[Elsie]

... cutting off your penis...

Funny you should mention this...

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/38q3dv/in_1857_bishop_warren_snow_of_manti_wanted_to/

[fproy2222]

“
.. cutting off your penis...
Funny you should mention this...”

Here is a the first reference in your post.
Pages 250-251, The Mormon Hierarchy, Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn.

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“ from the church as one of the September Six and is now openly gay.”

Me, I like to know who is making the claim and how it might slant there research and conclusions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Michael_Quinn

You might want to balance your reading by these bios the other way.
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Question: Was Thomas Lewis castrated because he wanted to marry a young woman who was desired by an older man as a plural wife?

https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Question:_Was_Thomas_Lewis_castrated_because_he_wanted_to_marry_a_young_woman_who_was_desired_by_an_older_man_as_a_plural_wife%3F