Faith Communities: Buddhism

"As homosexuality is not explicitly mentioned in any of the Buddha's discourses, we can only assume that it is meant to be evaluated in the same way that heterosexuality is."
- A.L. Di Silva

Organizations

Gay Buddhist Fellowship
The Gay Buddhist Fellowship supports Buddhist practice in the gay men's community. Based in San Francisco, it is a forum that seeks to bring together diverse spirtual traditions to address the spiritual concerns of gay men worldwide.

Gay Zen Buddhist Website
A page discussing zen and sexuality, homophobia and Buddhism, and masculine and feminine religions.

Books

• Queer Dharma: Voices of Gay Buddhists edited by Winston Leyland
  An excellent collection of essays highlighting different thoughts and perspectives by a diverse group of LGBT Buddhists.
• Buddhism, Sexuality, and Gender edited by Jose Ignacio Cabezon
  Jose Ignacio Cabezon has written extensively on Buddhism. Here he addresses many aspects of sexuality and gender including sexual orientation.