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DVD Is Released in France as “La Tentation d’Aaron” by David Olsen April 2006 How do the French like their gay Mormon romantic comedies? Très sexy! That’s our conclusion after having discovered La Tentation d’Aaron (“Aaron’s Temptation”), which turned out to be none other than the French version of the recent film Latter Days. Not only has the title been…
Snelling takes you on his over-six-decade journey of self-discovery, faith, sacrifice, loss, and affirmation, blending his memory with excerpts from letters, church talks, and other materials. Dean lives a double life, where, on the surface, he is a beloved teacher, family man, and worthy priesthood holder serving in various callings. However, below that surface is a man desperately struggling to hold it all together, seeking satisfaction in dark places and not understanding why this struggle was not being taken from him.
We care about you, and we understand the pressure cooker of the LGBTQ/Latter-day Saint intersection because we stand there and have stood there. We know the true power of your story and receive it in the spirit in which you delivered it. Not as a weapon or a currency, but as a celebration of the power of the queer soul.
There’s no doubt in my mind that pausing amid our daily activity to take note of what we have in our lives right now helps to calm and center us and renews our appreciation for what we might take for granted. Whether you share your gratitude for the world to see on social media or just silently count the blessings in your life, I hope you do find the healing power of gratitude as we begin the holiday season.
Gay members needed to return to the closet and continue to live in dark places, unheard, unseen, or be banished to a life of celibacy. I cried and cried when I read this policy, and could not, nor do I still understand or accept such a policy.
LGBT Mormons, Families and Friends Shared Service Projects, Meals by John Gustav-Wrathall Building on a tradition started by the Washington DC Chapter of Affirmation, over 250 LGBT Mormons, their families, and friends gathered in eight U.S. cities throughout the month of November to participate in service projects followed by a Thanksgiving meal and each person…
October 2012 » View the flyer September 14, 2012 – Philadelphia, PA – Breaking Glass Pictures is proud to announce the December 4 DVD release of The Falls (SRP $24.99). Reminiscent of The Seminarian and Latter Days, The Falls is the story of two young Mormon men beginning to question just what it means to be faithful to God while being true to…
by Hugo Salinas June 2007 With some 60 published stories and essays, Johnny Townsend is a prolific writer. And with a dozen of his short stories touching on the gay Mormon exprience, he has published more gay Mormon-themed fiction than anyone. Townsend, who lives in Seattle, often draws from his own experiences for his writing:…
Two More Weeks to Support Film ‘Facing East’ The Falls Brings Love and Faith to Center Stage With Its Release By QC Cinema Abomination: Homosexuality and the Ex-Gay Movement French Translators Spice Up “Latter Days” Atom Films Releases “Mormon on Mormon” The Workout and the Glory World Premier of “Lost Tribe” Karen Everett: Documenting the Lesbian…