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Reading List

Recommended reading, listening, and viewing materials

There are many good books, booklets, and other materials listed on the Bookstore page of this Web site. Below are some of the key books that many people have found to be helpful.

For Everyone
For Men
For Women
For Friends, Family, and Church Leaders
Personalized Reading List

Why study?....
For Everyone
  • Born That Way (LDS) by Erin Eldridge
  • Coming Out of Homosexuality  by Bob Davies & Lori Rentzel
  • Coming Out Straight  by Richard Cohen
  • Desires in Conflict  by Joe Dallas
  • Homosexual No More  by Dr. William Consiglio
  • Homosexuality: A New Christian Ethic  by Elizabeth Moberly
  • Homosexuality and Hope  by Dr. Gerard van der Aardweg
  • Homosexuality: Symptoms and Free Agency (LDS)  by Scott & Kae Anderson
  • Place in the Kingdom, A: Spiritual Insights from Latter-day Saints about Same-Sex Attraction (LDS) edited  by Garrick & Ginger Hyde
  • You Don't Have to be Gay  by Jeff Konrad
  • Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
  • Healing the Shame That Binds You (compulsive behavior) by John Bradshaw
  • Articles on this Web site. Click here to read key articles from the Ensign as well as addresses given at Evergreen conferences and firesides.
  • Testimonies on this Web site. Click here to read the personal experiences and insights of people who struggle with same-gender attraction and their families and Church leaders.
     
For Men
  • Evergreen Workbook for Men (LDS) by Dr. Shirley E. Cox LCSW, David Matheson MA, and Doris Dant MA
  • Resolving Homosexual Problems: A Guide for LDS Men  by Jason Park
  • Understanding Male Homosexual Problems: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints by Jason Park (booklet)
     
For Women
  • Out of Egypt  by Janette Howard
  • In the Company of Women  by Brenda Hunter, Ph.D.
  • The Unconquerable Soul  by Kim Mack
  • The Friendships of Women  by Dee Brestin
  • Boundaries  by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
  • The Mom Factor  by Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
  • Emotional Dependency by Lori Rentzel (booklet)
  • Heart of the Matter: The Roots and Causes of Female Homosexuality by Davies & Rentzel (booklet)
  • Developing Genuine Friendships by Shirley E. Cox, Ph.D. & Doris Dant (booklet)
     
For Friends, Family, and Church Leaders
  • Helping LDS Men Resolve their Homosexual Problems: A Guide for Family, Friends, and Church Leaders  by Jason Park
     


Personalized Reading List

If you would like a personalized list of suggested books, please copy the form below and paste it into an e-mail message and send it to us. Our response will also be returned to you by e-mail.

Please indicate all items that apply to your situation.

1. Struggler? yes / no  (if no, go to question 2)

  • Male or female?
  • Religious preference:
  • Age group: teens, 20-30, 40+
  • Have you acted on your feelings?  yes/no
  • Are you having problems with   Pornography  yes/no   Masturbation  yes/no    Other addictions  yes/no
  • Have you been in therapy?  yes/no
  • Are you presently in therapy?   yes/no
  • Marital status:   single/married
  • Does your spouse know of your struggles?   yes/no

2. If you are not a struggler, are you a 

  • mother of a child with same-sex attraction
  • father of a child with same-sex attraction
  • wife of a man with same-sex attraction
  • husband of a woman with same-sex attraction
  • family of a person with same-sex attraction
  • friend of a person with same-sex attraction
  • Church leader
  • therapist
  • just interested in the subject

3. Have you read any of the books on our list? If so, which titles?

4. Additional comments: