I spoke to you with silence : essays from queer Mormons of marginalized genders / edited by Kerry Spencer Pray and Jenn Lee Smith ; [foreword by Lisa Diamond].
Contributors. by Jaclyn Foster -- Introduction / by Kerry Spencer Pray and Jenn Lee Smith -- Part I: Essays of identity -- Introduction to Part I / by Jenn Lee Smith -- God sits in my kitchen sometimes / by Amanda Farr -- Memoir of a Wikta / by Naji Haska Runs Through It -- Frank Pellett's story / by Frank Pellett -- On hair and intersections / by Sarah Pace -- I give you a name (& this is my blessing) / by Aisling "Ash" Rowan -- Immersive theater / by Jenn Lee Smith -- My agender, autistic Mormon life / by Mette Harrison -- Married and bisexual / by Amber Lewis -- The silence that echoes / by Melissa Malcolm King -- Part II: Essays on relationships -- Introduction to Part II / by Kerry Spencer Pray -- I do not sing for my husband / by Jenny Smith -- I spoke to you with silence / by Anonymous -- On the side of love / by Bobbie Lee-Corry -- Cute : a polycule / by Bea Goodman -- Wedding dress / by Anonymous -- Love and change / by Blair Ostler -- Noticed / by Anyonymous -- Ordinary magnificent / by Kerry Spencer Pray -- Melaleuca / by Kel Purcill -- On cleaving / by Kerry Spencer Pray -- Part III: Essays on shame, suicide, and the closet -- Introduction to Part III / by Kimberly Anderson -- Closed casket / by V.H. -- A conversation I'll never have / by Jasper Brennan -- Out/Into the closet / by Anonymous -- The ocean that shaped me / by Abby Kidd -- Hard conversations / by Jaclyn Foster -- Lynette's story / by Kerry Spencer Pray -- By their fruits ye shall know them / by Jodie Palmer -- Way in the closet, serving the Lord / by Judith Miller -- Part IV: Essays on the church -- Introduction to Part IV / by Taylor Petrey -- Unspeakable / by Eliana Massey -- I owe a debt / by Rebecca Moore -- If I can find hope anywhere, that's the best I can do / by Kaja M. Kaniweska -- With a firm hope / Miranda Ybarra -- Minha auto aceita�c�ao (my self-acceptance) / by Cristina Moraes -- E se? (What if?) / by Irving Diego Santos -- Seeking courage, pride, and limits / by Chelsea Gibbs -- The binary / by Ari Glass -- Five stories of why I don't belong / by Chris Davis -- Pioneer pattern / by Alma Linda Martinez -- My Lord has come / Becca Barrus -- God sits in my kitchen sometimes / by Jaclyn Foster -- Contributors.
Summary:
"I Spoke to You with Silence" is a collection of original essays and previously published writing that first appeared on blogs and social media outlets where self-identifying Mormons of marginalized genders share their thoughts anonymously without risking friendships, their marriages, their standing in the church, or their lives"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.