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Paperdolls: Healing from Sexual Abuse in Mormon Neighborhoods

February 10, 2014 |

» Resources about sexual abuse Writing under the pseudonyms of April Daniels and Carol Scott, two women a generation apart recorded their devastating discovery of the havoc abuse had wreaked in…

“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…

Bishop Rees Reviews “In Quiet Desperation”

February 10, 2014 |

He Takes Issue with LDS Family Services, AMCAP by Matt Christensen December 2005 Robert A. Rees, a former bishop who often counseled with gay Mormons, has just published a review of the…

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…

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…

Packet of Materials to Share with Leaders, Family, and Friends

February 5, 2014 |

We invite LDS members to prepare a packet of materials to share with bishops, stake presidents, Relief Society presidents, and other LDS leaders who want to gain new insights on…

Perfect: The Journey of a Gay Mormon

January 23, 2014 |

November 2009 by Joseph Dallin $15.95 through Lulu.com Also available as a download for $9.95 » Learn more and order this book For most of his childhood, Joseph lived the quintessential…

“Gay Mormons?” A Review

January 22, 2014 |

“Even without an epilogue or summary, the book is an important one and will provide insight and support to anyone who wants to know what it’s like to be gay…