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Carol Lynn Pearson Pt. 4 - No More Goodbyes: Supporting Gays in the LDS Church | Ep. 176

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August 14, 2010

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Carol Lynn Pearson is the author of a 1986 memoir, Goodbye, I Love You, about the death of her gay husband from AIDS.

Her musical, My Turn on Earth, is among the most successful Mormon musicals of all time.

Carol Lynn is an advocate for women and LGBTQ+ Mormons. Her 2007 book, "No More Goodbyes," tells the stories of gay Mormons (and those of other faiths), coping with family, religion, and, occasionally, suicide.

This episode contains discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation. If you are affected by these issues, there is help available:

Utah LGBTQ+ Crisis Hotline

833-372-3388 or text "CONNECT" to 741-741

The Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ Youth

866-488-7386 or text "START" to 678678

Trans Lifeline

877-565-8860

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Show Notes:

Contact Carol Lynn Pearson

Goodbye, I Love You: The True Story of a Wife, her Homosexual Husband, and a Love that Transcended Tragedy by Carol Lynn Pearson

Tribute video to celebrate Carol Lynn's receipt of Equality Utah's 2019 Impact Award, includes clips from her appearances on Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show

"The Buried Life," by Matthew Arnold, a 19th-century English poet, whom some scholars believe was a gay man married to a woman

Facing East by Carol Lynn Pearson

"Memorial held for gay Mormon [Stuart Matis] who committed suicide in Los Altos," by Diana Samuels, The Mercury News, February 25, 2010

[Article contains graphic and potentially triggering content]

No More Goodbyes: Circling the Wagons Around Our Gay Loved Ones by Carol Lynn Pearson

"The Divine Institution of Marriage," a letter from the First Presidency that was read over the pulpit in every LDS ward on August 13, 2008, effectively telling members they must oppose legislative measures for marriage equality

Dancing with Crazy, a memoir by Emily Pearson, Gerald and Carol Lynn's daughter

"Gay Marriage and Fatherhood" Brett Bradshaw on Mormon Stories

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No More Goodbyes: Supporting Gays in the LDS ChurchCarol Lynn PearsonGoodbye I Love YouAIDS HerMy TurnCarol LynnLGBTQ Mormons HerNo More Goodbyes

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