266: Coming out as Gay to Mormon Parents

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2011

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Natasha Helfer Parker interviews J. Seth Anderson and his parents about what it was like for their family when Seth told them he was homosexual. Seth is a community activist and self proclaimed local historian in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Provo, UT, he grew up in Utah, California and Arizona. He plays piano, is a seminary graduate and served a mission in Samara, Russia. His day job is in ocean transportation and logistics, but the rest of his time is devoted to building community. He is currently working on a book about downtown Phoenix that will be released in November, he writes for the Downtown Phoenix Journal and for his own blog jsethanderson.com about downtown Phoenix history and politics, Mormon history and LGBT issues. He also a co-host of qTalk Arizona, Arizona's only LGBT themed podcast. Seth lives by the motto,"don't dream it, be it."

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0:26.6	at MormonStories.org.
0:29.5	Hello and welcome to another episode of Mormon Stories.
0:33.0	Tonight I have what I consider to be a special treat.
0:37.2	I have J. Seth Anderson as my interviewee, but not only do I have him, I have his parents
0:44.2	with me to kind of address issues of homosexuality and how their son came out to them several
0:51.1	years ago.
0:52.4	J. Seth Anderson is a community activist and self-proclaimed local historian in Phoenix,
0:57.5	Arizona.
0:58.5	Born in Provo, Utah, Seth grew up in Utah, California, and Arizona.
1:04.1	He plays piano as a seminary graduate and served a mission in Samara, Russia.
1:09.4	I believe I'm saying that right, Seth.
1:11.4	Hello, Samara.
1:12.4	Samara.
1:13.4	Thank you.
1:14.4	His day job is in ocean transportation and logistics, but the rest of his time is devoted
1:21.1	to building community.
1:23.1	He's currently working on a book about downtown Phoenix that will be released in November.
1:27.8	He writes for the downtown Phoenix Journal and for his own blog at J. Seth Anderson.com,
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