Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons

News Stories Archives - 2007

January 2007

Join us in Washington, DC for the Affirmation Conference

Affirmation Kansas City Begins Meetings

YouTube Clip Exposes Romney's Flip-flop

Many in Massachusetts happy to see Romney Go

Evergreen No Longer Carries “Addiction” Book by Gay Authors

Mormons Launch Anti-Romney Blog

Sundance Festival Screens “For the Bible Tells Me So”

February 2007

Current or Former LGBT Student at BYU? Help Us Create a List of Concerns

“Confessions of A Mormon Boy” to Open in Boston April 28

Washington, DC — A Destination Worth the Journey!

Fired Up for Justice: An Interview with Matthew Kulisch

New Film Explores the Kanab Controversy

Growing Up Queer in Kanab: Kourt Osborn

Carol Lynn Pearson to Speak in WinterPride Conference

Gay Mormons Launch Affirmation Minnesota

“Facing East” Ready for Runs in Salt Lake, New York, San Francisco

Affirmation Salt Lake to Participate in Equality Ride Send-Off

Utah Doctor Warns about HIV-Methamphetamines Connection

Affirmation Kansas City Held Meeting, Is Planning Next

Affirmation Minnesota to Hold Second Meeting

Web Site Launched to Fight Distortion of Research on LGBT Families

New Film Explores Struggle to Reconcile Sexuality and Spirituality

March 2007

After Conference Sunday Fireside & Mission Reunion to be Held in Salt Lake City

Research Links Some Scriptures to Hostile Acts

DC Conference Is a Bargain!

Right-wing Darling Has Gay-porn Past

Soulforce to Carry Out “Walls of Jericho” Walk around BYU

Romney Gives $10,000 to Anti-Gay Group

Equality Riders to Make Presentation in Salt Lake City

Desmond Tutu Likens Antigay Discrimination to Apartheid

Equality Riders Invite Community to Historic Events

LDS Officials Ban Equality Riders on All Church Property

Mormon Equality Rider and Mother Arrested at BYU

Steven Fales to Appear on the Tyra Banks Show

April 2007

Register for the Affirmation Conference Today

Irwin Phelps Scholarship Available

V. Gene Robinson to Speak at Affirmation Conference

Community of Christ Adopts Anti-discrimination Doctrine

“Doonesbury” Lampoons Romney's Gay Flip-Flop

“Blessing” Available in DVD Format

Gene Robinson Speaks in Favor of New Hampshire Civil Unions

Mormon Senator Co-sponsors Hate-crimes Bill

Trevor Southey to Be Featured in PBS Documentary

Eight Equality Riders Arrested at BYU Idaho, Two of Them LDS

BYU Changes the Honor Code's Section Dealing with Homosexuality

Bountiful PTA Threatens to Leave Over PFLAG Scholarship Ad

Mormon Anti-Gay Campaign Inspires Author to Write Novel

Utah Pride Center Sponsors Queer Prom

Utah Pride Interfaith Service to Be Held May 31

Affirmation to Celebrate 30th Year Anniversary

Invitation to Share Stories of Saving Lives and Giving Hope

May 2007

Look Who is Coming to the Affirmation Conference

PBS Documentary Describes the Gay Mormon Experience, LDS Authoritarianism

Utah Targets Suicide Epidemic

No Money for Mormon Girl Who Sued over Saying “That's So Gay”

June 2007

Affirmation Launches Website in Portuguese

Affirmation Conference to Feature Carol Lynn Pearson

Affirmation is Turning Thirty!

Conference to Kick-Off with Leadership Meeting, First-Timers Reception, and the DC Cowboys!

Affirmation Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Mormon Senator Co-sponsors Bill for Tax Equality in Health Insurance

Call for Nominations for the 2007 Mortensen Award

Filmmakers Looking for GLBT Mormon Stories

Olin Thomas to Be Featured on National Public Radio

July 2007

Affirmation Conference to Preview “Mormon American Princess”

Don’t Wait to Register for the Washington Conference!

Russ Gorringe and Joe Baker to Tie the Knot

Affirmation Leader Affirms His Gay Mormon Identity

Ben Jarvis, Affirmation Featured on National Public Radio

Affirmation Chapters Invited to Hold Suicide Awareness & Prevention Vigils

Gay Monogamous Couple Are Brains Behind Polygamy Show

Sunstone Symposium to Include Gay-related Sessions

Indianapolis Chapter to Hold First Meeting

Mormon Actor Featured in Gay Publication

Former Married Couple Calls on LDS Church, Evergreen to Change Ways

Great Air Fares Available for Conference

August 2007

In LDS Publications, Gay People Still Have No Face

Register for Conference Now for Maximum Savings

DC Conference Will Include Special Events for Women, Fathers, First Timers, and Members of the Chapter-at-Large

The 2007 Affirmation Conference Has Its Own Blog

Deadline for Mortensen Award Nominations Approaching

Become a Sustaining Member and Get the Affinity Collection CD-Rom

DC Conference: Procrastination Could Be Expensive!

San Francisco Chronicle Features Carol Lynn Pearson

Documentary Features Gay-Supportive Mormon Family

Salt Lake City Workshops to Focus on Skills, Knowledge, and Relationships

LDS Church Releases New Gay Pamphlet

U.S. Senator Pleads Guilty to Lewd Act, Resigns from Romney’s Campaign

Chilean Gay Mormons Help Launch GLBT Rights Organization

Conference FAQ’s

The Affirmation Conference Is Just Days Away

Mike Green & Scott R. Mills To Tie the Knot

September 2007

Call for Nominations for National Executive Director

Affirmation Members Invited to Leadership Meeting

Lisa Polyak and Gita Deane to Speak at the Affirmation Conference

CBS’s Survivor to Feature Another Gay Mormon

Mormon to Play Gay Man on “Desperate Housewives”

Romney’s Tone on Gay Rights Is Seen as Shift

Returned LDS Missionaries Pose Shirtless for Calendar

“In Quiet Desperation” Model Revealed

Apostle Holland to Publish New Article on Homosexuality

Family Fellowship Responds to the Oaks-Wickman Statement

Affirmation Salt Lake Announces After Conference Sunday Fireside & Mission Reunion

Affirmation Portland Co-Sponsors Suicide Vigil

October 2007

Ottawa Anglicans Vote to Approve Same-Sex Marriages

Dallas Group to Have Opening Social

Statement of Candidacy for Executive Director

Straight Man Spoofs Gay Ensign Article

November 2007

Affirmation Members Featured in Story

Symposium Panel Takes a Look at New Pamphlet

Ogden Opens OUTreach Resource Center for Teens

Play on BYU’s “Reparative Therapy” to Be Staged at the University of Iowa

Affirmation Dallas Holds Its First Meeting

December 2007

Olin Thomas to Serve One More Year as Executive Director

James Morris and Aaron Vinck Receive the 2007 Mortensen Award

Mormon Author Criticizes Romney Speech

Reporter Confronts Romney's Flip-flopping on Gay Issues

Transgender Student Denied a Dorm Room at SUU

Gay Mormon Wins “Survivor”