Washington DC

Paul Mortensen

Remembering Paul Mortensen

January 11, 2022 |

He felt firmly that you could be a Mormon without letting church leaders tell you how to do it or that you were on the wrong path. He was the original guru of understanding and accepting your own identity as a gay Mormon. He always understood the purpose of Affirmation wasn’t to shape anyone’s beliefs but to help them find their own faith- wherever that took them.

Washington DC Area LGBT Mormons and Friends to Celebrate Pioneer Day

July 15, 2013 |

BBQ/Social Will Be Held July 21 in Fairfax, VA Please note change of venue Join us in celebration of Pioneer Day on Sunday, July 21, 2013, 3:00-7:00 PM! We have…

DC Pride: When the Baxters Joined In

June 19, 2013 |

On Saturday, June 8, our family marched in Washington DC’s Capital Pride Parade for the first time.

Mormon Pride in DC: A Report from Our Booth

June 18, 2013 |

People are marching–not only in parades across the country, but by spreading this message of love (as well as education) to others within the LDS community by James Brinton » The…

Affirmation Christmas Party in Washington DC

January 6, 2013 |

Chants Intoned, Albino Pachyderms Exchanged by Edward Jones III I was at the office far too early in the morning. I heard a noise and looked through the haze of cigarette…