Lets Faith It

We heard House Representative Christine Johnson speak tonight. she spoke about the progress on the non-discrimination laws. Listening to her helps me put even more pieces into perspective. I realize how I am my own worst enemy. Keeping myself worried and fearful that I truly care about LGBT issues. She is an example of earned security. She seems very authentic and true to herself. She has helped to demystify the perceptions some people have about LGBT people. LGBT people have been very fortunate to have her in the senate working on equality for all. She encouraged me to get involved in developing peer relationships with leaders and lawmakers which can continue to help demystify perceptions. I think I need to understand more about what the perceptions are and where they originate. I also want to understand the high school scene. I want to know how the younger kids are dealing with these issues. After the meeting, we were really happy to meet a graduate student from BYU who shared a little of his coming out at BYU with us. He is not in a relationship with anyone and desires to stay in the church. He said in coming out he was received with alot of support and love from friends, as well as his Bishop and honor code officials at BYU. It was heartening to hear his story. We laughed and smiled alot while we realize this is just the beginning for him, we know he will have much more difficult things to face as his life offers its opportunities. hopefully we can keep in touch with him. He was very cute......he was telling us how he wishes we could meet his mom!! My mommy heart gets all protective cause his heart and countenance is happy and sweet right now. I hope he will have the rights, opportunities and honest support that he needs to keep it that way. This is the kind of stuff that gets my brain and heart wanting so much to get it right. I don't want to hear of one more suicide from these dear people. If I can do something to speak up that will support them in feeling the love of God in their life, I want to do that. Same way I felt when I saw the kids in gold underpants at the pride parade last year. That put me in tears. Why would religious families go so far as to deny their children love, and listening and the promise that we will work on solutions together. why do we leave them to parade in their gold underwear to get our attention when all it would take is humility, faith and willingness on our part to hear a few things we may not think we want to hear, but once we do, the spirit will say something.