2024 International Conference

Summary and recordings from 2024 Affirmation International Conference available

November 8, 2024 |

The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held from October 11th through the 13th at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center in Ogden, Utah. This was the 45th annual meeting or conference of Affirmation since the first in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. A summary of the conference and recordings in English and Spanish from all plenary and select breakout sessions is now available.

Coming Out After 40, Joe Makston, 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Coming Out after 40: How to Lose Friends, but Find Yourself. Joe Makston has been on a journey that’s taken him through coming out later in life and stepping away…

Nathan Kitchen, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Nathan Kitchen, former president of Affirmation and author of The Boughs of Love—Navigating the Queer Latter-day Saint Experience During an Ongoing Restoration, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference.…

David Doyle, Remarks from the 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Remarks from David Doyle, Affirmation vice president, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October 11-13, 2024, at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center in…

Taylor Petrey, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Taylor Petrey, professor of religion and author of Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October…

Dating and Partnering as a Queer Mormon, Lacey Bagley, 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Dr. Lacey Bagley dives into the unique experience of dating and partnering as a queer person with a Mormon background. They explore how LGBTQIA+ Mormons navigate romantic relationships while balancing…

Queering Mormon History, Kate Mower and Jessica Brieman, 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Dr. Kate Mower and University of Utah Digital Archives Librarian Jessica Brieman explore how to “queer” your life and history by rethinking Mormonism and historical narratives through an LGBTQIA+ lens.…

Eli McCann, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Eli McCann, lawyer, writer, and humorist, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October 11-13, 2024, at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center…

Liv Mendoza Haynes, Keynote from 2024 Affirmation International Conference

November 7, 2024 |

Keynote from Liv Mendoza Haynes, a modern-day Queer pioneer, during the 2024 Affirmation International Conference. The 2024 Affirmation International Conference was held October 11-13, 2024, at the Ogden Eccles Conference…