In part 2 of 2 Alex discusses his frustration around ongoing same sex attraction and finally accepting his homosexuality, realizing his wife’s unhappiness and deciding with her to end the marriage, learning to relate to his family as a gay…
019: Alex Shafer Pt. 1 on repeated efforts to overcome same sex attraction with reparative therapy and entering a marriage
In part 1 of 2 Alex talks about his normal childhood and adolescence becoming less normal when he starts trying to overcome same sex attractions. This shapes his late adolescence, college and mission years as he repeatedly attempts different efforts…
018: Curtis Cloward Pt. 2 on marrying to “kill the gay”, on plunging into self-destruction, on the shame of excommunication, on divorce, starting over and regaining his family
This series continues with Nathan and Jefferson’s father Curtis Cloward. In this episode, pt. 2 of 2 with Curtis, he discusses his on-going battle to overcome homosexuality, following counsel of Bishops and BYU therapists to marry as a means to…
017: Curtis Cloward Pt. 1 on learning to to compartmentalize and trying to “fight the gay” as a youth and as a missionary
This series continues with Nathan and Jefferson’s father Curtis Cloward. In this episode, pt. 1 of 2 with Curtis, he discusses how his happy childhood rolled over into a very troubled adolescence marked by shame and fear about his sexuality,…
013: Nathan and Jefferson Cloward Pt. 2 on coming to terms with their father’s homosexuality, managing their faith crises and moving forward with stronger family ties
The next few podcast interviews at Gay Mormon Stories will featurea gay man, his ex-wife and 2 of their adult sons. The first installment is a 2 part interview with brothers Jefferson and Nathan Cloward. In part 2 they talk about…
012: Nathan and Jefferson Cloward Pt. 1 on growing up Mormon with a gay father and their mission to save him
The next few podcast interviews at Gay Mormon Stories will feature a gay man, his ex-wife and 2 of their adult sons. The first installment is a 2 part interview with brothers Jefferson and Nathan Cloward. In part 1 they…
011: Cary Crall pt. 3 on affirming and pushing limits at BYU, moving on to Harvard and engaging in activism
In part 3 or 3 Cary Crall talks about his last year of BYU where dating was dangerous, watching his other gay friends succeed or fail, and noting the role that family acceptance plays, starting medical school at Harvard, and…
010: Cary Crall pt. 2 on Prop 8, speaking out and media attention, coming out gay at BYU
In part 2 of this 3 part series Cary Crall talks about meeting other gay men while at BYU, developing his gay identity, coming out to friends and family, dealing with Prop 8, and writing a letter to the editor that…
009: Cary Crall pt. 1 on his successes and demons as a youth, missionary and BYU student
In part 1 of this 3 part series, Cary Crall discusses his trouble-free childhood, his adolescence where he turned his internal turmoil into a drive for achievement and acceptance, his mission, and his BYU experience where he tried to make…
008: John Gustav Wrathall pt. 4 on his return to Mormonism on his terms, and his surprising path to parenthood
In part 4 of 4 John discusses two surprising turns in his life: returning to Mormonism as an gay man in a gay marriage, and his unexpected role as a foster father to a gay teen.
007: John Gustav-Wrathall pt. 3 on living as a gay man, his gay marriage, and acceptance by family
In part 3 of 4, John talks about embarking on his life as an openly gay man, dating, finding love and living in a gay marriage, completeing his dissertation on the YMCA, and finding love and acceptance from his believing…