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This really resonates w me and my Mormon upbringing!

“I really don’t know why homosexuality and gender is the hill so many evangelicals choose to die on; the magnitude of harm they have inflicted is beyond comprehension and I truly cannot grasp the reason behind it other than another classic case of us vs. them-ing.” Same!!

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Jun 18Liked by Abigail Cerquitella

This really resonates w me and my Mormon upbringing!

“I really don’t know why homosexuality and gender is the hill so many evangelicals choose to die on; the magnitude of harm they have inflicted is beyond comprehension and I truly cannot grasp the reason behind it other than another classic case of us vs. them-ing.” Same!!

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ugh wish it were different. thanks for letting me know!

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Jun 18Liked by Abigail Cerquitella

Thank you for sharing your anger with us! The evangelical right’s obsession with the oppression of the LGBTQ+ community is both baffling and enraging. I appreciate your willingness to share your perspective and experience.

ONTO THE BOOKS: I haven’t heard of any of these and want to read them all, especially the first! When the library is back up *sob* I’ll add them to my queue.

I just finished the second in the Marvelous Light series by Freya Marske, which feature magical gay protagonists. I very much enjoyed the first one, and though the second took me quite a while to finish I still liked it. (Not sure if the author identifies as LGBTQ though…)

Would definitely add How You Lose The Time War to this list (which I think you put in a different post? Maybe?).

Also I know you’re not a poetry person and poetry doesn’t fit with this theme, BUT I love Mary Oliver and will rep her on any Pride reading list.

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xoxoxoxo

library come back to usssss! Yes! How to Lose the Time War definitely fits here, I put it in 'a matter of time' post. such a good one.

thanks for the mary oliver shout out because I would like to be more open to poetry. Do you have an favs of hers as an introduction?

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