Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons

Health and wellness is possible for Mormon affiliated GLBTQ people of all ages who accept themselves.

—Affirmation's Youth Services Mission Statement

Finding Someone Safe to Talk To: A Special Welcome from Allison Bingham, founder of Affirmation's Youth Services.

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Youth Resources

Youth F.A.Q.

For the Strength of Gay Youth: A Guide for Gay & Lesbian Mormon Youth, prepared by the founder of Gay LDS Young Adults Aaron Cloward

Living Lives:
Homosexuality in High School

Skateboarders:
MTV Ad

I Will Not Be Silent Anymore: A poem by Cameo Garrick, a 17-year-old West Jordan High School senior

Gay in the Celestial Kingdom: The Young Gay America interview with Gay Latter-Day Saints Young Adults

In the News:

Ogden Opens OUTreach Resource Center for Teens

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

Utah Pride Center Sponsors Queer Prom

Sanctuary for young and homeless

Utah Students Join Day of Silence

Utah Mayor Bullies LDS Teen

Rallying for Their Rights: Teens denounce proposed gay-club ban

Keeping LGBT youth alive

Ogden Unitarians Start Gay Youth Drop-In Center, Seek Project Leader (SLMetro)

“LDS Church News” Publishes Article on Bullying

New Website Educates Families of GLBT Mormons

“Time” Features Young Gay Mormon

Gay-straight club meets in Provo

Gay Couples Can Go to Provo Proms

Gays Attend Prom for Bountiful High

Gay Mormon Boy Attends Queer Prom

Queer Prom is a Unique Spin on an Old Tradition (SLMetro Story)

Mormon Gay Teens "Struggle in Silence" (The Oregonian, 29 August 1998, C9, 2 pages in PDF format)

Alexandra Browning, from Salt Lake City, breaks her Day of Silence for the Night of Noise, an event protesting injustice against gays.
Photo: Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune

Carmen Chavez, right, embraces her partner, Natascha Fuller, in a Salt Lake City rally for the right to have gay-straight alliances in Utah. Carmen and Natascha are members of Hunter High's gay-straight alliance.
Photo: Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune