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Religion
3 great documents
from flagship USA
1.
“Mission
(An essay by Kim Mills,
HRC Education Director).
2. “Responding to Anti-Gay "Change" Ads in
Your Community”
(Absolutely
everything you need to counter the arguments and strategies of ex-gay
ministries).
3.
“Finally
Free: How Love and Self-Acceptance Saved Us from the Ex-Gay Ministries”
(A landmark collection of personal stories by people who have survived
"ex-gay" ministries and have come forward to warn others about their
harm).
Look for each of the above in the HRC list of
publications under the heading "Ex-Gay Ministries
Attempts To Change Sexual Orientation –
Reparative Therapies
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_changing.html
What
about psychotherapy for GLBT people?
From the public health pages of the website of King County,
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/psychotherapy.htm
"Finding Your Religion" via PlanetOut.com:
"Finding Your Religion - We asked you to tell us your
stories, and you did -- in droves! Here's our roundup of what PlanetOut members had to
say about religion: how it shaped who they are, how they've dealt with being a
gay person of faith, how they've found accepting communities or set out on
their own spiritual quests. We've organized your stories by faith and included
some useful resources to help you along the way."
www.planetout.com/pno/people/features/2000/11/religion
Freedom 2 B: Pentecostal & Charismatic LGBTIQ
Australian based support group
Freedom
2 B(e) is not unlike other denominational groups such as Acceptance, Integrity,
Courage, Dignity, Kinship and Affirmation that have been created to help GLBTIQ
(gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, intersex and questioning) people resolve
issues of faith and sexual orientation. “We
will be providing support, information and a safe place for people still in or
who have left Pentecostal/Charismatic churches. This will be done through our
website and also regular meetings” added Anthony Venn-Brown (author of ‘A LIFE OF
UNLEARNING Coming Out of the Church – One Man’s Struggle’).
Ecumenical
Catholic Church
of
The Ecumenical Catholic Church of
Australia is an inclusive and open church of the independent Catholic
tradition, which affirms the full value of LGBT people and ordains both
women and men to the priestly ministry. The parish will meet for weekly Mass
from Saturday December 4 at New Farm Neighbourhood Centre,
World Congress of Gay,
Lesbian & Bisexual Jewish Organisations
Metropolitain Community
(Christian) Church
Gay & Lesbian Arabic
Society
We serve as a networking organization for Gays and Lesbians of Arab descent
or those living in Arab countries. We aim to promote positive images of Gays
and Lesbians in Arab communities worldwide, in addition to combating negative
portrayals of Arabs within the Gay and Lesbian community.
Muslim Support: "Imaan" (“Faith!”)(formerly Al Fatiha)
An international organization dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgendered, those questioning their sexual orientation and/or
gender identity, as well as their families, friends, partners, and allies.
For Muslim support also see http://www.queertheory.com/cultures/ethnics/queer_muslims.htm
Mormon Support: "Affirmation"
"Gay & Mormon?! … you may be amazed to discover that gay Latter-day
Saints even exist! Of course it's true. In our own church you will find
homosexuals from every walk of life and in every position of service. Virtually
every family in the church has a homosexual member somewhere on their family
tree (and more likely on several branches)."
