A. Dean Byrd

Dean Byrd
Born
Albert Dean Byrd

(1948-08-22)August 22, 1948
United States
DiedApril 4, 2012(2012-04-04) (aged 63)[1]
Resting placeHighland City Cemetery, Utah
Alma materBrigham Young University
SpouseElaine Harlow Byrd[2][1]
Parents
  • Imouri (Moody) Jung Jones
  • George Otto Byrd

Albert Dean Byrd (1948 – 4 April 2012)[3] was a former president of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH),[4] a research organization that advocates sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). He was a psychologist who focused on SOCE, and wrote on the topic. Although raised by a Buddhist mother and a Baptist father, Byrd converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was very active in the debate within the church on issues involving homosexuality.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Byrd, A. Dean". Deseret News. LDS church. 8 April 2012.
  2. ^ Byrd, Dean. "A. Dean Byrd". fairmormon.org. The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc.
  3. ^ "A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D. – NARTH Pioneer (1948-2012)". NARTH. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  4. ^ NARTH Officers Archived 2004-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NoMoreGoodbyesReview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).