177: President and SVP of Affirmations Discuss Reversal of LGBTQIA Policy

Nathan Kitchen, President of Affirmations, and Laurie Lee Hall, SVP, join Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health. They join and discuss the impact of the reversal of the “exclusion policy”.

They focus on the approach that Affirmations uses:

• Name what is hurting you and what is wounding you
• Feel safe to name your beliefs or non beliefs
• Do so in a supportive and civil way
• Does your community allow for you to be happy right now

For more on Affirmations, please go here: https://affirmation.org

Kevin is a father of 5, dentist in Arizona, engaged to his fiancé.

Laurie Lee is a previous bishop and stake president which ended when the brethren found out she was transgender. She is an architect with a private practice in Salt lake City and Tennessee.

Several things were referenced in the podcast including:

John Bonner’s essay on the policy and what the church could have said:

https://www.facebook.com/john.bonner1/posts/10158390319904942?hc_location=ufi

Affirmations Reaction to the policy:

https://affirmation.org/reversal-of-the-november-2015-policy-on-gay-families/?fbclid=IwAR35l859YDWDpOjozGj60KrSbocX6Kmyt7dNXJ9gwuEukG93KgfDbrLTc-s

Stories and Reactions of the November 2015 Policy Reversal

https://affirmation.org/tag/nov-15-policy-gay-families-reversal/?fbclid=IwAR3gRKw3tBTHSfknnUHGA71rrGDSViUhu5avSB6vwnRMogEuB3pJJg7Ccg4

Local Chapters of Affirmations: https://affirmation.org/chapters/?fbclid=IwAR3CAV7YzUgTQhSlMSAYmbD4RNs3dNokAeAE8Xj8T6hqHGU0QTS05JD9BY4

Upcoming Affirmation Conferences and Events:

https://affirmation.org/upcoming-conferences-and-featured-events/?fbclid=IwAR32LP81Zk-jEjoJ4h11jovqX1jOnjAsUnW2rieJgbDO1IsxLlFwdat-7f4

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