Connell O'Donovan

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Connell O'Donovan
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Syracuse, Utah, US
Occupations
  • Historian
  • Biographer
  • Genealogist
Website www.connellodonovan.com

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. [2] He has written on the history of LGBTQ Mormons, [3] [4] and Black Mormon history. [5] [6]

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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 a hypnotherapy form of sexual orientation change effort as recommended by his LDS church leaders in attempts to change his gay attractions. [7] [8] [9] He served a two-year mission in Brazil, [10] [11] was married in the Salt Lake Temple but later divorced, [11] [12] and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1991. [13] He studied history at the University of Utah. [14]

Advocacy

In 1990 he organized the first LGBTQ pride march in Salt Lake City, Utah. [15] He has also advocated for Ugandan LGBTQ refugees in Utah. [16] [17] He has been outspoken against conversion therapy. [12] [15] He has published information on the LDS Church and LGBTQ people. [18] [19] [20] In the late 1980s he was involved with the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah (GLCCU), [21] and was the founding director of the Lesbian and Gay Historical Society of Utah. [13] He is currently the chair of the Mildred Berryman Institute for LGBTIQ+ Utah History.

References

  1. ↑ "The University of Utah's Queer History, 1920–1992". University of Utah . Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ Williams, Ben (March 3, 2011). "Last of the gay historians". QSaltLake . Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  3. ↑ Griffin, Alexandria. "Queer Mormon Histories and the Politics of a Usable Past". Dialogue . 54 (1): 6.
  4. ↑ O’Donovan, Connell (January 1, 2020). "Public History: Gathering a Community's History: The Utah Queer Historical Society" . Utah Historical Quarterly . 88 (1): 77. doi:10.5406/utahhistquar.88.1.0077. ISSN   0042-143X. S2CID   219470382 – via Duke University Press.
  5. ↑ "Biography of early black Mormon honored". UC Santa Cruz Currents. 11 (6). University of California, Santa Cruz. September 11, 2006.
  6. ↑ O'Donovan, Connell (2006). "The Mormon Priesthood Ban and Elder Q. Walker Lewis: 'An example for his more whiter brethren to follow'". John Whitmer Historical Association Journal . 26: 48–100. ISSN   0739-7852. JSTOR   43200236.
  7. ↑ James, Susan (March 28, 2011). "Mormon 'Gay Cure' Study Used Electric Shocks Against Homosexual Feelings". ABC News . Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ Weakland, Sean. "Legacies". Yale University. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Legacies". IMDb . June 29, 1996. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Connell Hill O'Donovan". LGBTQ Religious Archives Network. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Dobner, Jennifer (June 2, 2007). "Support group for gay and lesbian Mormons marks 30 years". Seattle Times . Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Johnston, Kim (October 25, 2019). "Letter: Parents do not have the right to harm their children". Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "About the Authors of this Volume". John Whitmer Historical Association Journal . 26: 340–343. 2006. ISSN   0739-7852. JSTOR   43200255.
  14. ↑ "Reframing the Conversation: 'Queering Utah Legacies'". University of Utah. November 2, 2020.
  15. 1 2 Lyons, Kelan (May 29, 2019). "A Proud History: Tracing the Utah Pride Festival back to its origins". Salt Lake City Weekly . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  16. ↑ Hobday, Tony (December 1, 2017). "Help Connell O'Donovan make it better for Kenya refugees". QSaltLake . Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  17. ↑ Danae, Kaya (December 2017). "Connell O'Donovan: making life better for local LGBT refugees and those still waiting in African camps". QSaltLake . p. 24. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ O'Donovan, Connell (1994). "'The Abominable and Detestable Crime against Nature': A Brief History of Homosexuality and Mormonism, 1840–1980". In Corcoran, Brent (ed.). Multiply and Replenish: Mormon Essays on Sex and Family. Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books. ISBN   978-1560850502. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023– via Internet Archive.
  19. ↑ O'Donovan, Connell (April 28, 1997). Private pain, public purges: a history of homosexuality at Brigham Young University (Speech). University of California Santa Cruz . Retrieved May 9, 2023– via Church History Library.
  20. ↑ O'Donovan, Connell. "Private Pain, Public Purges: A History of Homosexuality at Brigham Young University" . Retrieved May 9, 2023– via Exmormon Foundation.
  21. ↑ "A generational layer cake: queering Utah legacies". University of Utah . October 16, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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