Exponent II Blog is a feminist forum for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum.
Courtney is a law librarian living in NYC. She likes poetry, bikes, and Ethiopian food. Her next career will be in finance. As a Mormon, I’ve spent
(Inspired by a beautiful part in a beautiful book, 100 Birds Taught Me To Fly, called, “Twelve Times I Prayed.”) My sister, C, holding my baby, singing,
At first, I didn’t understand my own visceral reaction to the final question of the American presidential debate last night, which I am sure was
“Marriage really is just a piece of paper,” I said to my fellow Laurel as we sat in an unused room in the church, skipping
Why Is It Important For Me To Gain An Education And Develop Skills? I would begin this young women lesson by asking the main question,
One of the things about leaving Provo (permanently and irrevocably) in 1992 and then moving back more than twenty years later is that I experience
“queer PTSD” “queer mormon PTSD” “queer mormon women PTSD” Oh wait, I forgot to add the part with ADHD. “queer mormon women ADHD PTSD” It’s
The Young Women’s Theme- is it getting tedious and funeral-like for you, too? No longer, my friends! We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, via
I was the kid who wanted to be a spider for Halloween. Because of my lifelong obsession with Charlotte and her web, this was less
Traducción española/Click for Spanish Translation In my experience, women in Relief Society can be prone to feel the weight of unreasonable expectations or burdened by
Exponent II provides feminist forums for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum to share their diverse life experiences in an atmosphere of trust and acceptance. Through these exchanges, we strive to create a community to better understand and support each other.
