Latter Day Struggles

140: Psychologists Versus LDS Authorities in Sexual Identity Issues


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Series Title: "Tabernacles of Clay” Analysis with Taylor Petrey [Part II of IV]

Join Valerie and colleague Taylor Petrey in this second episode of their series studying Taylor's must-read book Tabernacles of Clay, a study of the movements of the LDS church in the realm of gender and sexuality spanning the time period beginning post WWII to present.  

In this episode Val and Taylor address the following: 

  • How ideas about homosexuality evolved from a moral issue to a legal issue to a medical issue and then to a psychological issue.
  • How under the leadership of Spencer W. Kimball,  LDS church leaders adopted (for the first time) the role of pastoral counselor, offering advice and guidance for a variety of issues for which they had no formal psychological training.
  • How the LDS church’s stance on homosexuality and heterosexuality as "contagious" informed many of their various ideas about its cause and cures (many of which are listed in this episode).
  • How the church attempted to scientifically prove their stance rejecting the scientific community’s formal depathologization of homosexuality. And later admitted failure.

Thank you for supporting Val's countless hours devoted guests on the podcast like Taylor Petrey to enriching your spiritual journey!  She is deeply grateful for you!!!


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