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Sunstone Symposium to Include LGBT-related Sessions

June 26, 2013 |

New Video “Families Are Forever” to Be Screened during July 31 Free Lecture by Hugo Salinas Final-Program-Web The 2013 Sunstone Symposium, to be held in Salt Lake City July 31 – August 3, will include several sessions related to LGBT Mormon experience, plus a screening of the new documentary Families Are Forever. Produced by the Family Acceptance…

Two New Titles Enrich Gay Mormon Fiction

June 25, 2013 |

“Elder Petersen’s Mission Memories” and “Companions: Nich’ooni”  by Hugo Salinas Two recent titles, Elder Petersen’s Mission Memories and Companions: Nich’ooni,have recently been added to the world of gay Mormon fiction, and two Affirmation members have reviewed them especially for us. “Jeff Laver is a good storyteller and produced a very readable book,” writes Alan Blodgett about the novella Elder Petersen’s…

Successful “All Are Alike” LDS Support Meeting Held in Bakersfield

June 24, 2013 |

Tom and Wendy Montgomery hosted the first “All Are Alike” LDS Support meeting in Bakersfield, California on June 9.

An Invitation to Support Affirmation

June 23, 2013 |

With Your Help, Amazing Things Are Happening in Affirmation and the LDS LGBTQ Community  by Tina Richerson Dear LGBTQ Mormons and Friends: My name is Tina Richerson, Outreach Coordinator and Vice President of Affirmation. I am writing this week to invite you to a fundraising challenge we have been given by some generous Affirmation donors. As you…

Bay Area Group Holds First Meeting

June 22, 2013 |

On June 2nd we had an LDS LGBT fireside/social at our house in the San Francisco Bay Area.

LDS LGBT Summer Social/BBQ to Be Held in Utah

June 21, 2013 |

June 28 at Highland Glen Park

Affirmation Conference to Feature Authors, Allies, Celebrities

June 20, 2013 |

Please join us September 13-15 for Affirmation’s annual conference to be held in Salt Lake City.

DC Pride: When the Baxters Joined In

June 19, 2013 |

On Saturday, June 8, our family marched in Washington DC’s Capital Pride Parade for the first time.

Mormon Pride in DC: A Report from Our Booth

June 18, 2013 |

People are marching–not only in parades across the country, but by spreading this message of love (as well as education) to others within the LDS community by James Brinton » The Affirmation Booth     » Pictures See also:   » A Mother’s Perspective     » When the Baxters Joined In On June 8-9th I had the amazing experience of marching with the Mormons in DC’s…