Transgender

BYU Y Trans Color Roni Jo Draper

A Light, Shining in the Darkness

March 20, 2022 |

It is hard for me to imagine a Jesus who would not have walked among those whose love and concern lit the Y tonight and would not also have brought his light as well to show love.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Speaking for Those Silenced

November 19, 2021 |

Each year on November 20th, we remember transgender people, gender-variant individuals, and those perceived to be transgender murdered because of hate. For many left behind, there is a feeling of obligation to speak for those who can speak no more, to tell their stories, and to support one another.

Utah Capitol Building

Utah Supreme Court Affirms Right of Transgender Individuals to Update Their Sex

May 7, 2021 |

The Utah Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming the right of transgender individuals to update their sex on legal documentation. The opinion states, “A person has a common-law right to change facets of their personal legal status, including their sex designation.”

Skyler and Husband at Temple

Trans Ban Policy Anniversary

February 16, 2021 |

I discovered that being trans isn’t a social choice, but the cure for a disease of the mind and body called gender dysphoria. It wasn’t until I acted in faith by trying a new name and pronouns in a limited setting that I started to taste the relief that was in store for me. It was a small and simple act of faith, akin to reading the Book of Mormon.

General Handbook

New Church handbook provides some clarity but minimizes LGBTQ identities

February 19, 2020 |

While applauding the increase in transparency and clarity the new handbook provides, Affirmation remains concerned that Church policy diminishes the lived experience of LGBTQ individuals.

Juanita, a Trans-Cendental Leader

September 9, 2019 |

I’ve been through years of suffering, challenges, and change in my life. Having been a Latter-day Saint, and having that legacy of pioneers in my heart, I had an example in persevering through struggle.

A transfeminine non-binary person and transmasculine gender-nonconforming person looking at a phone and laughing

The Importance of Visibility: Really Seeing Transgender People

March 31, 2019 |

We, as cisgender people, have to make the effort to understand. We have to see transgender individuals for the beautiful people they are and recognize their contributions to society and our own lives.

A transfeminine non-binary person and transmasculine gender-nonconforming person looking at a phone and laughing

Affirmation Trans* Mormons, Families & Friends Affinity Group

March 30, 2019 | Comments Off on Affirmation Trans* Mormons, Families & Friends Affinity Group

The Affirmation Trans* Mormons, Families & Friends affinity group is space of support for Transgender Mormons, family, friends, and allies to share experiences and learn together about trans* issues. Trans*…

Laurie Lee Hall

Laurie Lee Hall, Affirmation Senior Vice President, Warns Against Transerasure on Salt Lake Tribune’s ‘Mormon Land’

February 12, 2019 |

“Ultimately, an individual often gets to a point where they must live the way they feel internally, in their mind and heart, how they are,” Hall explained. “Identity is a sense of self that’s in the mind, in the heart, and in the soul that transcends the actual physical biology, whatever that may be.”