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A lesbian couple who stopped by were delighted to learn that Affirmation had a place for them even though they had left the Church long ago, while it also had a place for their devout, believing family and friends. Another lesbian woman I spoke to shared her faith and her testimony with me, as she also shared the intense conflict she experienced, and was grateful to learn about Affirmation’s Prepare group, for church-active LGBT Mormons.
We strongly encourage fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, relatives and leaders to protect their loved ones, especially LGBT youth who are exposed to ridicule which has caused suicides. We advocate avoidance of public discourse that undermines human dignity, instead promoting fruits of the Spirit such as love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, temperance, and meekness.
Exhortamos fuertemente a Padres, Madres, Hermanos, Hermanas, Familiares y Líderes a proteger a sus seres amados, especialmente a los y las Jóvenes que con esta atracción son expuestos al escarnio que ha provocado suicidios. Abogamos el evitar de los discursos públicos que menoscaban la dignidad humana, fomentando por el contrario los frutos del espíritu como el Amor, la Paz, la Paciencia, la Benignidad, la Bondad, La Fe, la Templanza, la Mansedumbre.
This woman, one day, on campus she put up a sign that said, “Be Brave.” She made it out of paper and yarn and stuff, and she put it up. I had no idea who had made it. She put up this sign that just happened to be on my bike ride onto campus. And she put it up right around the time of the policy. So the first time I saw it, I thought, “Wow. This is a message for me.”
Bring all of who you are and march with us. Bring a sign. Bring a picture. Bring a poster or a painting. Something that symbolizes a significant piece of your journey and/or who you are.
We invite allies to come join us and show solidarity! Bring something that symbolizes your celebration of the life of an LGBTQ+ loved one!
We need to recognize that what is strengthening to different people may be different. We need to foster self care and healing, finding our sources of spiritual strength — whatever those may be — and learning to accept ourselves.
To be born queer is to be born into a second family which is only discovered later in life. Just as we don’t choose our siblings but hopefully learn to love them and take pride in our family identity, we don’t choose our queerness but hopefully learn to love it, love our queer family, and take pride in our queer identity.
He buscado en la iglesia lo que Jesucristo dijo en Mateo 11:28: “Venid a mí todos los que estáis trabajados y cansados, y yo os haré descansar.” Él me ha aliviado. Me ha ayudado a saber que soy quien soy. No he dejado de ser su hijo por ser gay.
The 2nd annual Affirmation Conference was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina last month. People came from as far away as 18 hours by bus. The full range of LGBT were represented and parents, family members and friends also came to support those attending. Those attending said the weekend recharged them to move forward with their lives, knowing God loves them and understands them individually.