A moral man cannot be patient in the face of Injustice. . . . A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. –Martin Luther King I begin with a confession of faith. I am a believer.…
Month: September 2013
Parenting LGBT Teens, Part 1– A Vision of the Coming Zion
This is the first essay in a series on parenting gay teens. This introduction is really about a dream, and a vision of how life will look for gay teens once equality is finally achieved in our Mormon communities. …
More Dialogue in Chicago
Last March, I participated in a “Mormons and gays” dialogue that was held in the Chicago Stake. That dialogue emerged from a series of conversations between the local stake president and members of the Church — both gay and straight.…
Testimonies of Wholeness
A Reflection by Tawnya Smith The Affirmation conference in Salt Lake City was an affirmation of hope and love. There were many in attendance including many more families and allies than in the past, and I personally sensed a strong…
Encircled by Angels–Our Mormon Allies
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…
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…
MormonsandGays.org Hero Speaks About Her Journey As An Ally
This is the amazing speech that Judy Finch gave at the Affirmation conference on Sep. 14 2013 in Salt Lake City. Judy was featured on the MormonsandGays.org website made by the Mormon church in a vignette where she encourages people…
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,…