1504: Dallin H. Oaks Reverses Course on LGBTQ at The University of Virginia

Recently in a speech given at the University of Virginia, Mormon apostle Elder Dallin H. Oaks denied that Electroshock Therapy as a form of gay conversion therapy was used/studied during his tenure as president of Brigham Young University in the 1970s. Join us on 11/18/2021 at 3pm (mountain) where we will discuss the history of Electroshock Therapy at BYU - and determine whether or not Dallin H. Oaks was being truthful when he denied that gay Electroshock therapy was used/studied at BYU during his time as BYU President. We will be joined by historian Connell O'Donovan and Kyle Ashworth. Show Notes: "Going Forward with Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination," address by Dallin Oaks at the University of Virginia on November 12, 2021 Q&A session with Dallin Oaks prior to the UVA address Latter Gay Stories podcast, hosted by Kyle Ashworth Mormon Stories interview with Hannah Comeau Hunter et. al. v. the United States Department of Education The Religious Exemption Accountability Project "School of Law event with Dallin Oaks draws protest from Lambda Law Alliance," by Merrill Hart, The Cavalier Daily , November 16, 2021 "On The Record: A Chronology of LGBTQ+ Messaging," by Latter Gay Stories Mormon Stories interviews with Greg Prince "Principles to Govern Possible Public Statement on Legislation Affecting Rights of Homosexuals," Statement by Dallin Oaks on August 7, 1984 "Dallin Oaks says shock therapy of gays didn't happen at BYU while he was president. Records show otherwise," by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune , November 16, 2021 Church statement denouncing conversion therapy---insofar as it involves "abusive practices" and allowing a "religious exemption" to the ban A screenshot of the 2012 Church website "Mormon and Gay" Another screenshot of the 2012 Church website "Mormon and Gay" In 2016, the name, tone, and content of the “Mormon and Gay” website were changed. "The Popular Myth of the Victimless Crime," by Dallin H. Oaks, Brigham Young University Press, 1974 ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord Contact Us! * MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117