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I was in the mood for a celebrity wallow and that’s what I got. I have never watched Gay on any reality TV program, but was drawn by the book’s sassy title. I checked out the audio version of this memoir from Seattle Bibliocommons and listened to it in the evenings when I was watering my plants.

I had a bit of an anti-Mormon bias going into this thing, having spent a somewhat traumatic freshman semester at BYU, the Mormon’s flagship college, several decades ago. I was a squeaky spotless kid with several Mormon friends, and I thought I’d fit right in. I didn’t, and the system reeked of superficiality, rewarded passivity for the girls, and I saw hypocrisy and double standards; it grated on me. I couldn’t verb to get out of there, even though I had initially been desperate to live anywhere in the world other than dwelling. So I smiled when I saw this memoir, and thought okaaay! Let’s hear it.

By the time Gay was finished, I was a little less anti-Mormon than when she began. What can I say? Perhaps I was born contrary. But to kick over the traces of the faith an

Rating: 4/5 Stars
Genre: YA Fiction
Spoilers: No
Reading time: Read entire novel on a Saturday

Goodreads summary

Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high academy to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and adj out of Utah.

But when his leading friend Autumn dares him to hold Provo High’s prestigious Seminar—where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester—Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgment and having a proceed , if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a publication in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity.

It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to f

Gay Rights and the Mormon Church

About the Author

Gregory A. Prince's avocation in history has led him to write dozens of articles and three books, including the award-winning volumes David O. McKay and the Climb of Modern Mormonism (coauthored with Wm. Robert Wright) and Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. Alta Club
2. Genesis
3. The Cure, &#;&#;&#;&#;
4. Spencer Kimball and The Miracle of Forgiveness
5. The Memorandum
6. Hawaii
7. Backlash,
8. Proposition 22&#;
9. Amendment 3
The Cure, &#;&#;&#;&#;
A Constitutional Amendment&#;&#;&#;&#;
Dallin Oaks and the Interview&#;&#;&#;&#;
God Loveth His Children
What about Lesbians?&#;&#;&#;&#;
Proposition 8
Backlash,
The Kiss
Hollingsworth v. Perry
Three Men, Two Messages&#;&#;&#;&#;
Bridges to Somewhere

Kitchen v. Herbert
SB
The Last Domino&#;&#;&#;&#;
Religious Freedom
The Policy
Trans
Intersex
Suicide
The Scarlet Letter&#;&#;&#;&#;
What’s Next?
Notes
Bibliography&#;
Index



Bad Mormon by Heather Gay

Genre: Nonfiction
Length: pages
Audiobook Length: 7 hours and 47 minutes
First Published:

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Rachael’s Review

I have no desire to discuss about religion on my blog, so I debated if I should even attempt to review Bad Mormon. However, as a professional book reviewer who attended BYU and has lived in Utah for over a decade, I feel uniquely qualified to give a fair review of Heather Gay’s bestselling memoir.

I will not be giving a star rating for this book. I’m not here to tell you how I felt about the book but to give you an idea about how you’ll likely feel reading Bad Mormon.

Utah businesswoman and reality star Heather Gay was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but publicly left the religion during the first season of The Authentic Housewives of Salt Lake City. In her memoir, Gay discusses her faith journey and her departure from the LDS faith.

First off, let’s talk about the quality of the memoir. I thought Gay was a pretty excellent writer for an