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06-21-2017, 06:38 AM
This 12-year-old's viral coming out is the latest example of queer Mormon resistance
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Savannah is 12 years old, a Mormon, and a lesbian. And she is brave.
In May, Savannah (Mashable is withholding her last name for privacy) came out to her Utah congregation during a testimony — a public declaration of faith and belief. Given the Mormon church's complicated and often oppressive view of same-*** desire and attraction, coming out was a risk that took courage well beyond her years. *
SEE ALSO: 8 meaningful ways you can make an impact this LGBTQ Pride Month (http://mashable.com/2017/06/05/lgbtq-volunteering-impact-pride-month/)
"I believe I was made the way I am, all parts of me, by my heavenly parents," she says in a video of the moment. "They did **t mess up when they gave me brown eyes, or when I was born bald. They did **t mess up when they gave me freckles or when they made me to be gay."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/20/mormon-girl-comes-out-lesbian/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Savannah is 12 years old, a Mormon, and a lesbian. And she is brave.
In May, Savannah (Mashable is withholding her last name for privacy) came out to her Utah congregation during a testimony — a public declaration of faith and belief. Given the Mormon church's complicated and often oppressive view of same-*** desire and attraction, coming out was a risk that took courage well beyond her years. *
SEE ALSO: 8 meaningful ways you can make an impact this LGBTQ Pride Month (http://mashable.com/2017/06/05/lgbtq-volunteering-impact-pride-month/)
"I believe I was made the way I am, all parts of me, by my heavenly parents," she says in a video of the moment. "They did **t mess up when they gave me brown eyes, or when I was born bald. They did **t mess up when they gave me freckles or when they made me to be gay."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/20/mormon-girl-comes-out-lesbian/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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