Nathan Kitchen

Affirmation President to The Daily Beast: We can move forward personally regardless of what the church says

April 23, 2019 |

We move forward, I think, stronger and more resilient and more aware of ourselves because of what we lived under in the past three and a half years in the church.

Natasha Helfer Parker Mormon Mental Health Podcast

Affirmation Leaders on Mormon Mental Health Podcast Discuss Policy Reversal

April 18, 2019 |

Affirmation President Nathan Kitchen and Senior Vice president Laurie Lee Hall discuss with Mormon Mental Health Podcast host Natasha Helfer Parker the impact of the reversal of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Day Saint’s November 2015 policy on gay families in the church on the LGBTQ Mormon community.

Gorrión en una rama

Sparrow

April 10, 2019 |

A bird is not an ornithologist; It just is; Living life as itself; Basking in the sun; and eating a morning meal; And singing.

Affirmation Conference Park

Audio: Affirmation Launches “Historic” Chapter Development Efforts with Organizational Web Conference

February 19, 2019 |

Over 70 members of the Affirmation community signed on Sunday, February 17th, to participate in a web conference detailing Affirmation’s efforts to organize and strengthen chapters throughout the United States and Canada to provide vital face-to-face communities to support LGBTQ Mormons, their family members, and friends.

Nathan Kitchen - Laurie Lee Hall - Fernando González Díaz

Candidate Executive Committee’s Vision for Affirmation

October 3, 2018 |

Affirmation will become the mature worldwide organization providing supportive communities that foster health, healing, and personal growth to LGBTQ with spiritual or cultural connection to the LDS Church.

Nathan Kitchen

Nathan Kitchen – Presidential Candidate Statement

August 26, 2018 |

As president of Affirmation, I want to see Affirmation flourish with a brightness of hope that will illuminate the most vulnerable in the LDS LGBTQ+ community. I want to see a robust network of supportive communities within Affirmation available for those who have made or are making their own reconciliation journey, where ever you are (or are not) on the faith spectrum.

Nathan Kitchen

Identifying Supportive Communities as an LGBTQ Mormon

June 6, 2018 |

Go and find your Waters of Mormon community in the way that feels safe and nourishing for you. Many supportive communities exist that allow you to either begin fresh or coexist with your existing communities where you still feel comfortable.