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Wendy Montgomery Families are Forever

I Have Loved My Son for 13 Years and I Didn’t Know How to Turn That Off

August 1, 2013 |

Wendy told the audience that growing up in a very traditional, conservative LDS home, she heard many things about the “‘evils of homosexuality’”. “So when I learned my son was gay, my mind went to all the negative things I had heard about the gay community,” Wendy said.

Affirmation Conference Video

July 31, 2013 |

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fzvSRFXBGhE

Steve and Barb Young to Speak at Affirmation Conference

July 30, 2013 |

Keynoting the Saturday evening session of the 2013 Affirmation Conference will be Steve and Barb Young.

Second Teleconference on Healing the Self Available Online

July 30, 2013 |

Focus: Healing the Self   Listen to 2nd Teleconference (MP3 file, 50 MB) It is easy to think that taking care of yourself is somehow selfish. Scriptures, talks, and cultural messages can be interpreted in a distorted way causing one to feel that if one does not serve others first, that one is somehow being disobedient. One…

Latter-Gay Saints: An Anthology of Gay Mormon Fiction

July 29, 2013 |

Jerry Argetsinger • The Washington Post • The Salt Lake Tribune • Article on the Huffington Post • Rochester Institute of Technology • Publishers Weekly • SmashWords Edited by Jerry Argetsinger, Jeff Laver, and Johnny Townsend » Buy it from Giovanni’s Room  » Buy it from Amazon.com  » Kindle Edition » Lethe Press  From a story by the Rochester Institute of Technology It’s a subject…

Roommate Finder Set Up on Facebook

July 28, 2013 |

The University Guesthouse offers inexpensive, quality rooms at the Affirmation Conference site.

Affirmation Conference: All You Need to Know

July 27, 2013 |

Important Dates and Deadline August 1 Deadline to submit nominations for the Mortensen Award August 13 Deadline to register for conference at regular prices August 13 Deadline to reserve a guaranteed room at the conference hotel September 6 Deadline to register for conference by mail September 6 Deadline to apply for a Conference scholarship September…

‘Adam & Steve and the Empty Sea’ to Play in New York City’s Fringe Festival

July 26, 2013 |

Adam is openly Mormon. Steve is openly gay. Set against the backdrop of the passage of Prop. 8, these childhood friends grapple with religion, sexuality, politics and adulthood.

Conference-goers Invited to Sing in Choir

July 25, 2013 |

» Click here to contact Judy, join the choir, and receive MP3 files and sheet music Join the Affirmation Choir! » Conference Updates Note: If possible, please plan your flight so that you can attend the first choir rehearsal on Friday, September 13, 4:45 to 6:00 PM My Dear Brothers and Sisters of Affirmation, Two years ago at our Annual…