Search Results: BYU

Troy through a Window

February 10, 2014 |

by Hugo Salinas February 19, 2002 When then BYU film student Brad Barber had to choose a topic for his senior project, he decided to go home for the Christmas…

Just Call Me Greg

February 10, 2014 |

A Novel by Jeff Laver Reviewed by Alan Blodgett Recommended reading. This is a story of a Salt Lake City youth who comes to the realization that he is gay…

Peculiar People: Mormons and Same-Sex Orientation

February 10, 2014 |

Ron Schow, Wayne Schow and Marybeth Raynes, eds. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1991. Reviewed by Hugo Salinas. Peculiar People is the first book entirely dedicated to describing the gay/lesbian Mormon…

The YMCA, Same-Sex Relationships, and the Gospel: An Interview with John Donald Gustav-Wrathall

February 10, 2014 |

By Hugo Salinas April 2007 At the Portland conference I had the pleasure of meeting John Donald Gustav-Wrathall, a gay Mormon man from Minneapolis who almost ten years ago wrote Take…

2011 Conference Report

February 10, 2014 |

Prepared by James Kent and Hugo Salinas “Visions and Blessings” Friday With strong interfaith participation, an inspiring choir, and a historic devotional held in the lower court of the Kirtland…

2012 Conference Report

February 10, 2014 |

Seattle 2012 Conference Report With the theme, “Celebrate the Journey,” we discussed the situation of Affirmation, shared our stories and hopes for the future, and celebrated who we are and…

2013 Conference Report

February 10, 2014 |

2013 Conference Report by John D. Gustav-Wrathall The 2013 Affirmation Conference, held September 13-15, was one of the best attended in the history of the organization, with over 400 attending…

Book Review: “Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America”

January 22, 2014 |

Harline has taken the time to notice and understand that the coming out process for the gay man is parallel to the experience on both the individual and the family…

Event Addresses LGBTQ Sexual Health in Utah County

January 13, 2014 |

Cary Crall, Carol Lynn Pearson, and Jorge Valencia among Speakers by Hugo Salinas December 2012 Organized by two returned missionaries and BYU graduates, the 2012 Utah County Sexual Health Symposium…