Books & Reviews
Listed in alphabetical order by title, these are books that address homosexuality — or books which contain chapters that address homosexuality — by Latter-day Saints or individuals of a Mormon background.
NOTE: The ideas and experiences expressed in these books and their reviews are the sole responsibility of individual writers and should not be interpreted as official statements of Church doctrine, belief, or practice, and may or may not be in line with such. These books include those of committed members of the Church of varying perspectives, as well as those of Mormon cultural background. All books and reviews included in the North Star Library are provided as reference, not as endorsement.
Born That Way? A True Story of Overcoming Same-Sex Attraction With Insights for Friends, Families, and Leaders
Erin Eldridge
Deseret Book, 1994
Purchase: Amazon
Reviews: Amazon | Association for Mormon Letters: Rex Goode | Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: Marybeth Raynes (Response: Tom Mathews, 29:2/ix (1996))
Captain of My Soul
Andrew S. Graham
Tidal Wave Books (coming in 2008)
Purchase: Tidal Wave Books
Reviews: Tidal Wave Books
Covenant Hearts: Marriage and the Joy of Human Love
Bruce C. Hafen
Deseret Book, 2005
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | BYU Bookstore
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon
Read Chapter Online: “Why Same-Sex Marriage Weakens What Marriage Means”
Encouraging Heterosexuality: Helping Children Develop a Traditional Sexual Orientation
A. Dean Byrd and Douglas A. Abbott
Millennial Press, 2009
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Amazon
Goodbye, I Love You: The True Story of a Wife, Her Homosexual Husband, and a Love That Transcended Tragedy
Carol Lynn Pearson
Random House, 1986; Gold Leaf Press, 1995, 1997; Cedar Fort, 2006
Purchase: Amazon
Reviews: Amazon | Association for Mormon Letters: Elizabeth Hansen | Association for Mormon Letters: Jeff Needle
Hard Questions, Prophetic Answers
Daniel K. Judd
Deseret Book, 2004
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | BYU Bookstore
Reviews: Deseret Book
Read Chapter Online: "Is Homosexuality a Sin or a Biological Fact?"
Helping LDS Men Resolve Homosexual Problems: A Guide for Family, Friends, and Church Leaders
Jason Park
Century Publishing, 1997
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International
Homosexual Saints: The Community of Christ Experience
William D. Russell (editor)
John Whitmer Books, 2008
Purchase: Amazon | John Whitmer Books
Reviews: Amazon
Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ
A. Dean Byrd
Cedar Fort, 2001
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | BYU Bookstore | Evergreen International
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International
Read Full Text Online
Homosexuality: Symptoms and Free Agency
Scott & Kae Andersen
Bonneville Books, 1998
Purchase: Amazon | Evergreen International | Healing Homosexuality
Reviews: Evergreen International
Fred and Marilyn Matis and Ty Mansfield
Deseret Book, 2004
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | BYU Bookstore
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon | LDS Review | GoodReads.com | Association for Mormon Letters review: Jeff Needle | Jeff Bennion | FAIR: A. Dean Byrd, Shirley Cox, and Jeffrey Robinson (Responses: Ty Mansfield, LDS Resources; Rejoinder: A. Dean Byrd) | Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: Robert A. Rees | Affirmation: Jason Clark | Keep Changing: A Gay Mormon Journey
2005 Sunstone SLC, #SL05336: Robert Rees, Hugo Olaiz, Ron Schow, Bill Bradshaw
2005 Sunstone West, #SW05033: Robert Rees, C L Pearson, Connell O'Donovan, D Bailey
Read a radio interview with Doug Wright on KSL (October 17, 2004)
Watch a TV interview with Carole Mikita on KSL-TV
Read Excerpts Online
The Miracle of Forgiveness
Spencer W. Kimball
Bookcraft, 1969
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | BYU Bookstore
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon
My Darling from the Lions: A Boy Falls to Homosexuality, a Mother Turns to God, a Family Is Changed Forever
Janice Barrett Graham
Tidal Wave Books, 2005
Purchase: Amazon | BYU Bookstore | Evergreen | Tidal Wave Books
Reviews: Amazon
Listen to an interview with Dr. Liz Hale on KUTR (January 27, 2006)
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No More Goodbyes: Circling the Wagons around Our Gay Loved Ones
Carol Lynn Pearson
Pivot Point Books, 2006
Purchase: Amazon | NoMoreGoodbyes.com
Reviews: Amazon | NoMoreGoodbyes.com | FAIR: A. Dean Byrd | BCC: Taryn Nelson-Seawright | fMh: Janet
Read an interview with Affirmation
Read Two Chapters Online
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Peculiar People: Mormons and Same-Sex Orientation
Ron Schow, Wayne Schow, Marybeth Raynes (Editors)
Signature Books, 1991
Purchase: Amazon | Signature Books
Reviews: Amazon | Salt Lake Tribune | Scott Peterson in Understanding Homosexuality: Perspectives of LDS Psychologists and Psychotherapists, p. 120. | Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: Gary M. Watts (Response to Watts: P. Scott Richards, 28:3/iv-vii; Response to Richards: Gary M. Watts, 28:3/vii-i (1995); Response to Watts: Mark Chamberlain, 28:4/iv (1995))
A Place in the Kingdom: Spiritual Insights from Latter-day Saints about Same-sex Attraction
Garrick and Ginger Hyde (Editors)
Century Publishing, 1997
Purchase: Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Amazon | Association for Mormon Letters: Rex Goode
Prayers for Jonathan
Bridget Night
1st Books, 2002
Purchase: Amazon | Author House
Reviews: Amazon
Read Foreword online
Remembering Brad: On the Loss of a Son to AIDS
Wayne Schow
Signature Books, 1995
Purchase: Amazon
Reviews: Amazon
Read Full Text Online
Resolving Homosexual Problems: A Guide for LDS Men
Jason Park
Century Publishing, 1997
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International
Understanding Same-Sex Attraction: Where to Turn, and How to Help
The Foundation For Attraction Research
Millennial Press, 2009
Purchase: Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Amazon
Same-Sex Dynamics Among 19th Century Americans: A Mormon Example
D. Michael Quinn
University of Illinois Press, 1991
Purchase: Amazon | University of Illinois Press
Reviews: Amazon | FARMS Review: George L. Mitton and Rhett S. James (PDF) | FARMS Review: Klaus J. Hansen (PDF)
Setting the Record Straight: Mormons and Homosexuality
A. Dean Byrd
Millennial Press & Distribution, 2008
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International | Latter-day Light Books
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon | Evergreen International | Association for Mormon Letters review: Andrew Hamilton | FAIR: S. Brent Scharman | Meridian Magazine: William C. Duncan
The Unconquerable Soul: Finding Peace Amid the Struggle of Same-Sex Attraction
Kim Mack
Writers Club Press, 2001
Purchase: Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Amazon | Evergreen International
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Understanding Homosexuality: Perspectives from LDS Psychologists and Psychotherapists (AMCAP Journal)
P. Scott Richards
Cedar Fort, 1995
Purchase: Amazon | Evergreen International
Reviews: Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: Gary M. Watts (Response to Watts: P. Scott Richards, 28:3/iv-vii; Response to Richards: Gary M. Watts, 28:3/vii-i (1995); Response to Watts: Mark Chamberlain, 28:4/iv (1995))
Willpower Is Not Enough: Why We Don’t Succeed at Change
A. Dean Byrd and Mark Chamberlain
Deseret Book, 1995
Purchase: Deseret Book | Amazon | BYU Bookstore
Reviews: Deseret Book | Amazon
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