Connell O'Donovan explained

Connell O'Donovan
Birth Place:Syracuse, Utah, US

Connell O'Donovan (born in 1961) is an American historian, biographer, and professional genealogist.[1] He was born in Utah, but spent much of his adult life in Santa Cruz, California. He has written on LGBT Utah history,[2] [3] and Black Mormon history.[4] [5]

Early life and education

He was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and as a young man was subjected to hypnotherapy sexual orientation change efforts as recommended by his LDS church leaders in attempts to change his gay attractions.[6] [7] [8] He was a Mormon missionary in Brazil,[9] was married in the Salt Lake Temple but later divorced,[10] [11] and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1991.[12] He studied history at the University of Utah.

Advocacy

In 1990 he organized the first LGBT pride march in Salt Lake City, Utah.[13] He has also advocated for Ugandan LGBT refugees in Utah.[14] [15] He has been an outspoken against sexual orientation change efforts and conversion therapy.[11] [13] He has published information on LGBT Mormon history.[16] [17] [18] In the 1980s he was involved with the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah (GLCCU),[19] and was later the founding director of the Lesbian and Gay Historical Society of Utah.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The University of Utah's Queer History, 1920-1992 . 2023-05-21 . University of Utah.
  2. Queer Mormon Histories and the Politics of a Usable Past . . 54 . 1 . 6 . Griffin . Alexandria.
  3. O’Donovan . Connell . 2020-01-01 . Public History: Gathering a Community's History: The Utah Queer Historical Society . . 88 . 1 . 77 . 10.5406/utahhistquar.88.1.0077 . 219470382 . 0042-143X . Duke University Press. subscription.
  4. 11 Sep 2006 . Biography of early black Mormon honored . UC Santa Cruz Currents . 11 . 6. University of California, Santa Cruz.
  5. O'Donovan . Connell . 2006 . The Mormon Priesthood Ban and Elder Q. Walker Lewis: "An example for his more whiter brethren to follow' . . 26 . 48–100 . 43200236 . 0739-7852 . JSTOR.
  6. News: James . Susan . Mormon 'Gay Cure' Study Used Electric Shocks Against Homosexual Feelings . 18 January 2023 . . 28 March 2011.
  7. Web site: Weakland. Sean. Legacies . Yale University. https://web.archive.org/web/20170505150007/http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/4192006. September 29, 2016. May 5, 2017.
  8. Web site: 1996-06-29 . Legacies . 2023-05-21 . IMDb.
  9. Web site: Connell Hill O'Donovan . 2023-05-21 . LGBTQ Religious Archives Network.
  10. News: Dobner . Jennifer . 2007-06-02 . Support group for gay and lesbian Mormons marks 30 years . . 2023-05-21.
  11. News: Johnston . Kim . October 25, 2019 . Letter: Parents do not have the right to harm their children . . 2023-05-21.
  12. 2006 . About the Authors of this Volume . . 26 . 340–343 . 43200255 . 0739-7852 . JSTOR.
  13. Lyons . Kelan . 2019-05-29 . A Proud History: Tracing the Utah Pride Festival back to its origins. . . 2023-05-20.
  14. Web site: Hobday . Tony . 2017-12-01 . Help Connell O'Donovan make it better for Kenya refugees . 2023-05-21 . QSaltLake.
  15. Danae . Kaya . December 2017 . Connell O'Donovan: making life better for local LGBT refugees and those still waiting in African camps . . 24 . 2023-05-20.
  16. Book: O'Donovan, Connell . Corcoran. Brent. 'The Abominable and Detestable Crime against Nature': A Brief History of Homosexuality and Mormonism, 1840-1980. Multiply and Replenish: Mormon Essays on Sex and Family. 1994. Signature Books. Salt Lake City, Utah. 978-1560850502. http://signaturebookslibrary.org/the-abominable-and-detestable-crime-against-nature/. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327031212/http://signaturebookslibrary.org/the-abominable-and-detestable-crime-against-nature/ . March 27, 2022 . Internet Archive. dead. February 27, 2023.
  17. Private pain, public purges: a history of homosexuality at Brigham Young University . Connell. O'Donovan . University of California Santa Cruz. April 28, 1997. 9 May 2023. limited. Church History Library.
  18. Web site: O'Donovan. Connell. Private Pain, Public Purges: A History of Homosexuality at Brigham Young University. 9 May 2023. Exmormon Foundation.
  19. Web site: 16 October 2020 . A generational layer cake: queering Utah legacies . 2023-05-21 . University of Utah.

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