![]() Subsequent contacts with significant players in the LGBTQ arena, both within Mormonism and nationally, gradually led me to tackle the entire history of LGBTQ-Mormon relations dating to the late 1960s. The central message of the book is not comforting and many readers are likely to be troubled by it. But I will stand by its accuracy and I am confident that the importance of the message will quickly overshadow the messenger. Too many people and families have been damaged or destroyed because of the church’s policies and attitudes. ![]() McKay presented a dramatic contrast to his predecessors: an athletic, movie-star-handsome, clean-shaven figure who often wore a white double-breasted suit contrasted to the dark-suited, bearded polygamists (or, in the case of George Albert Smith, son of a. ![]() After the Proposition 8 campaign, Andrew vented furiously at Helen for having said anything nice about this “evil church.” Helen asked my help in repairing the friendship. After a couple of years, Andrew not only became-and remains-a dear friend, but also consented to a remarkable interview published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. He is currently working on biographies of both LDS Church Historian Leonard. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism' David O. ![]() There was not a single epiphany that started me down that road, but certainly the first major stimulus was an encounter with Andrew Solomon, a brilliant writer (National Book Award for The Noonday Demon ) and best friend of Helen Whitney, the producer of the PBS documentary film The Mormons. ![]()
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