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Many gathered the week of Jan 13-15, 2017 in Portland Oregon for a two-day conference focused on honoring the uniqueness of the lives and the choices of every member of the Affirmation family, in or out of the Church. Wherever our individual paths lead us, Affirmation is committed to the Zion-like quality of being ‘of one heart.’ Hence the title “Many Paths, One Heart.” Re-live the messages shared or watch for the first time.
When I grew up, it was not okay to be gay and not act on it; you had to hide being gay, utterly hide. I eventually lost all faith in God, and only the gay love of a gay man who loved me brought me back to God.
Welcome to stories of Queer Mormon Women and Non-Binary folks collected from around the web. You will find excerpts of the content within their respective categories, as well as links to the entire content.
This is not just a bathroom issue. It’s daily life. It’s being gendered correctly, it’s having your name, and pronouns respected. It’s being able to go to a store and be treated with respect. It’s being permitted to be yourself.
Decidí entonces y en ese lugar que tenía el derecho de usar el baño de damas como cualquier otra mujer. Pensé acerca de los primeros años del siglo pasado y cómo los afroamericanos eran forzados a usar baños separados. Cómo los hacían sentir inferiores y cómo habían sido discriminados. Me inspiré en ellos y encontré una fuerza nueva. Nunca volvería a cruzar el campus para usar el baño unisex, ni esperaría a llegar a casa o viviría con miedo a usar el baño público.
…o el tercer sexo en Samoa Fa’afafine (también pronunciado faafafine, fafafige o fafafine) es un llamado tercer sexo en la cultura de Samoa, teniendo respectivos roles de género distintos a los de los hombres o mujeres. Los fa’afafine son hombres femeninos criados como tal por sus familias, lo cual es común en la sociedad samoana.…
The Portland conference followed the model developed at the annual international conference of having a track specifically designed for active LDS and a track for post- or transitioning Mormons, as well as a “church neutral” track engaging with subjects of interest to people all along the faith spectrum. An alternative spirituality event was organized alongside a more traditional LDS-style devotional.
In our effort to support every member of the Affirmation community and to provide a place of refuge and healing we will be starting regular online spiritual gatherings for anyone who would like to develop greater spiritual self-reliance. Each Spiritual Gathering will explore the spirituality of LGBT Mormons from a different perspective. We recognize that each individual’s journey is unique, and we seek to be inclusive of many different ideas, perspectives, and spiritual paths.