By Tom Christofferson The recently-concluded Affirmation Conference in Salt Lake City was remarkable in many ways. One was the wonderful presence and spirit of transgender brothers, sisters and parents, who generously shared their experiences and insights. Another was the presence…
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Unexpected Journey
By Anita Stephens It was February 25 2011, I night I will never forget and the day we embarked on a journey we never expected. That is the night we discovered our 2nd son Tyler was gay. We belong to…
Brother and Sister
By Sterling Tull When my friend came to me asking, “Hey Sterling, could you possibly edit this?” I happily accepted. At the moment he’s writing movie for us to shoot later this year in the spring and I’m his first…
Affirmation Repayment Plan
By Matthew Deane . I do not belong here, and these are not my people. They don’t want to read my book, and they are too wrapped up in their own moments to share one with me. How did I…
What choice did you really have? (When our straight LDS friends betray us)
By Scot, (a father, husband and gay Utahn) L, took an active step in hoping to exclude gay and lesbian couples from legal marriage. He explained why, and there’s nothing really to be said about the explanation. We went over it already,…
My Mormon Perspective: Why I Believe in Marriage Equality, As a Mormon
By Julia Madeline Taylor (originally published at her www.poetrysansonions.com) It is incredibly painful for me to sit at a computer, even my laptop. It is why my posts have been so sporadic lately, and why they will continue to be,…
A Message of Love (God Does Not Exclude, Even When the Church Does)
By David T. Reid My brothers and sisters, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of my experiences. It is difficult to express on paper my emotions and feelings as a child of God living…
My Personal Revelation
By Ethan J. The following contains an excerpt from my journal. It describes in detail a spiritual witness that I received a few weeks ago. Before I share this experience with you, I would like to tell you about…
My Mormon Perspective: How to Teach the Value of Imperfect People and Families (and Putting the Proclamation into Perspective)
By Julia Madeline Taylor Dedicated to Stumped, MDearest, Ray, marginalizedmormon and Karen H., for the BCC discussion that prompted this post as a formalized lesson plan. I hope that whether you are teaching this lesson in church or family home evening, that you will take the chance and try…
Gay, Mormon, and living honestly. Letting go with grace.
By Bob Wood “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” ~ Buddha I came into the church an openly…