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Coming Out After 40, Joe Makston, 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Coming Out after 40: How to Lose Friends, but Find Yourself. Joe Makston has been on a journey that’s taken him through coming out later in life and stepping away…

Nathan Kitchen, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Nathan Kitchen, former president of Affirmation and author of The Boughs of Love—Navigating the Queer Latter-day Saint Experience During an Ongoing Restoration, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference.…

David Doyle, Remarks from the 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Remarks from David Doyle, Affirmation vice president, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October 11-13, 2024, at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center in…

Laurie Lee Hall, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Laurie Lee Hall, former senior president of Affirmation and author of Dictates of Conscience: From Mormon High Priest to My New Life as a Woman, during the 2024…

Taylor Petrey, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Taylor Petrey, professor of religion and author of Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October…

Dating and Partnering as a Queer Mormon, Lacey Bagley, 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Dr. Lacey Bagley dives into the unique experience of dating and partnering as a queer person with a Mormon background. They explore how LGBTQIA+ Mormons navigate romantic relationships while balancing…

Queering Mormon History, Kate Mower and Jessica Brieman, 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Dr. Kate Mower and University of Utah Digital Archives Librarian Jessica Brieman explore how to “queer” your life and history by rethinking Mormonism and historical narratives through an LGBTQIA+ lens.…

Eli McCann, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Eli McCann, lawyer, writer, and humorist, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October 11-13, 2024, at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center…

Liv Mendoza Haynes, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Liv Mendoza Haynes, a modern-day Queer pioneer, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October 11-13, 2024, at the Ogden Eccles Conference…