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Color me mine draper9/9/2023 ![]() A light every trans person knows and another Y that I never thought I would ever live to see. – Nathan Kitchen, President of Affirmation I honor her story and share it here with you, our Affirmation community. One of the most powerful posts came from a friend of mine, who gave permission to share it anonymously, from a trans woman who graduated from BYU many years ago. After the lighting of the Y, I came across many reflections from the Queer Latter-day Saint community. Personal posts, stories, and shared feelings are the true agent of change whenever the Y gets lit in Queer colors. These personal reactions contextualize this moment in time and do so in empowering ways by assigning meaning to this expression of love and support. ![]() Seeing the Y lit in transgender and rainbow colors was powerful, but to hear personal stories from the Queer community about this night is absolutely the most meaningful and powerful part of this event. ![]() It was a show of love and support for BYU students by the local citizens and fellow members of the Church-a celebration of the Queer soul, those who face or have faced some pretty intimidating prejudice and acts of prejudice in their everyday life as an LGBTQ+ BYU student. No citations were given and no arrests were made. By the time they cycled these colors to rainbow colors, BYU police had made the forty-minute hike from the valley floor to disperse the crowd and question the participants. LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saint allies, family, and friends hiked to the imposing block-letter Y on the mountain overlooking the campus of Brigham Young University and with flashlights, illuminated the Y in the colors of the transgender flag. Last night was anything but a typical Saturday night in Provo, Utah.
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