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Tyler Lefevor

@TLefevor

Queer. Mormon. Researcher. Therapist. And fascinated by how people navigate apparently conflictual and oppressed experiences.

Joined April 2019
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In an unfortunate moment of digging their heels in, the CJCLDS clarified their policies impacting trans and nonbinary members: amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/24/u…

LDS Church’s updated restrictions on transgender members bans them from working with kids | CNN

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has expanded its restrictions on transgender members with policy updates, including barring them from working with children or serving as teachers.

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Replying to @Syd_A_Sorrell
@Syd_A_Sorrell and I looked at how religiousness shapes folks’ perceptions of sexual compulsivity
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These effects were really only present when participants looked at porn monthly or more often
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You can read more here: tandfonline.com/eprint/3YEAC…

Understanding How Religiousness Shapes Perceptions of Compulsive Sexual Behavior

In the present study, we test the model of moral incongruence by examining whether moral disapproval of pornography mediates the relationship between organizational religious activity and self-repo...

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My friends and I at the Public Religion Research Institute looked at data from over 250,000 Americans to examine how religion impacts LGBT Americans’ political attitudes. Here’s what we found: @kelsyburkee @PRRIpoll @MelissaDeckman
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LGBT Americans’ religious identity was a better predictor of their political attitudes than their sexual/gender identity
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Read more at: doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12918
The Influence of Religious Affiliation on the Political Views of LGBT Americans

The Influence of Religious Affiliation on the Political Views of LGBT Americans

With a nationally representative, repeated cross-sectional sample of over 250,000 Americans from 2016 to 2019, we investigate the role that religious and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgend...

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We categorized the kinds of microaggressions experiences by LGBTQ+ teens and their Latter-day Saint parents. Check it out here! doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12882

“Like Little Knives, Stabbing Me”: The Impact of Microaggressions on LGBTQ+ Teens and Their Parents...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) teens raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (CJCLDS) experience microaggressions in their religious contexts....

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Ever wondered how and why religion impacts LGBTQ+ peoples’ health? My colleagues and I created a framework to help explain it: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/… @samskidmore2 @JimboMcGraw
Religion/Spirituality, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Religious/S...

Religion/Spirituality, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Religious/S...

Although many sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) consider themselves religious or spiritual, the impact of this religiousness or spirituality (RS) on their hea...

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We created new scales to measure how positively people respond to an LGBTQ person’s coming out, as well as vigilant behaviors LGBTQ people may employ when coming out. More to come :) Check them out! @APA @apagradstudents @APADivision44 link.springer.com/epdf/10.10…
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Was interviews on Good Morning Utah yesterday @abc4utah check out the clip about how we can support LGBTQ Latter-day Saints abc4.com/gtu/insights-from-a…

Insights from a study done about LGBTQ+ Latter-day

LOGAN, UTAH (GOOD THINGS UTAH) — Dr. Tyler. Lefevor, associate professor in psychology at Utah State University, joined us on the show to share the findings of a decade-long study on LGBTQ+ L…

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How does engagement with religion impact LGBTQ+ folks’ health? Check out this video USU made about my research that answers this question: usu.edu/today/story/looking-… @samskidmore2

Looking Long Term: USU Researchers Studying Intersection Between LGBT+ Mental Health, Religion

USU researchers are now in their third year of a 10-year longitudinal study of the intersection of LGBT+ mental health and religiousness.

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Published a new study about the experiences of sexual minority Latter-day Saints in mixed orientation relationships. Here’s what we found:
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6) they do not appear to experience mental health difficulties because of their relationship
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You can read more about it here: url6649.tandfonline.com/ls/c…
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