The ally within: John Dehlin at TEDx USU

Growing up as a conservative Mormon in Texas, there was little in John s upbringing that would have predicted he would become an ally for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Mormons. He discusses his transformation from homophobe to LGBT ally and his research on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Mormon experience from a sample of over 1, 600 LGBT Mormons. John Dehlin, a Psychology candidate at Utah State University, is interested in the nexus of religion and mental health. John s master