Supporting The LGBTQ+ Community: Part 2

“Empathy is about standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.”

Daniel H. Pink

Every member of the LGBTQ+ community has a story and, to fully understand what another person is going though, we must be willing to first hear their side of the story.

Here are three brave souls who are willing to give us a glimpse into what it’s like to be an LGBTQ+ within a Latter-Day community.

We hope that by sharing their stories, we can all be a little more understanding, a little more patient, a little more compassionate, and a whole lot more loving towards, not only the LGBTQ+ among us, but towards everyone we come in contact with. 

Because everyone is fighting their own battles.

Please watch or listen to the following episodes to learn how you, too, can better support the LGBTQ+ community in your area. Click the images to listen on your Our Turtle House App!

"Is he nuts!?!" Why would a gay man decide to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Join Carmen Herbert and Dennis Schleicher as he talks about his own conversion and his relationship with the Savior. (Is He Nuts?, Dennis Schleicher, Doing Good Podcast)
We become closer to the Savior when we learn to love what God loves. See this perspective through the eyes of a gay Latter-Day Saint man. (He Shall Prepare a Way, Tom Christofferson, Digital Firesides)
See what it's like to live the life of a Latter-Day Saint gay man and why he says he's being made perfect through his sufferings. (When Life Doesn't Go As Planned, Digital Firesides)

Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community

Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer.

More and more members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are beginning to take off their masks and “come out of the closet” as dual members of the LGBTQ+ community.

While many may see this as a controversial subject among our societies, same-sex attraction is one that really needs to be talked about more openly and we, at Our Turtle House, embrace those souls who are courageously willing to speak openly with us, helping us see the world from their points of view.

Please watch or listen to the following episodes to learn how you, too, can better support the LGBTQ+ community in your area. Click the images to listen on your Our Turtle House App!

What is it like to “wait on the Lord” as a gay member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Former BYU Mascot, Charlie Bird, helps us see through the lens of a gay man’s perspective. (Waiting on the Lord, Charlie Bird, Digital Firesides)
Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird talk about their perspective on “coming out”, how to apply the atonement in from a gay’s perspective, and learning to live and love unconditionally just like the Savior did. (Questions From the Closet, Ben Schilaty & Charlie Bird, Doing Good Podcast)
The very best ways to support the LGBTQ+ in your community might not be as difficult as you may think! Break the stigma and your fellow members more unconditionally with these simple tips. (Best Ways to Show Support to The LGBTQ+ Community, Tom Christofferson, Doing Good Podcast)