Analysis of data from 1600 respondents to an online survey has provided a wealth of information about the experiences of LGBT LDS, including early perceptions of sexual difference, self-assessment of sexual orientation, intense efforts to cope with, understand, or change orientation through ecclesiastical counseling, psychotherapy, increased personal righteousness (and other interventions), and relationships to the …
Speaker: Bill Bradshaw
SL09312 Panel: In Memoriam: Truman G. Madsen
Truman Madsen left a significant imprint on Mormon theology and philosophy. Come hear from friends, colleagues, and former students about the lessons learned from this influential Mormon thinker. Following panelists’ remarks, audience members will also have time to share their remembrances. Karen Marguerite Moloney, Bill Heersink, Claudia L. Bushman, Donald Q. Cannon, Jake Zollinger, Charles …
Steps In The Right Direction? Evaluating New LDS Publications On Homosexuality
This past year has seen the publication of In Quiet Desperation: Understanding the Challenges of Same-Gender Attraction and A Guide for Latter-day Saint Families Dealing with Homosexual Attraction. The Church also recently revised the language on homosexuality in its For the Strength of Youth pamphlet. Other publications with questionable language remain unrevised. This session examines …
THE PERSISTENCE OF SAME-SEX ATTRACTION IN LATTER-DAY SAINTS WHO UNDERGO COUNSELING OR CHANGE THERAPY
This panel will discuss data on more than eight hundred Latter-day Saints who have been involved in therapy efforts to change their sexual orientation. The data shows that very few have been able to use therapy successfully as a method for change. This report includes findings from a past president of the Association of Mormon …
FILM. EMBRACING OUR HOMOSEXUAL CHILDREN
The 50-minute documentary, Embracing Our Homosexual Children, focuses on the Horstmanshoff family of Salt Lake City. John and Ilse are the parents of eleven children including three gay sons and a lesbian daughter. As their children first came out and then later as they found same-sex partners, these parents provided a nurturing and loving environment. …
Sin, Skin, and Seed: Mistakes of Men in the Book of Mormon
Are concepts that sinfulness is reflected in skin color consistent with biogenetic understandings of human variation? Are patriarchal concepts of a procreative seed consistent with modern biogenetic procreation? Is Israelite heritage of Nephites and Lamanites reflected in the genes and biology of Native Americans? I will argue that new scientific evidence indicates we should relegate …