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Moving Stories of Real People in Affirmation

December 19, 2015 |

My son Jonathan told us he was gay about ten years ago. I didn’t react well. I tried to convince him he could be straight. I tried to convince him that even if he was “a little gay” that he could marry a woman. I couldn’t believe that “this” happened in my family. The first time my son brought home another young man and introduced him as his boyfriend, I nearly became sick to my stomach and I treated them both like lepers and didn’t want them to come into the house. Affirmation healed my relationship with my son. He knows now that my former homophobia is totally gone and that I love him unconditionally.

The JONAH Verdict and the SCOTUS Ruling: Joys & Conflicts

July 1, 2015 |

The personal, real-life stories of gay and lesbian individuals who have come out to family, friends, co-workers and neighbors in the decades since Stonewall have been instrumental in shifting the tide of public opinion. The court rulings and laws recognizing same-sex marriage and regulating or limiting anti-gay ministries, are welcome news to the majority of openly gay, lesbian and bi individuals and their families and friends, because they grant much needed rights and protections, and empower us to live our lives without fear and in accordance with our conscience.

Our interactions with those who oppose these decisions in the weeks and months ahead may not be easy. In fact, they may be excruciatingly difficult. Do not be dismayed! Move forward in your lives with fortitude and strength, engage opponents with kindness, and have faith “that all things work together for good that love God.”

Celebrate the Light Within at 2015 Affirmation Annual International Conference

May 19, 2015 |

We are only days away from our annual international conference! Join 500 other LGBT Mormons, Families & Friends from around the world for a weekend of a lifetime! This coming weekend many of us will gather together in Provo, Utah for our 34th annual international conference. If you haven’t yet registered but plan to attend, please register today at: conference.affirmation.org

Judy Finch’s Talk at the Affirmation 2013 Annual Conference (Transcript)

January 25, 2015 |

Judy Finch’s story is featured on the LDS gays and lesbians websites, it’s the most affirming video on that website, and actually the one that I’ve watched, I asked for…

Family Fundamentals

February 10, 2014 |

Official Movie Site  January, 2002 In his new feature documentary, Family Fundamentals, three-time Sundance award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong (Licensed to Kill, Coming Out Under Fire) continues his quest to understand American contempt…

Gay Mormon Director Debutes “Straight Acting”

February 10, 2014 |

by Hugo Salinas June 2005 Mormon filmmaker Spencer Windes has just debuted Straight Acting, a documentary that follows jockey players, rodeo cowboys, and ruggers who defy expectations about what it means to…

Abomination: Homosexuality and the Ex-Gay Movement

February 10, 2014 |

A Documentary by the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (34 min.) Abomination is a documentary focusing on sexual orientation conversion therapies (sometimes called “reparative therapy”). Conversion therapies have been…

“In Quiet Desperation”: An Open Letter to Marilyn Matis

February 10, 2014 |

by Jason Clark January 2005 Three months ago, Deseret Book published In Quiet Desperation, a new book with two candid accounts revolving around gay Mormon experience. In the following letter, an Affirmation…

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…