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The YMCA, Same-Sex Relationships, and the Gospel: An Interview with John Donald Gustav-Wrathall

February 10, 2014 |

By Hugo Salinas April 2007 At the Portland conference I had the pleasure of meeting John Donald Gustav-Wrathall, a gay Mormon man from Minneapolis who almost ten years ago wrote Take…

Memorial Service to Honor President Howard B. Anderson

January 26, 2014 |

We regret to announce the passing of Howard B. Anderson (May 24,1928 – January 21, 2014). As president of the Los Angeles Stake, Pres. Anderson sponsored in the mid-1990s the “Third Friday Group” which gathered once a month at the Westwood Ward (behind the Los Angeles Temple).

LGBT Mormons and Allies Gather in the Bay Area

January 25, 2014 |

We had a beautiful evening Sunday night with around 25 souls, gay Mormons, gay non-Mormons, and many straight allies. We watched John Dehlin’s amazing Ted Talk, and shared stories of our personal journeys and hopes and ideas for opening hearts and minds. We laughed, cried and ate.

Coming Out as Families in Utah

January 24, 2014 |

Alongside dropping temperatures across much of the country, on Monday morning we also felt the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay of same-sex marriages in Utah blow a chill across the jubilation of the last two and a half weeks.

January 2014 Womens Affirmation Phone Night Summary

January 23, 2014 |

To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. –Alan Cohen

Mexico Conference to feature LGBT Mormons, Allies

January 22, 2014 |

A diverse group of speakers is scheduled to participate in the conference for LGBT Mormons, their families and friends to be held in Mexico City February 7-9. Speakers will include LGBT Mexican nationals, a Spanish-speaking mother who supports her gay son, Affirmation leaders, and other LGBT Mormons who will travel from the U.S.

Walk On

January 20, 2014 |

This is a one-on-one walk. This is me and Heavenly Father. by Peter van der Walt Whether things go my way or not… whether my plans hatch the way they…

Women of Affirmation Hold Monthly Phone Nights

January 18, 2014 |

Participants Share Important Events That Are Coming Up in Their Lives On Monday, December 9, ten women participated in the monthly Women of Affirmation Phone Night. The theme for December…

Women of Affirmation Phone Night: “Replenishing the Well”

January 17, 2014 |

January 13, 6pm Pacific/7pm Mountain/8pm Central/9pm Eastern » See report of December’s phone night Women of Affirmation Phone Night is a get-together held every 2nd Monday of the month. It’s an…