I Spoke to You with Silence - 9781647690793

University of Utah Press,U.S.

I Spoke to You with SilenceEssays from Queer Mormons of Marginalized Genders\nAuthor(s): Kerry Spencer Pray, Jenn Lee Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Utah Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: University of Utah Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781647690793, 978-1647690793\nSynopsis\nNobody knows what to do about queer Mormons. The institutional Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prefers to pretend they dont exist, that they can choose their way out of who they are, leave, or at least stay quiet in a community that has no place for them. Even queer Mormons dont know what to do about queer Mormons. Their lived experience is shrouded by a doctrine in which heteronormative marriage is non-negotiable and gender is unchangeable. For women, trans Mormons, and Mormons of other marginalized genders, this invisibility is compounded by social norms which elevate (implicitly white) cisgender male voices above those of everyone else.\n\n This collection of essays gives voice to qu.