Partner Richard Snow

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Brigham Young University, Campus Dr, Provo, UT 84602
Provo City Cemetery Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA

r/exmormon - TIL Richard Snow (left) and Kent G. Taylor were boyfriends at BYU in 1948 who went to cult president George Smith not sure what to do. He told them to "live their lives as best they could" in their relationship. This was before the 1950s "Lavender Scare" had worsened US attitudes …Kent Goodridge Taylor (December 5, 1925 - December 21, 2002) and Richard Snow were boyfriends at Brigham Young Universit in 1948. They were in love and felt a need to get clarification concerning their "status." Accordingly, they went all the way to the top and got an appointment with Church President, George Albert Smith. They stated their case to him and acknowledged their love for each other. President Smith treated them with great kindness and told them, in effect, to live the best lives they could. They felt they had gambled and could have been excommunicated right then and there; instead they went away feeling loved and valued. Snow and Taylor returned to Provo and told their group of Lesbian and Gay friends that they had been treated so lovingly by President Smith.

Kent Goodridge Taylor was born December 5, 1925 in Provo, Utah to Arthur Dixon Taylor and Maurine Goodridge. He attended school at Timpanogos, Dixon Jr. High and Provo High School. Kent enlisted in the US Navy in high school and served in WWII. When he returned home he attended and graduated from Brigham Young University. He worked at Dixon Taylor Russell Co. during his university years. After graduating from Brigham Young University he moved to San Francisco where he was a Vice President of Accounting for Trans America. After his retirement, he moved back to Provo where he lived until his death.

Kent Goodridge Taylor died December 21, 2002, age 77, in Provo due to natural causes.


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