Reading Time: 5 minutes Daniel Little, a sophomore studying political science, was born in St. George and has lived in Highland most of his life. After returning home from his mission in New York City Feb. 2019, he began attending UVU during the summer semester. Daniel was raised in a strong LDS family, and has chosen to stay even […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Connor Smith* spends many mornings praying in his car, putting his head on the steering wheel, looking up at God and just talking to him. Connor describes his relationship with God as very close. He enjoys telling Heavenly Father about his day, and talking to Heavenly Father like his old friend. Currently, Connor is in […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Katie Brown* was sitting in sacrament meeting when the controversial 2015 policy was read. It hurt to hear, and she was immediately horrified and frustrated. Even though she had emotionally checked out of the church years before, she still continued attending for her family. “I had just seen the country tell me that my future […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ stance on LGBTQ+ issues has often been a topic of discussion for many members and non-members alike. For those that are both LGBTQ+ and LDS, this isn’t just a subject in a church meeting — it’s their life. The LDS church believes that only marriage between a […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Additional reporting and interviews for this story were contributed by staff reporter Ashley Nash. Brigham Young University’s Honor Code was updated two weeks ago, removing a paragraph about “homosexual behavior” from the rules. Previously, this section of the code forbid “all forms of physical intimacy” between students of the same sex. BYU students noted the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reagan advises a student who wants to ask another woman out, but doesn’t know if she’s into girls.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Woodbury Art Museum participates in a national conversation by showing their exhibit “Who is American Today?” This multimedia display brings together many high school students as they answer questions about being American: What do families look like? What ideas and people come to mind? What do American people represent? What do they look like? […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pictures by waterfalls. Name dropping The Office. Mirror selfies. If you’ve ever found yourself swiping through Tinder, America’s most popular dating app, and asking yourself the question “Why do so many of these look the same?” — you’re not alone. Last week, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Brandee Watters and I set out to find the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU has resources in place for its students and faculty to learn how to become or how to better their allyship to the LGBTQ community. Below are some helpful tips and keywords to help the university community be better allies. LGBT, the initialism used to give a more inclusive name to the nonheterosexual and noncisgendered […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The Appomattox project hosted Stephanie Larsen the creator of Encircle to spread awareness of the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Utah is well known for its tight knit and loving communities, according to Larsen, but it can be too tight […]