{"id":10744,"date":"2017-05-11T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmation.org\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2021-10-03T09:55:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:55:30","slug":"family-felt-alone-lgbt-mormons-families-friends-describe-journey-community-self-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/es\/familia-sentida-sola-lgbt-mormones-familias-amigos-describen-viaje-comunidad-auto-empoderamiento\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNuestra familia se sinti\u00f3 tan sola\u201d: Mormones, familias y amigos LGBT describen su viaje hacia la comunidad y el autoempoderamiento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16833 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">La afirmaci\u00f3n para m\u00ed llen\u00f3 el gran vac\u00edo que dej\u00f3 la iglesia cuando tom\u00e9 la decisi\u00f3n de vivir mi vida fiel a mi orientaci\u00f3n sexual. Pas\u00e9 un par de a\u00f1os buscando una fe de la que pudiera ser parte, pero nada se sinti\u00f3 bien. El mormonismo es mi herencia y est\u00e1 marcado profundamente en mi alma. Tener una comunidad de amor y apoyo entre personas con mis ra\u00edces SUD donde puedo ser verdaderamente aut\u00e9ntico ha sido muy sanador para mi coraz\u00f3n y mi alma. Como beneficio adicional, he conocido a las personas m\u00e1s incre\u00edbles. Finalmente siento que he vuelto a encontrar un hogar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Rene Frost<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16835 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despu\u00e9s de declararme gay y perder mi sentido de seguridad en la iglesia, descubrir Afirmaci\u00f3n para m\u00ed fue como el momento en que el patito feo se da cuenta de que en realidad es un cisne. Se convirti\u00f3 en mi nuevo refugio seguro: un lugar donde siempre sent\u00ed amor y pertenencia, independientemente de c\u00f3mo viviera mi vida. De adolescente, tener una comunidad en la que siempre sent\u00ed amor incondicional fue fundamental para m\u00ed para crecer y aprender a amarme a m\u00ed mismo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">- Kayden Maxwell<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Antes de la conferencia de Afirmaci\u00f3n, nuestra familia se sent\u00eda muy sola en nuestro viaje de ser SUD con miembros de la familia homosexuales.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>En Affirmations, conocimos a tantas familias maravillosas como la nuestra.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Hablamos, re\u00edmos y lloramos juntos.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Considero que las familias que conocimos son algunos de nuestros amigos m\u00e1s queridos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Chrisann Toelupe<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Soy una mujer bisexual de 53 a\u00f1os, casada con mi incre\u00edble esposo durante veintisiete a\u00f1os. Mi esposo siempre me ha amado, pero desafortunadamente tem\u00eda que otros no pudieran amarme. A menudo escuch\u00e9 cosas muy hirientes de otras personas sobre personas como yo. As\u00ed que mi esposo y yo nos aferramos a mi secreto.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Nunca pens\u00e9 que hubiera un lugar donde no sentir\u00eda nada m\u00e1s que amor y aceptaci\u00f3n por mi aut\u00e9ntico yo. Que habr\u00eda un lugar donde no sentir\u00eda verg\u00fcenza por quien soy. El a\u00f1o pasado entr\u00e9 en Afirmaci\u00f3n recibiendo todo el amor, la amistad y el apoyo de mis compa\u00f1eros hermanos y hermanas LGBTQ +, sus familias y amigos. Mi coraz\u00f3n estaba lleno y sanado de a\u00f1os de dolor. La afirmaci\u00f3n es un salvavidas para aquellos que nunca pensaron que eran dignos de amor. Estoy agradecido por Afirmaci\u00f3n y aquellos involucrados en Afirmaci\u00f3n por ser un salvavidas para m\u00ed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">- Lisa Lindsay Grimm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16841 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Antes de saber sobre Afirmaci\u00f3n, sent\u00ed que pod\u00eda ir de dos maneras con mi sexualidad reci\u00e9n aceptada: o pod\u00eda silenciarme en la iglesia cuando estaba con mi prometida (no mostrar su afecto, no hablar sobre nuestra relaci\u00f3n) o podr\u00eda dejar la iglesia por completo ... Cuando encontr\u00e9 Afirmaci\u00f3n, descubr\u00ed que pod\u00eda ser yo mismo, completamente, hablar y actuar sobre mi relaci\u00f3n sin verg\u00fcenza, y a\u00fan hablar sobre temas de la iglesia y mi propio testimonio sin sentir que me estaba contradiciendo de alguna manera. Ha sido una fuente de tanto consuelo haberme conectado con personas de todo Estados Unidos y el mundo que han experimentado las mismas luchas que yo tengo para reconciliar mi identidad como mujer queer y mormona. M\u00e1s que nada, saber que no estoy solo y tener un lugar para crecer, aprender y explorarme a m\u00ed mismo y a mi testimonio con seguridad, ha sido nada menos que un regalo del cielo y siempre estar\u00e9 feliz y agradecido de haber encontrado Afirmaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Jillyan Adams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16837 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Desde mi primera conferencia de Afirmaci\u00f3n, me sent\u00ed como en CASA. Estas son las personas que ME OBTIENEN, y las personas que YO OBTENGO. La afirmaci\u00f3n es un lugar de \u201cgran carpa\u201d donde cada uno de nosotros es apoyado donde sea que estemos en nuestros viajes de fe. Una amiga de mi hija estaba en crisis por tener que ocultar su falta de rectitud porque estaba ense\u00f1ando en una escuela aut\u00f3noma SUD. Literalmente la arrastr\u00e9 a una conferencia, y desde la primera sesi\u00f3n a la que fuimos, su luz se encendi\u00f3 cuando conoci\u00f3 a otros mormones queer que hab\u00edan tenido luchas similares. La afirmaci\u00f3n ha bendecido tantas vidas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Lisa Glad<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16843 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">La afirmaci\u00f3n ha sido un espacio seguro, un c\u00edrculo familiar, una fuente de alegr\u00eda y me ha dado un mejor sentido de pertenencia al mundo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Taylor Weatherston<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>\u00a1Apoye el trabajo continuo de Affirmation para salvar vidas de crear una comunidad incondicionalmente amorosa y fomentar el di\u00e1logo tanto dentro como fuera de la Iglesia SUD!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Usted puede <a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/es\/donar\">donar aqu\u00ed<\/a>, para apoyar becas que hagan accesibles las conferencias de Afirmaci\u00f3n independientemente de la capacidad de pago y la capacitaci\u00f3n en liderazgo, la coordinaci\u00f3n de voluntarios y la organizaci\u00f3n de cap\u00edtulos en todo el mundo.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sent\u00ed que pod\u00eda ir de dos maneras con mi sexualidad reci\u00e9n aceptada: o pod\u00eda silenciarme en la iglesia cuando estaba con mi prometida (sin mostrar su afecto, sin hablar de nuestra relaci\u00f3n) o 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