. ▁He ▁later ▁res igned ▁as ▁super int endent ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁legal ▁investigation . ▁▁ 1 9 1 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁Act ress ▁Ada ▁D w yer ▁Russell ▁of ▁M orm on ▁up br ing ing ▁entered ▁a ▁les bian ▁relationship ▁with ▁poet ▁Amy ▁Low ell . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁James ▁D w yer , ▁the ▁c of ound er ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁L DS ▁Business ▁College , ▁had ▁been ▁teaching ▁young ▁men ▁that ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁activity ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁sin . ▁Upon ▁learning ▁this ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁had ▁D w yer ▁withdraw ▁his ▁name ▁from ▁membership . ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁– ▁Corn elia ▁( C ora ) ▁Kas ius , ▁a ▁les bian ▁woman , ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁general ▁president . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁at ▁their ▁headquarters ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁published ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁subjects ▁in ▁Ber ry man ' s ▁research ▁on ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁les bian ▁and ▁gay ▁people , ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁gay ▁hot ▁spot ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁M orm on - ra ised