{"id":10744,"date":"2017-05-11T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmation.org\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2021-10-03T09:55:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:55:30","slug":"family-felt-alone-lgbt-mormons-families-friends-describe-journey-community-self-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/pt\/familia-se-sentiu-sozinha-lgbt-mormons-familias-amigos-descreva-jornada-comunidade-auto-empoderamento\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNossa fam\u00edlia se sentia t\u00e3o sozinha\u201d: M\u00f3rmons, fam\u00edlias e amigos LGBT descrevem sua jornada para a comunidade e seu auto-fortalecimento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16833 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rene_frost.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A afirma\u00e7\u00e3o para mim preencheu o grande buraco que a igreja deixou quando tomei a decis\u00e3o de viver minha vida fiel \u00e0 minha orienta\u00e7\u00e3o sexual. Passei alguns anos procurando uma f\u00e9 da qual eu pudesse fazer parte, mas nada parecia certo. O mormonismo \u00e9 minha heran\u00e7a e est\u00e1 profundamente marcado em minha alma. Ter uma comunidade de amor e apoio entre as pessoas com minhas ra\u00edzes SUD, onde posso ser verdadeiramente aut\u00eantico, tem sido muito ben\u00e9fico para meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o e minha alma. Como b\u00f4nus, conheci as pessoas mais incr\u00edveis. Finalmente sinto que encontrei um lar novamente.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Rene Frost<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16835 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kayden.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Depois de me assumir como gay e perder meu senso de seguran\u00e7a na igreja, descobrir a Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o para mim foi como o momento em que o patinho feio percebe que \u00e9 realmente um cisne. Tornou-se meu novo porto seguro: um lugar onde sempre senti amor e pertencimento, independentemente de como vivi minha vida. Na adolesc\u00eancia, ter uma comunidade na qual sempre senti amor incondicional foi essencial para crescer e aprender a me amar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">- Kayden Maxwell<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chrisann_toelupe2.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Antes da confer\u00eancia de Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o, nossa fam\u00edlia se sentia muito sozinha em nossa jornada de ser SUD com parentes gays.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Em Affirmations, conhecemos muitas fam\u00edlias maravilhosas como a nossa.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Conversamos, rimos e choramos juntos.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Considero as fam\u00edlias que encontramos alguns de nossos amigos mais queridos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Chrisann Toelupe<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_lindsay_grimm.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Eu sou uma mulher bissexual de 53 anos, casada com meu marido incr\u00edvel por 27 anos. Meu marido sempre me amou, mas infelizmente eu temia que os outros n\u00e3o pudessem me amar. Muitas vezes ouvi coisas muito dolorosas de outras pessoas sobre pessoas como eu. Ent\u00e3o, meu marido e eu mantivemos meu segredo firmemente.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Eu nunca pensei que haveria um lugar onde eu sentiria nada al\u00e9m de amor e aceita\u00e7\u00e3o por meu eu aut\u00eantico. Que haveria um lugar onde eu n\u00e3o sentiria vergonha de quem sou. No ano passado, entrei na Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o levando todo o amor, amizade e apoio de meus irm\u00e3os e irm\u00e3s LGBTQ +, suas fam\u00edlias e amigos. Meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o estava cheio e curado de anos de dor. A afirma\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 um salva-vidas para aqueles que nunca pensaram que eram dignos de amor. Agrade\u00e7o a Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o e todos os envolvidos na Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o por serem uma t\u00e1bua de salva\u00e7\u00e3o para mim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">- Lisa Lindsay Grimm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16841 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/jillyan_adams.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Antes de saber sobre a Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o, senti que poderia seguir um de dois caminhos com minha sexualidade rec\u00e9m-aceita: ou poderia me silenciar na igreja quando estivesse com minha noiva (n\u00e3o mostrar afeto por ela, n\u00e3o falar sobre nosso relacionamento) ou poderia deixar a igreja inteiramente ... Quando encontrei Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o, descobri que poderia ser eu mesma, totalmente, falar e agir sobre meu relacionamento sem vergonha, e ainda falar sobre t\u00f3picos da igreja e meu pr\u00f3prio testemunho sem sentir que estava me contradizendo de alguma forma. \u00c9 uma fonte de grande consolo me conectar com pessoas de toda a Am\u00e9rica e do mundo que passaram pelas mesmas dificuldades que enfrento para reconciliar minha identidade de mulher homossexual e m\u00f3rmon. Mais do que tudo, saber que n\u00e3o estou sozinho e ter um lugar para crescer com seguran\u00e7a, aprender e explorar a mim mesmo e meu testemunho, foi nada menos que uma d\u00e1diva de Deus e sempre ficarei feliz e grato por ter encontrado a Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Jillyan Adams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16837 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lisa_glad2.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Desde minha primeira confer\u00eancia de Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o, parecia apenas CASA. Estas s\u00e3o as pessoas que me ENCONTRA e as que EU RECEBIMENTO Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 um lugar de \u201cgrande tenda\u201d onde cada um de n\u00f3s \u00e9 apoiado onde quer que estejamos em nossa jornada de f\u00e9. Uma amiga de minha filha estava em crise por ter que esconder sua n\u00e3o heterossexualidade porque estava ensinando em uma escola aut\u00f4noma SUD. Eu literalmente a arrastei para uma confer\u00eancia, e desde a primeira sess\u00e3o a que fomos, sua luz se acendeu quando ela conheceu outros m\u00f3rmons estranhos que tiveram lutas semelhantes. A afirma\u00e7\u00e3o tem aben\u00e7oado muitas vidas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Lisa Glad<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16843 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/taylor_weatherston.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A afirma\u00e7\u00e3o tem sido um espa\u00e7o seguro, um c\u00edrculo familiar, uma fonte de alegria e me deu um melhor sentimento de pertencer ao mundo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2014Taylor Weatherston<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Por favor, apoie o trabalho cont\u00ednuo de salvar vidas da Affirmation, criando uma comunidade de amor incondicional e promovendo o di\u00e1logo dentro e fora da Igreja SUD!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Voc\u00ea pode <a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/pt\/doar\">doe aqui<\/a>, para apoiar bolsas de estudo que tornam as confer\u00eancias de Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o acess\u00edveis independentemente da capacidade de pagamento e treinamento de lideran\u00e7a, coordena\u00e7\u00e3o de volunt\u00e1rios e organiza\u00e7\u00e3o de cap\u00edtulos em todo o mundo!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senti que poderia seguir por um de dois caminhos com minha sexualidade rec\u00e9m-aceita: ou poderia me silenciar na igreja quando estivesse com minha noiva (n\u00e3o demonstrar afeto, n\u00e3o falar sobre nosso relacionamento) ou poderia deixar a igreja por completo.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":16839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_piecal_is_recurring":false,"_piecal_recurring_interval":1,"_piecal_recurring_frequency":"","_piecal_recurring_exact_position":false,"_piecal_recurring_end":"","_piecal_color":"","_piecal_text_color":"","_piecal_global_color_master":false,"_piecal_rsets":"[]","_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1849],"tags":[],"newsletters":[],"class_list":["post-10744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Our Family Felt So Alone&quot;: LGBT 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