north Star archive
2020: Joyfully Navigating Faith & Orientation
Session Description: The intersection of faith and sexual orientation can be a source of conflict. In this session, Charlie Bird will share how he has come to find hope and joy through prayerfully...
2020: Panel: A Discussion on Healthy Male Friendships
Session Description: Many men who are coming to terms with sexual orientation share a history of difficulty connecting with other men in meaningful and satisfying friendships. Even for men who have...
2020: Navigating Through Betrayal Trauma in Marriage
Session Description: This session will address questions such as "How could God let this happen?" "How do I heal and have emotional safety while my partner continues to struggle?" "What is the...
2020: How to Heal From Broken Female Connections
Session Description: Tired of always giving? Tired of being lonely? Tired of being hurt? We'll explore how to move through the pain that we have experienced with other women and how to take steps...
2020: Stepping into the Darkness in Faith: Honest Dialogue with Your Transgender Members
Session Description: The recent release of the new General Handbook and the policies that apply to transgender members comes with new answers, but for some people it also raises new questions. This...
2020: Healthy Attachment, Connection, and the Power of Relationships in Recovery from Unwanted Thinking and Addictive Behaviors
Session Description: This session will focus on spiritual, philosophical and research-based perspectives regarding the power of relationships and connectedness in healing from unwanted, lustful...
2020: Keys to Flourishing as a Sexual Minority: What the Research Says
Session Description: Sexuality/sexual identity and relationship choices can be personally sensitive and politically divisive. In order to be as comprehensive and inclusive as possible of different...
2020: Panel: Bearing One Another’s Burdens – How to Lighten the Burdens of Your SSA/Trans Members
Session Description: Richard Ostler, a former YSA Bishop who had LGBTQ members in this ward, will be discussing ministering principles to better meet the spiritual needs of LGBTQ Latter-day Saints,...
2020: It is Christ That Makes Us Whole
Session Description: Are my options really only to endure patiently (and painfully) within the gospel or to leave it behind and live my life joyfully according to my sexual orientation or gender...
2020: Trans Spouses Facilitated Discussion: Closed Door Session
Session Description: This will be facilitated by Shannon Rants as a safe place for married men to ask questions, listen, and hold space for each other who are navigating transgender...