The Rainbow Mormon Podcast has come out of my experience of a gay man growing up in the LDS Church and my work as a counselor working with hundreds of gay LDS clients and seeing the difficulties that these people face in trying to be honest with who they are while trying to live a belief system, that is very important to them, but conflicts with who they feel they are. The hope with this podcast is to hopefully bring about deeper understanding about the experience of gay members of the Church, and past members of the church. It is also the hope to provide resources in being more loving and compassionate to these people.
My Name is Danny Caldwell, I am the host of Rainbow Mormon Podcast but I am also a Mental Health Counselor in Orem, Utah. I specialize in working with those struggling with a conflict between faith and sexuality and those going through faith crises and faith transitions. I am a former member of the LDS Church but I respect the belief systems of all those I work with even if I do not share those same beliefs. I am the father of 3 amazing boys and live happily in Utah with my partner Ty. I enjoy the outdoors and love most outdoor recreation. I love seeing musical theatre, and play the bagpipes and a little guitar.
Episodes
Jun 28 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 012: Elder Oaks, You Need To Calm DownToday I go over Elder Oaks recent address to the students of BYU Hawaii in which he gives “advice” to students about how to deal with anxiety while simultaneously creating more anxiety for them.
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May 23 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 010: Thank You Commissioner IvieComing out is hard, coming out it Utah is even harder, harder still is Utah County and I imagine Spanish Fork is even more difficult. My hat is off to our brave Utah County Commissioner, Nathan Ivie, who took a very difficult step and came out publicly today. My hope and prayer is that people…...Show more
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May 17 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 009: Fairness For All?The LDS Church has recently expressed a lack of support for the Equality Act of 2019 that is currently being looked at in congress. Today I take a look at the Mormon newsroom statement abut the Equality Act and share some of my thoughts and concerns with the Church’s stance.
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May 09 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 008: My Conversion Therapy Story Part 2In this episode I share about my transition from being a believer in Conversion Therapy to being being an advocate against it.
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Apr 10 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 007: Stand Still While I Slap You With This Olive Branch.A response to Elder Anderson’s recent conference talk. The talk seemed to reverse the bit of progress made by last weeks reversal of the 2015 exclusion policy.
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Apr 04 2019
In 2019 God Changed His Mind About Gay PeopleAfter only 3.5 years the controversial LGBTQ, November exclusion policy has been done away with. Todays episode discusses this strange 180 degree turn and the damage this policy has caused.
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Mar 22 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 005: My Conversion Therapy Story Part 1In today’s episode I begin to share my experience with conversion therapy and why myself and others found ourselves involved in these practices. If you have questions about this type of therapy or about my experience, please send me a message and I will try to answer your questions. As ...Show more
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Mar 08 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 004: What is Conversion Therapy?Conversion therapy has been a hot topic in the Utah and LDS news recently. This episode gives a brief history of conversion therapy and how the LDS Church has been involved in, and continues to perpetuate the use of, this debunked practice. This is the first episode of several that will ...Show more
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Feb 15 2019
Rainbow Mormon: 003: What Not To Say When Someone Comes Out To YouEpisode 3 explores what hurtful things gay men and women have had said to them when they came. The hope is to allow listeners to realize that what is sometimes said out of love can be extremely hurtful and to help give people a better idea of how to respond if they ever find themselves… R...Show more