Become an Affirmation Member Calendar March 18 Family Fellowship event in Provo April 20-22 LGBT Mormon Conference in Washington DC June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle by Bruce Maughan, Affirmation Treasurer The local nonprofit radio station recently completed its winter on-air fundraising, [...]
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Accepting a Changing Society
Olin Thomas Calendar March 10-11 Sunstone Symposium in Kirtland March 18 Family Fellowship event in Provo April 20-22 LGBT Mormon Conference in Washington DC June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle by Olin Thomas, Affirmation Executive Secretary 5 March 2012 A week ago [...]
Join Us in Washington, DC April 20-22 for a LGBT/SSA Mormon Conference
Randall Thacker Affirmation CalendarMarch 10-11 Sunstone Symposium in Kirtland March 18 Family Fellowship event in Provo April 20-22 LGBT Mormon Conference in Washington DC June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle “Building Bridges of Understanding” with Carol Lynn Pearson & Mitch Mayne by [...]
Creating Hellos, No More Goodbyes!
Resources Carol Lynn Pearson Releases “No More Goodbyes” LDS Resources for Parents & Supporters Affirmation Calendar March 10-11 Sunstone Symposium in Kirtland March 18 Family Fellowship event in Provo June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle by “Judy,” director of chapter development My [...]
“I Support Marriage Equality–and I’m a Mormon”
Valentine Marriage (2:10) Marriage Equality Equality Federation Mormons for Marriage Affirmation Calendar March 10-11 Sunstone Symposium in Kirtland June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle What is your earliest memory of working for marriage equality? My own recollections go back to 1998, when [...]
“A [Gay] Mormon Just Believes!”
Fred Bowers Affirmation Calendar February 2 Bill Bradshaw to Discuss Homosexuality in Provo February 3-4 Sunstone Symposium in Claremont March 10-11 Sunstone Symposium in Kirtland June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle by Fred Bowers Taken from the hit Broadway musical “The Book [...]
Mormon Attitudes Changing (Slowly)
Timelines: Mainstream and Mormon attitudes toward homosexuality A few tidbits show Mormon attitudes have changed, albeit frustratingly slowly, over the decades. 1970s: The American Psychiatric Association declassifies homosexuality as a mental disorder 1970s: BYU sponsors electroshock aversion therapy for gay male students (See http://www.affirmation.org/news/2011_043.shtml) 1986: Active LDS member Carol Lynn Pearson publishes her memoir, Goodbye, [...]
Is Political Neutrality Possible for a Church?
Olin Thomas Affirmation CalendarJanuary 25-29 Creating Change Conference in Baltimore January 28 Affirmation Potluck in Portland February 3-4 Sunstone Symposium in Claremont March 10-11 Sunstone Symposium in Kirtland June 1-3 Utah Pride Festival July 25-28 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City October 19-21 Affirmation Conference in Seattle by Olin Thomas, Affirmation Executive Secretary 23 January [...]
Taking Off the Blinders of Ideology
Happy Hear Year! It’s been a while since I’ve written to you all. I hope this reaches you doing well and keeping on track with your New Year’s Resolutions. I didn’t make any this year, so I guess I get to avoid that traditional disappointment. But, that has been replaced by other levels of disappointment [...]
Preparing for the Ride of My Life
2012 Equality Riders, including three riders who grew up LDS: Jason Conner (floor, far left) and Robert Moore (couch, far right). Photo: Cole Parke Robert Moore A Passion for Equality: A Conversation with Robert Moore 2012 Equality Ride Robert’s Rider Page “Do As I’m Doing” (Primary Song) Affirmation Calendar January 20-22 Mormon Stories Conference in [...]