1007: How Conversion Therapy Harms LGBTQ Mormons
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2018
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
In this jointly-released production of Mormon Mental Health Podcast, Mormon Sex Info Podcast, and Mormon Stories Podcast, Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. John Dehlin about his research regarding LGBT Reparative Therapy in a Mormon context.
During this conversation, John discusses why he decided to pursue his studies on this topic with his colleague Dr. William Bradshaw—to cut through the talk, rumor, and debate on the success rates of reparative therapy by compiling actual data on the subject.
Join us as we learn important insights from the study, including:
- Are attempts to change sexual orientation effective and/or damaging?
- How do LGBTQ Mormons navigate their identity?
- What decisions lead to optimal health/well-being for LGBTQ Mormons and former Mormons?
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| 1:23.0 | Hello and welcome to a multi-faceted conversation that will be released on many different places. |
| 1:29.0 | So I'm super excited about today's interview. I'm Natasha Hull for Parker. I'm the host of Mormon Mental |
| 1:41.0 | Health podcast. I'm also the host of Mormon Sex Info and with me, I've got John D'Alene, |
| 1:47.0 | who is the host of Mormon Stories podcast. So we're going to have a really interesting discussion |
| 1:52.0 | today about his research, specifically with gay and lesbian members of the church, I think primarily, |
| 2:00.0 | maybe bisexuality. We'll talk a little bit about whether or not his research covers that. |
| 2:04.0 | And mixed orientation marriages. So lots of really interesting things. I'm very excited to talk to him about. |
| 2:12.0 | And this is my first time doing a recording as a host on video. So that's exciting as well for those of my |
| 2:20.0 | my Mormon Mental Health listeners and Mormon Sex Info listeners. So maybe I'll do more of this if I get feedback that you like this, |
| 2:26.0 | this format better. |
| 2:28.0 | Just a few announcements before we get started. So for those of you who follow Mormon Mental Health podcast, |
| 2:34.0 | please, most asking for donations. We did meet our kind of base goal for financial support this year in 2018, |
| 2:42.0 | which allows me to survive into 2019. But it's never too early to start helping with 2019 efforts. |
| 2:49.0 | And also lots of more things I could be doing, such as offering video interviews, things of that nature, |
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