Faith Communities: Christianity
You Shall Know the Truth - by Corey
"By my freshman year of college, I heard about an "ex-gay" counseling ministry in Oklahoma City that claimed it could tranform a person into a normal heterosexual. I began attending both individual and group counseling sessions once a week." Read Corey's Story.
Gay and Christian - by Scott
"My challenge is to live as good a life as I can, and to try to follow Christ's teachings to the best of my ability. What does that have to do with my being gay?" Read Scott's Story.
Denominations
Baptist: Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
Catholic: Dignity USA
Episcopal: Integrity
Lutheran: Lutherans Concerned North America
Methodist: Affirmation
MCC: Metropolitan Community Churches
Presbyterian: More Light Presbyterians
Other Organizations
Books
- Stranger at the Gate, Rev. Mel White
White examines his own life as a devout Christian, husband, father, and preacher, and details the extreme and painful measures he took to deny his natural sexual desires. He provides a shocking firsthand account of the methods and tactics the religious right uses to wage a campaign of fear and hatred against homosexuals.
- Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality, John Boswell
An erudite examination of Christian attitudes toward homosexuality, arguing that tolerance changed into intolerance as the Middle Ages progressed. (this is not an easy read)
- Openly Gay Openly Christian: How The Bible Really Is Gay Friendly, Samuel Kader
This book studies the Bible and proves with scriptural and anecdotal evidence that the Bible really is gay friendly. An excellent read.
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