Foundation for Attraction Research

Foundation for Attraction Research (FAR)
Formation2005
Dissolved2014
TypeResearch Institute (homosexuality, religion, Latter-day Saints)
PurposeDeveloping resources and conducting research supportive of LDS teachings on homosexuality
HeadquartersLehi, Utah, US
Founder
Dennis V. Dahle[1]
Founder
Shirley Cox
Founder
A. Dean Byrd
Parent organization
Brigham Young University
AffiliationsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
WebsiteFoundationForAttractionResearch.org

The Foundation for Attraction Research (FAR) was a Utah-based research and publishing institute with the goal of providing literature and conducting research supportive of religious teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) on homosexuality, including asserting that sexual orientation change efforts were effective.[2] One of the founders, A. Dean Byrd, was also in leadership of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).[3] FAR published a guidebook for therapists in 2009, and the LDS Church's counseling organization LDS Family Services held a conference based on the book in 2011.[4]: 192  The book advised homosexual readers to seek reparative therapy through Evergreen International and LDS Family Services.[4]: 192 

  1. ^ Dahle, Dennis V. (February 25, 2011). "Religion, science and same-sex attraction". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BYU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Staff (April 8, 2012). "Ex-gay movement leader A. Dean Byrd dies". QSaltLake.
  4. ^ a b Petrey, Taylor G. (June 15, 2020). Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1469656212.