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.