Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons

News Stories Archives - 2010

December 2010

Dave Melson Reelected Affirmation President

Gay Mormons Reach Out to Prevent Suicides

November 2010

Radio Show Features Johnny Townsend

October 2010

LGBT Leaders Descend on Salt Lake, Deliver Signatures

Thousands Surround LDS Temple Square in Protest of Packer Speech

Boyd K. Packer’s Speech on Gays Changed Before Publication

LGBT Supporters Rally in St. George, Respond to Boyd K. Packer

One Night in San Francisco

Statement of Candidacy: George Cole

Statement of Candidacy: David Melson

Statement of Candidacy: James Kent

Utah Artists to Stage DIFFERENT = AMAZING

The Affirmation Conference: Perspectives of a Gay (Former) Mormon

Unitarians March in Protest of Boyd Packer’s Statements

Utah Conference Encourages Family Acceptance

Psychotherapist Guild Responds to President Packer

Matt Foreman to Speak at Affirmation Conference

Elder Marlin K. Jensen Visits Oakland

Affirmation Members Invited to Interfaith Service

“Nightline” to Feature Russ Baker-Gorringe

Protests, Marches Planned for Salt Lake City, St. George, and Ogden

Taking Care of Business

LGBT Community to Protest Packer's Speech

HRC to Mormon Apostle: Your Statements Are Inaccurate and Dangerous

Utah Paper Features Troy Williams

Gay Mormons Becoming Suddenly Homeless in San Francisco

Affirmation Leaders Featured in It Gets Better Project

Ellen DeGeneres Calls for End to Bullying, Suicide

On the Recent Wave of Teen Suicides: A Statement from Charles Robbins, Executive Director of The Trevor Project

September 2010

New Website Exposes NOM’s Ties to Mormons

Rally and March to Focus on LGBT Youth Suicide and Homelessness

Elder Marlin K. Jensen Listens to Pain Caused by Prop 8

LDS Church Turns Controversial Speech into Official Propaganda

Salt Lake Tribune: Oaks’s Fears Unfounded, Tardy

Elder Oaks, Polygamy, and Same-Sex Marriage

Affirmation to Hold Fireside, Mission Reunion Potluck in Salt Lake City

Anti-Gay Preacher Accused of Sexual Abuse

Trevor Southey’s Work to Be Displayed in Utah

BYU Students Take Censored Discussion to the Blogosphere

Charles J. Cooper at BYU: The Rest of the Story

John Dehlin to Interview Cary Crall, Discuss Prop 8

Shane Snowdon to Be Keynote Speaker at Conference

BYU Student Tells the Truth about Prop 8, Gets Censored

Register for Conference Now!

Council of Chapter Representatives to Meet

Call for Nominations

Former Affirmation Director Publishes Gay Mormon-Themed Novel

Why I Am Going to the San Francisco Conference

August 2010

Standing Up to Suicide

Youth Suicide Factsheet

Utah Pride Center to Sponsor Family Acceptance Conference

Utah Pride Center Focuses on “Out-of-Home” Queer Youth

Suicides in Utah on the Rise

Caitlin Ryan to Speak at Conference

Affirmation Conference to Feature Husbands Tyler Barrick and Spencer Jones

Gay Men’s Choir Rehearsing in Utah County

Ockham’s Razor: An Interview with Alan Michael Williams

Utah Gay Center Vandalized

Road to Reconciliation Contest Canceled

Utah’s Gay Community Reels from Recent Suicides

Ina Mae Murri, Hard at Work

Affirmation Applauds the Decision of Federal Judge Vaughn Walker

Laura Compton Reflects on Gay Mormon Suicide

The Mortensen Award: Submit a Nomination Today!

Affirmation Members in Latin America Celebrate Argentina’s New Law

A Time to Stand Up

Stand Up! With StoryCorps

Candlelight Vigil to Honor Todd Ransom

July 2010

Ina Mae Murri (1935 – 2010) & Stella Lopez-Armijo (1934 – 2010)

LDS Church Was Part of Coalition Against Equality in Argentina

Translation of First Presidency Letter against Marriage Equality in Argentina

LDS Church Opposes Marriage Equality in Argentina

Affirmation Members Invited to Meetings in Portland and San Francisco

Call for Nominations for the 2010 Mortensen Award

Affirmation Chile Participates in Successful Pride Day

Conference Program Announced

Sunday Morning Will Feature Circle of Inspiration

“Stand Up for Understanding,” One of the Conference Action Groups

The Human Rights Campaign Promotes “8: The Mormon Proposition”

June 2010

California Commission: LDS Church Violated Law

Sunstone Sessions to Discuss GLBT, Gender Issues

Radio West Explores “8: The Mormon Proposition”

Gay.com Features LGBT Mormons

Radio Station Interviews Gay Mormon Author

Affirmation Conference’s Exciting Location

Mormon Senator Orrin Hatch Makes Offensive Comments About LGBT People of Faith

Affirmation Leadership Meetings Scheduled

With LDS Approval, Utah Cities Pass Protections for LGBT People

Out Magazine Features Utah’s LGBT Community

“Facing East” to Be Staged at the Rochester Institute of Technology

“8: The Mormon Proposition” to Open Nationally on June 18

May 2010

George Rekers Tried to “Spank Away the Gay”

Gay Teens Come Out in Southern Utah, Form Gay-Straight Alliances

Evergreen Director Defends George Rekers

Gay Mormons to Participate in Utah Pride Events

Website Asks LDS Woman to Reassess Plan to Marry Gay Man

April 2010

Community of Christ Adopts Gay-Friendly Revelation

“8: The Mormon Proposition” to Be Released Nationally in June

Florida Atlantic University Students to Perform Reading of “Facing East”

San Francisco Conference Will Be Memorable—and Affordable

STANDING UP for Ourselves--And for Others

Anxiously Engaged: Activism and the Future of Affirmation

March 2010

How to Join Live Salt Lake City's Missionary Reunion Webcast

Affirmation Leaders Visit Kansas City, Independence

LGBT Community, Allies Protest Mitt Romney

‘Mother Jones’ Features Fred Karger, Describes LDS Involvement in Prop 8

Road to Reconciliation Story Contest

Salt Lake Chapter to Hold —and Webcast— Missionary Reunion

STAND UP!

Affirmation Executive Committee to Meet

San Francisco Conference to Focus on Solutions, Action

Chile’s Earthquake: A Report

Mormons Hold Vigil to Remember Stuart Matis

February 2010

SUU Students to Waddoups: Listen to LDS Church

STAND UP! in San Francisco

Nine Affirmation Leaders Attend Creating Change Conference

“Religion Dispatches” Describes Mormon Involvement in Prop 8

Carol Lynn Pearson Launches “Proposition Healing”

California Vigil to Mark 10 Years since Stuart Matis's Suicide

January 2010

Portland's LGBT Mormons Explain Who They Are, How They Are, and What They Want

Affirmation Member Publishes Gay Mormon Novel

Afirmación Gran Valparaíso Kicks Off the New Year as a Family

Executive Committee Meetings Scheduled

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