#lds

birne@diaspora.psyco.fr

Utah is so gay!

I see two people on the sidewalk in front of me. One points to a flag flying above the cafรฉ, and says: โ€˜Seeee? Pride flag!โ€™ The other gives a nod of approval, and they turn to enter the shop, doubts assuaged. In a place of what might be called ideological extremes, pride flags donโ€™t just symbolise rainbow capitalism but a broader sense of safety and ideological identification.

I donโ€™t think everyone would agree but, for all parties, gayness seems to have become what the anthropologist Darryl Li calls a competing universalism โ€“ an alternative vision for humanity (and Utah) competing with certain iterations of Mormonism, conservatism, liberalism and US identity.

#Aeon #Utah #LGBTQ #LDS #Mormons #Queerness

wakonda@societas.online

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church, has been granted official permission to legally operate in the Republic of Azerbaijan. This decision marks a significant development in the religious landscape of the country, where the majority of the population practices Islam. #thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #religion #lds #mormon https://activite-paranormale.net/news/read/19076/mormons-officially-recognized-in-the-republic-of-azerbaijan