Queer and Ally Pioneers

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Grab a tall glass of iced herb tea and sink into a comfortable chair. Blaire Ostler and Carol Lyn Pearson offer their insights on this Pioneer Day weekend (shared with permission).

First Carol Lyn Pearson, quoted in Chapter 10 of GayLDSCrossroads:

“I also believe an important reason that I am able to stay [in the church] is that in some ways I do not stay. I do not stay in concepts that I do not accept. I do not stay in traditions that I do not believe in. I move, in my own very imperfect way, toward the horizon that truly calls to me. I believe the best thing I received from my pioneer ancestors was not a destination, but an invitation. They gave me the model of being a pioneer and encouraged me to follow in their footsteps.” (Carol Lynn Pearson, https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/why-i-stay-2/, 2014)

Excerpt from "The Mother Made Me Queer" by Blaire Ostler

Let me make this perfectly clear,

it was for this purpose, I put you here.

You, my daughter, are a pioneer.

You’re blazing a trail and you get to steer

the course you are on. You’ll persevere.

You are breaching a new and wild frontier.

Read the full poem here.

Pioneer Day? Straight or queer, LGBTQ or advocate, this one is for you.

-Marci