next, I will discuss in depth the specific ways in which interviewees were negotiating and making meaning of their trans and Mormon identities in the context of broader trans experiences. I will then describe important evolution on Church policies affecting trans individuals and propose institutional and theological suggestions for creating a more inclusive and affirming space for all sexual and gender identities within the Church. Ultimately, the beauty and diversity of trans Mormon experiences calls for a restructuring of current cissexist and heterosexist Church policies and a reimagining of LDS theology such that moral character and eternal glory are not dependent on one’s gender identity and romantic relationships." [Author]
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