#tw mormon

[escaped-cryptid]

The fact that Mormonism could be classified as a mystery religion is very funny to me

[push-upsindragg]

the first place i EVER passed as a boy to a stranger was at a deseret industries (a mormon owned company) and the cashier called me his "fine sir". i wasn't binding (not that i have a binder, but i was wearing a normal bra instead of my usual sports bra), wearing lots of jewelry, had my hair grown out, and with two girls. genuinely gave me a boost of euphoria for the next month. i live in what wikipedia dubs as "the reddest place in america" (im not even kidding it genuinely says that) and if i can pass as a dude here, then im sure i wont have problems in any other place, right?

[religion-trauma]

i dunno if it will ever fully set in how traumatized i am from being outed to my whole ward and neighborhood for a year without knowing.

every interaction from that year i view in a different light. they werent being friendly or kind out of, well, kindness. they were being kind because they wanted to make sure i was loyal so id never have sex with a girl.

the looks when talking about chastity. the family proclamation. marraige. having kids. i was like “i dunno if ill ever have kids :)” and they thought that was cus i was gay. their gentle little pushes like “oh, you will :)) you dont have a choice :)))”

and like. the worst part is these were all children. i cant fucking blame them they were indoctrinated from birth. they were taught that i, being “gay”, was never going to be happy, and they didn’t want that to happen… they wanted to help but… but they didnt. they hurt me. i cant blame children for being lied to.

its the adults i’m most mad at. who would make eye contact with me when talking about “same sex attraction” being a sin. the adults who spread around my private business as if it was harmless gossip. like this wasnt about a real fucking person. but i guess i lost my personhood when i lost my straight pass. so they used the children they were in charge of as little drones to make sure i was loyal. but it never worked because none of us ever became friends. because i knew theyd hate the real me. and guess what? they did. they did.

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[moth-grrrl-mavis]

are mormon women ok?

[fiddlepickdouglas]

For those who haven't gotten to episode 6 yet, just a warning

[bunni-art]

hey did i ever tell you guys that i got into brinky on accident and documented the process

how did i go from this (Jan 2021)

to this (today, Nov 2021)

here i am now with 3 brinky fics and dozens of ship art

[wildtalon8]

I will never forget the time my mom found out about my teenage obsession with homestuck through a joke i made about murder clowns, and she tried to convince me to use my creativity to make an LDS/Mormon-friendly version of the characters. No joke. She wanted me to make Karkat a passionate pastor that just sounds angry. I repeat.

My mom wanted me to make Homestuck Christian.

I shit you not. This woman saw me fixating on grey early teen aliens that curse up a storm (i assume thats all she knows about it) and suggested I make it PG. The irony that Karkat’s ancestor is troll Jesus..

If I ever do make this AU it will be entirely satire and I will use my Mormon upbringing to take full advantage and turn it into a shitpost.