Laura Skaggs (she/her)
In this episode, we interview Laura Skaggs. Laura’s been on a long journey within church; initially coming out and working for change in the church for many years before deciding to divorce her former husband and withdraw her membership. Laura also provides some insight into the trauma that queer Mormons experience, per Brian Simmon’s dissertation and uses beautiful scripture metaphors (including the story of Moses) to speak about the complexity of queer Latter-day Saint experiences.
Laura Skaggs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in treating spiritual trauma at the intersection of LGBTQ+ experiences and religion. Laura earned her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy at San Diego State University with an emphasis in LGBTQ+ mental health within conservative religious social contexts. She went on to serve for two years on the board of directors of Affirmation LGBT+ Mormons, Families and Friends with a focus on responding to spiritual trauma and suicide prevention. Laura is also the co-creator of CWEERS Empowerment groups: a practice designed to help LGBTQ+ individuals and their supporters confront social discrimination and internalized stigma. Laura is the mother of two daughters and presently sees clients full time in Provo, UT as part of Flourish Therapy Inc: a non-profit mental health clinic committed to expanding access to affordable, culturally competent, evidence-based behavioral and mental health services for LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families.
Andrés Larios Brown (they/he/elle)
Colette: Hello, and welcome to Called to Queer, where we hold space for the queer Mormon women, genderqueer and intersex experiences. I’m Colette and my pronouns are she/her. Kate: And I’m Kate and my pronouns are she/they. Colette: Today, we are interviewing Andrés Brown and we’re so excited for this conversation, but before we jump […]
Chloe Agyin (they/them)
Kate: Hello, and welcome to Called to Queer, where we hold space for the queer Mormon women, genderqueer and intersex experiences. I’m Kate at my pronouns are she/they. Colette: And I’m Colette and my pronouns are she/her Kate: Today, we’re talking with Chloe Agyin, and we’re so excited about this conversation. But before we jump […]
Sami Simpson (she/her)
Colette: Hello, and welcome to Called to Queer, where we hold space for the queer Mormon women, genderqueer and intersex experiences. I’m Colette and my pronouns are she/her. Kate: And I’m Kate at my pronouns are she/they. Colette: Today, we’re interviewing Sami Simpson and we’re so excited for this conversation. But before we jump into […]
Dr. Lacey Bagley (she/her)
Colette: [00:00:00] Hello, and welcome to Called to Queer, where we hold space for the queer Mormon woman, genderqueer and intersex experiences. I’m Colette and my pronouns are she/her. Kate: And I’m Kate, and my pronouns are she/they, Colette: Today, we’re interviewing Dr. Lacey Bagley and we’re so excited for this conversation. But before we […]
Deb Asper
Kate: Hello, and welcome to Called to Queer, where we hold space for the queer Mormon women, genderqueer, and intersex experiences. I’m Kate and my pronouns are she/they. Colette: And I’m Colette and my pronouns are she/her. Kate: Today, we’re talking with Deb Asper and we’re so excited for this conversation, but before we jump […]