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*Correction*: thanks to the help of Josh Coates, I'd like to clarify some information related to the gay aversion therapy at BYU during Oaks's presidential tenure. The McBride study sought to duplicate a Harvard project but to see if he could replicate their results without pronographic images and a lower level of shock. Further, the 14 men part of that study were volunteers--the BYU students who were coerced into aversion therapy were part of different projects. And finally, all of the brave voices featured in the "Legacies" documentary were part of other projects, not the McBride study. I appreciate the clarification and hope that this helps others to dig into the story themselves. You can find a useful overview of the broader ordeal at the mormonr page: https://mormonr.org/qnas/parwO/gay_co...

What will the Church look like under Dallin H. Oaks? In this crash course, we trace Oaks’ life—from the University of Chicago Law School and BYU presidency to decades in the Quorum of the Twelve—and unpack the key ideas that shaped him: law-and-order conservatism, approaches to church history, LGBTQ policy shifts, and religious liberty strategy. You’ll leave with a curated reading and watch list to understand his past and better anticipate his priorities as LDS President.

We move quickly but carefully through biography, major talks, and pivotal controversies (BYU in the 1970s, “Alternate Voices,” the law review work on the Nauvoo Expositor, and the 2021 UVA address). This is meant to inform, not inflame—acknowledging the pain many LGBTQ Saints have felt while providing context for Oaks’ own words and decisions. Keywords: Dallin H. Oaks, LDS prophet, BYU history, LGBTQ in Mormonism, religious freedom, Mormon history, Dialogue journal, Carthage Conspiracy.

Resources:
1968 Dialogue essay, "Law and Order--A Two Way Street": https://www.dialoguejournal.com/artic...

"Legacy" documentary about gay therapy at BYU:    • BYU Electroshock Documentary | Gay Convers...  

1989 "Alternative Voices" address: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s...

Comments from 2007 "The Mormons" documentary: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist....

1984 Memo: https://lattergaystories.org/wp-conte...

2007 Newsroom Interview: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist....

Redefining gender as sex assigned at birth in 2019: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist....

Jared Oaks condemns his grandfather's words: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/...

2021 UVA address on religious liberty and nondiscrimination: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist....

2020 BYU speech on racism: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/dallin...


Books:
American Zion: https://amzn.to/4j8Ms16
Kingdom of Nauvoo: https://amzn.to/4cmigxw

Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Why Oaks
01:10 Method Note
01:40 Biography Snapshot
02:40 Chicago Years
03:40 Law And Order
04:40 Dialogue Essay
05:30 BYU Presidency
06:30 LGBTQ Context
08:00 Aversion Therapy
09:20 History Stance
10:10 Nauvoo Expositor
11:00 Carthage Book
11:40 Alternate Voices
12:40 PBS Interview
13:20 Policy Shifts
14:20 Religious Liberty
15:20 UVA Address
16:20 Race Remarks
17:10 Left And Right
18:00 What To Watch
18:40 Reading List
19:20 Takeaways
20:00 Outro

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