Bruce Maughan Affirmation Calendar October 31 If you’re not a current member, your membership fee must be received by this date so that you can vote. November 14 DIFFERENT = AMAZING event in Salt Lake City November 19Deadline to send your ballot. Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, November 2nd. On the subject of elections, [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2010’
President Uchtdorf on “same-gender attractions”
Dieter Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, offers a softer, more open view than that expressed recently by President Packer. As quoted in the Salt Lake Tribune: “Many questions in life, however, including some related to same-gender attractions, must await a future answer, even in the next life. Until then, the truth is, God [...]
One Night in San Francisco: Affirmation’s Two Senior Officers Homeless and on the Street
George Cole, Robert Moore, and David Melson Resources Affirmation Resources on Homelessness Affirmation, Others Raise Homeless Youth Awareness (QSaltLake) Affirmation Goes Homeless (QSaltLake) Gay Mormons to spend one night homeless (Rosemary Winter’s Blog in the SL Tribune) TV Story about Chloe Noble and Jill Hardman Affirmation Calendar October 31 If you’re not a current member, [...]
Candidate Statements Released
Introduction This year, Affirmation has three candidates for the office of President. Each candidate is offered the opportunity to publish a campaign statement. At the annual business meeting, the candidates were able to present their statements, and were limited to 2 minutes each. The order they presented was chosen at random, and they are presented [...]
Wear Purple this Wednesday!
Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons joins with the LGBT community in support of Spirit Day, in memory of the many recent suicides that have taken place as a result of gay abuse. Just as importantly, it’s also a way to show the hundreds of thousands of LGBT youth who face the same pressures and bullying, [...]
Preparing for the Future
This past weekend, Affirmation held our Annual Conference and Business Meeting in San Francisco, CA. There were a few notable events during the business meeting that should be mentioned.
Statement on President Boyd K. Packer’s Talk in General Conference
Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons joined The Human Rights Campaign, the Utah Pride Center, and Equality Utah in delivering the signatures of 150,000 individuals to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints headquarters, protesting recent comments made by President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. This took place on October 12th at 11:00 a.m. MDT in front of LDS Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City.
Leaders complete an evening on the Streets of San Francisco, CA
David Melson, Executive Director and George Cole, Assistant Executive Director, have completed their overnight experience on the streets of San Francisco, CA. They spent 20 hours living the life of someone who is homeless; begging for money or food and sleeping on sidewalks or in parks. The project was put together by Robert Moore, Director [...]
Dan Savage “Almost Sorry” to Christians
Dan Savage is an internationally syndicated advice columnist, author, blogger, and queer activist. He’s a frequent commentator on major news networks and on talk shows. He is an expert on LGBTQ issues. Beth McDonald of 99.9 KEZ Phoenix recently interviewed Dan about his It Gets Better Project, a response to the recent rash of teen [...]
The Week That Was
David Melson Affirmation Calendar October 8-10 Annual Conference in San Francisco October 8 Affirmation Leadership Meeting in San Francisco October 8 Deadline to declare your candidacy for executive director in person October 11 National Coming Out Day Six gay suicides, LDS General Conference, Affirmation’s Annual Conference. There has been a lot going on and a [...]