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3 great documents from flagship USA gay rights group, the Human Rights Campaign:

1.      Mission:Impossible - Why Reparative Therapy And Ex-Gay Ministries Fail”

(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 And Reparative Therapies" at: http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press_Room&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14854

Attempts To Change Sexual Orientation – Reparative Therapies

University of California Psychology Dept, Davis. An excellent, concise and easily accessible summary of the facts, figures and procedures of various studies on whether sexuality can or ought to be changed. Valuable ammunition as a resource against the arguments of religious fundamentalists.                 

                        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, Seattle, Washington USA. A very sensible grouping of straightforward common sense information presented with honesty and integrity.

                        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’).

                        www.freedom2b.org

Ecumenical Catholic Church of Australia

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, 967 Brunswick Street, New Farm, at 3.30pm. Mass is held in the community room at the back of the Centre (go round the side from the front drive to the back to find it) Everyone is most welcome to attend, regardless of what faith tradition they might have belonged to or still belong to. For more information on the new Brisbane parish of Christ the Liberator  please phone  Fr Ian Adrian 07-33792591 (a.h.)

http://www.eccaustralia.org/

World Congress of Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Jewish Organisations

http://www.glbtjews.org/

Metropolitain Community (Christian) Church

LGBTQ embracing church (friends welcome). Services at the Rainbow Community Centre, 719a Stanley Street, Woolloongabba. Office Phone: (07) 3891 1388

http://mccbris.asn.au/

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.

www.glas.org

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.

http://www.imaan.org.uk/

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)."

www.affirmation.org

 

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