Alex Cooper

About the Author

Alex Cooper is a resilient author and advocate whose journey from personal adversity to empowerment inspires readers worldwide. Growing up in a strict Mormon family in Utah, Alex faced profound challenges after coming out as gay at fifteen, enduring conversion therapy and familial rejection that tested the limits of courage and identity. Through her memoir 'Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began,' she chronicles this harrowing experience with unflinching honesty, shedding light on the dangers of religious extremism and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Now an outspoken activist, Alex dedicates her work to supporting youth in similar situations, promoting acceptance and mental health awareness while continuing to write about themes of survival, love, and self-discovery.