BISEXUAL/GAY/LESBIAN RESOURCES

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Religiously Based Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Resources

There are a number of religiously oriented groups which are either independent support groups, a department within a church, or an activity within a denomination:

• Atheists and Humanists GALAH: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/GALAH/hearing.shows.rrr.growing.power-09.28.95
• Baptists: The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists works within the American Baptist Church in the USA. See: http://members.aol.com/wabaptists/index.html
• Bretheren Bretheren/Mennonite Council: http://www.webcom.com/bmc/welcome.html
• Christian Reformed AWARE: As We Are is a Christian organization which arose out of the Christian Reformed Church. They provide faith-based support for gay, lesbian and bisexual people and promote a positive response within the Christian community. Contact AWARE Grand Rapids, P.O. Box 7824, Grand Rapids, MI 49510; telephone (616) 456-6174. All inquiries are kept confidential.
• Christian Science The Christian Science Lesbian Connection: http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1892/
• Episcopal (Anglican) Integrity is the gay and lesbian support group for members of the Anglican community. Their organization's home page is at: http://xymox.palo-alto.ca.us/integrity/ However, it is currently under construction, and they refer readers to the page of Dr. Louie Crew at http://newark.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/lbgxns.html
  Their Northern California chapter has a home page at: http://www.gvn.net/~barb/
• Evangelical Anglican Church in America has a home page at: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/religion/orgs/EACA/evangelical.anglican.church.in.america.intro
• Evangelical "TEN", The Evangelical Network is "open to all 'biblical' churches ministries and individuals" including charismatics and non-charismatics; Pentecostal and Baptist. Their theology is Evangelical and Fundamentalist: http://www.xroads.com/~ten_net/home.html
• Greek Orthodox AXIOS: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/AXIOS/
• Jewish JAGL http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/JAGL/general.info
• LDA (Mormons) Affirmation in the Los Angeles CA area: http://www.westworld.com/~tiburon/lasaints/
• Lutherans Lutherans Concerned: http://www.quarterbyte.com/lcna/
  
• Mennonite Bretheren/Mennonite Council: http://www.webcom.com/bmc/welcome.html
• United Methodist Church Their Reconciling Congregation Program (RCP) helps individual congregations understand sexual orientation. See: http://www.best.com/~ggould/tumc/rcp.html
  A new group is being formed to promote change within the United Methodist Church concerning gay/lesbian/bisexual policies. Email us for more information.
  The UMC "Reconciling Congregation Program" is at: http://www.ggould.com/tumc/rcp.html
• Metropolitan Community Church: The Universal Federation of Metropolitan Community Churchs is a gay / lesbian / bisexual / transsexual positive church. Their home page is at: http://www.ufmcc.com/
  See also: http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~cbidwell/UFMCC/uf-home.htm
• Pagan The Southwest Gay and Lesbian Pagan Coalition, PO Box 26442, Oklahoma City, OK is a homosexual group for Wiccan and other Neo-pagan gays and lesbians. They are growing in scope to become a national network.
• Presbyterian Church PLGC: Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns: http://www.epp.cmu.edu/~riley/PLGC.html
• Roman Catholic Dignity in the San Diego CA area: http://www.liscom.com/dignity/
  Dignity/USA has a "Statement of Position and Purpose" at: http://www.liscom.com/dignity/spop.htm
• Seventh Day Adventist SDA Kinship International Inc.: http://www.qrd.org/QRD/www/orgs/sda-kinship/
• Unitarian Universalist Interweave: Unitarian Universalists for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Concerns. This is an office within the Unitarian Universalist Association http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/UUA/interweave.txt
• United Church of Christ Their national office administers a homosexual affirming program within the church. See: http://www.apk.net/ucc/headline/gayadv.htm
• General Christian The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement maintains a home page at: http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dth2mnv/lgcm.html

Other Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Resources

• A Bisexual Resource List is available at: http://www.qrd.org/QRD/www/BRC/brl-toc.html
• PFlag (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a support group for (I suppose this is obvious) parents and friends of lesbians and gays. One charming home page (with at least one religious intolerance horror story at last count) is at: http://www.critpath.org/~maggie/pflag/talk.html
• The Internet search engine Yahoo links to a large number of sites at:
  http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/
• There are many Evangelical Christian organizations devoted to helping gays and lesbians to become celibate, and helping bisexuals confine their relationships to members of the opposite sex. They also attempt the impossible: converting people with homosexual orientation to heterosexual. One is Exodus International, PO Box 2121, San Rafael CA, 94912. They have a Christian and Homosexuality Home Page at:
  http://www.messiah.edu/hpages/facstaff/chase/h/