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» Coming Out Stories National Affirmation Annual Conference – Portland, Oregon September 5, 1998 By Ryan Nay What does it mean to “be gay?” This was an easy question 50 years ago. It meant that one was happy. This is not the case today. This question today is one that is very controversial. There are many…
» Download this document in PDF Format For the Strength of Gay Youth A Guide for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Mormon Youth and Young Adults By Aaron Cloward Introduction About This Booklet Message to Gay & Lesbian Mormon Youth Topics Agency Activity in the Church Missions & Other Church Callings The Scriptures Word of Wisdom…
Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons—Serving LGBT Mormons and Their Family and Friends Since 1977 Inside This Issue Join us in Salt Lake City this September 13-15 for Our Annual International Conference Affirmation Calendar Allies, LGBT Mormons to Participate in June Pride Events across the Country Teleconference on Healing: Healing the Self, Healing Relationships Salt Lake…
“We can practice what we have been taught, to love, respect, and include all others, including gays, as children of our Heavenly Father”
by Terry Hiscox This article was pulled from internet archives and was originally published in 1998. Some edits and updates have been made to the original text. It’s possible information this article treats as current is out-of-date and readers are encouraged to verify with more recent sources. If you believe an update should be made…
Reading the various reviews of the new LDS Church-authorized book, Massacre at Mountain Meadows, prompts me to stand as witness for another tragic killing of a group of people in our community for which — when we have the benefit of history — we will be deeply ashamed.
Rather than seeing in lesbians and gay men what you have been led to believe about them, talk to them, see them, hear them, love them, and believe what you see of them and their experiences. You will understand so much more.
Jeffery R. Jensen, M.D., originally presented this paper at the 1996 Sunstone Symposium. This text comes from his paper prepared at that time, which he re-presented to us on September 5, 1998.
Like doctors and pilots, I didn’t make up the principles that govern LGBTQ mental health — we have merely discovered them and now use them daily to safeguard lives. I pray with my feet every day that Latter-day Saints will come to fully understand these discoveries too. We are all part of one body in Christ. May we see that each part however different is equally needed by us.
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