Joshua Behn LGBT Mormons Asked to Participate in Survey Anniversaries generally mark memorable events, and for me, the period between the end of Pride season and Independence Day mark two very different anniversaries. The first is of my coming out and fully embracing my identity as a gay man. As a man who had [...]
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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, [...]
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.
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 [...]
50 Cent, you’ve one too far. Again.
Rapper 50 Cent tweeted (about 17 hours ago as of this writing): “If you a man and your over 25 and you don’t eat pu**y just kill your self damn it. The world will be a better place. Lol” I have low expectations about the appropriateness of what rappers say, but with the recent number [...]
Sit Down
David Melson Affirmation Calendar September 14 Podcast Interview with Cary Crall September 15 Deadline for On-Time Registration with Meals for Conference September 25 Deadline for Late Conference Registration with Meals for Conference October 8-10 Annual Conference in San Francisco October 8 Affirmation Leadership Meeting in San Francisco October 8 Deadline to declare your candidacy for [...]
Candlelight Vigil to Honor Todd Ransom
Todd Ransom A candlelight vigil will be held today, July 20, from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at the Utah state Capitol to honor the life of Todd Ransom, a young man of Mormon background who took his life yesterday. Todd was 28. Friends say Todd left behind a note reading “Sunrise – Accept This [...]
The Messenger, Feb. 09
Good morning from snowy Washington! Nine Affirmation leaders have just spent five days at the 22nd annual Creating Change Conference in Dallas, Texas. They joined over 2,000 leaders from every major LGBT-interest group in the country, in intensive training sessions, business and program analysis, and sharing of ideas and best practices. Creating Change is often called a “transformational experience,” [...]