north Star archive
2018: Making & Keeping Female Friends: A Workshop for SSA Women
Session Description: Having friends is great! Friendships between women are essential. Great friendships give us peace, happiness, fulfillment, and many other benefits. But, sometimes friendships...
2018: Love Them Today, Reach Them Tomorrow, Defining Our Stewardship
Session Description: Spend time with Janae as she explores what it means to truly follow in the footsteps of the Savior, as we work to effectively love those in our lives who are struggling. See how...
2018: Gender Identity: Finding Your Plateau Rather Than Assuming the Summit
Session Description: There are mountaintops and there are plateaus. We will discuss how trends in gender identity services can treat resolutions as uniform and as a “summit” to be reached. We will...
2018: Toolbox for Navigating Relationships with Church Leaders & Members
Session Description: Many face complex concerns at the intersection of sexuality, gender, church activity, and faith. Church leaders and members who don’t have lived experience with same-sex...
2018: Panel: Living with Joy as a SSA/Gay Latter-day Saint Man
Session Description: Married or single, at times it can be a real challenge trying to fit in to our local wards. How do we reconcile an important part of our identity which others around us may not...
2018: Finding Your Way in the Wilderness
Session Description: Far too often SSA/Lesbian women are given tools for navigating sexuality that doesn’t speak to their unique needs of being in a mixed-orientation marriage. Many of these women...
2018: Sexual Identity: Recognizing Competing Scripts, Narratives, & Counter-Narratives
Session Description: Names create realities. Join us for a discussion of how naming and scripts function in the lives of people navigating same-sex sexuality and faith. Learn how to recognize...
2018: Why I Choose to Stay
Session Description: Marriage to someone who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria is not an easy path. Have you ever thought that not many can relate to or understand what you’re...
2018: Panel: A House Divided – Navigating Family Dynamics
Session Description: Are SSA and gender issues splitting your family apart? Do they cause contention between family members? Do you feel uncomfortable talking to your family members about their...
2018: Creativity at the Crossroads: Ponder Anew What the Almighty Can Do
Session Description: As we each face difficult intersections and stretches of road in our life’s journey, creativity can play a helpful role. In this session, we’ll look at how exercising true...