Faces of Affirmation

Faces of Affirmation is a collection of written stories from members of the Affirmation community. Authors share their personal journey, often detailing their early relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, coming to terms with their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, their experience coming out to their friends and family, and their current relationship with the church and their beliefs.

We share these stories to show that no LGBTQ Mormon, family member, or friend is alone and hope that readers may find similarities between their own experience and the authors and be strengthened in their own journey.

I’m Not Going to Pretend I’m Anything Other Than What I Am: Mormon and Queer

I Am Blessed to Have a Gay Father and a Lesbian Mother

Castles in the Sand: Building a New Life to Find Happiness

Being in a Mixed-Orientation Marriage Is Not Something We Would Ever Have Chosen on Purpose

I Do Remember That the Thought Kept Going through My Mind, “Where Do We Go from Here?”

It Took a Long Time to Realize Who I Am as Nobody Ever Talked about Girls Being Gay

Fear of Being Gay Led Me to Be More Devout until I Couldn’t Anymore

“I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills”: Finding and Giving Affirmation

Finally, I understood what God was telling me: “You are okay, gay and all.”