The Hero's Journey of the Gay & Lesbian Mormon

Carol Lynn Pearson

"What if, after all, being gay is not a defect, not a lesser life, but a different calling?-- an invitation to travel the road of heroes mapped out by mythologist Joseph Campbell and find the life-giving substance that cures all ills. The Hero’s Journey of the Gay and Lesbian Mormon is offered to LGBT people of all religions, and their families and friends, as a traveling companion that will ease the path and celebrate the various destinations." --- Carol Lynn Pearson, The Hero’s Journey of the Gay and Lesbian Mormon 

Below is a short Ted-Ed video explaining Joseph Campbell's idea of the Hero's Journey. This analogy can be insightful to everyone, especially those who are LGBT and Mormon. Carol Lynn Pearson wrote a beautiful short story (link above) on this topic and has created a wonderful, new way of thinking about an individual's journey through life.

About Carol Lynn Pearson

Carol Lynn Pearson is an American poet, author, screenwriter, and playwright. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pearson is best known for her book Goodbye, I Love You, a memoir of her marriage to a gay man who died of AIDS in 1984. She frequently addresses the topics of LGBT acceptance and the role of Mormon women.