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Gwist TV — Gay Mormon Confessionals
by Troy Williams I was a recent guest on Howard Bragman’s web series Gwissues to discuss if Mormons are in fact, giving up their anti-gay crusade. I was joined by Dustin Lance Black and Stephen Mansfield, the author of The … Continue reading
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“United We Stand!” or “who is that ugly troll giving me the finger!?”
by Troy Williams So here I am at the Utah Capitol, being interviewed by everybody’s favorite newscaster Ben Winslow on Fox 13. I’m being extremely eloquent, laying out my prophetic vision regarding the American cultural shift toward full LGBT equality … Continue reading
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Big Shiny Robot: My thoughts on Orson Scott Card writing Superman
by Troy Williams I was interviewed this week by Bryan Young the editor-in-chief of Big Shiny Robot on the recent controversy over sci-fi author and rabid homophobe Orson Scott Card writing a Superman comic. Bryan asked me to weigh in … Continue reading
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Lincoln on “the freedom to oppress”
by Troy Williams This afternoon, seeking shelter from the winter storm, I went with friends to see Lincoln. The film was inspiring. It reminded me how great we can be as a nation when we have the courage to overcome … Continue reading
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Ships Gonna Sail: Remembering Utah Phillips and Joe Hill
by Troy Williams Listen to the new RadioActive short on Utah Phillips and the final remains of Joe Hill: One was a labor organizer who was executed in Salt Lake City, an early casualty of the American class war. The … Continue reading
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Catalyst 100
by Troy Williams A big thanks to CATALYST magazine for including me as one of their “CATALYST 100″. The qualification for nomination being “those who have made [Utah] a more sustainable, compassionate and vibrant place to live.” There are many … Continue reading
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SL Tribune names Mormons Building Bridges: 2012 Utahns of the Year
by Troy Williams A big congratulations to Mormons Building Bridges! The Salt Lake Tribune has named them the 2012 Utahns of the Year. Well deserved. Last summer over 300 faithful Latter-day Saints took the brave first step of marching in … Continue reading
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Joe McQueen & Willie Moore — Living History in Ogden
by Troy Williams Last week I set off north with Ogden’s favorite son, His Holiness the Reverend Bad Brad Wheeler. He’s been telling me for years that I need to go with him to meet the people who truly built … Continue reading
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Wake the Future: 12-21-12
by Troy Williams The Kali Yuga wanes. Something new arise. Around me, everywhere are Solar Gods with human eyes. I have upgraded to psychocosmovision: now entering the fifth world singularity time-wave zero-sphere. Gnostic transhumans text via psychic psilocybin super strings. … Continue reading
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Laurine Kingston: Polygamist, Midwife, Champion of Women’s Rights?
by Troy Williams Laurine Ekstrom Kingston, offers a unique window into a closed culture. She grew up within the Davis County Co-op – also known as the Kingstons — a group of Fundamentalist Mormons who still adhere to the original … Continue reading
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