Resources

Resources for Immediate Need

Trevor Project

• Trans Lifeline - US: (877) 565-8860 Canada: (877) 330-6366

• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – US: (800) 273-8255 (online chat available)

• The Crisis Text Line – US: Text START to 741-741

Local Resources

• Allies for Health and Well-being

• East Liberty Presbyterian Church (i.e. food and clothing pantry)

• OUTrageous Bingo

• Pittsburgh Equality Center

• Proud Haven

• PFLAG Pittsburgh

• PERSAD

• Q Burgh

• Queer PGH

• Queers Write Pittsburgh

• ReelQ Film Festival

• SisTers PGH

• TransYOUniting

• TrueT PGH

Books

Starting Place (Introductory books)

• • Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-VS-Christians Debate by Justin Lee

  • Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen Hartke

"I want to dive deeper into the Bible and theology"

• • God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines

  • Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships by James V. Brownson

  • Sex Difference in Christian Theology: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God by Megan K. DeFranza

Translation history of the Bible

• • Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach between the Church and the LGBT Community by Kathy Baldock

  • Kathy Baldock also has numerous videos on her YouTube channel that are helpful

"I’m a Parent"

• • Mom, I’m Gay by Susan Cottrell

"My parent came out"

• • She’s My Dad: A Father’s Transition and a Son’s Redemption by Jonathan S. Williams and Paula Stone

Conversion Therapy

• • Boy Erased by Garrard Conley (nonfiction, movie adaptation)

  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth (fiction, movie adaptation)

"Okay, I’m ready for a challenge"

• • Queer Theologies: The Basics by Chris Greenough

  • Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith by Mihee Kim-Kort

  • Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women, and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism by Deborah Jian Lee

  • Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology by Pamela R. Lightsey

  • Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity by Elizabeth M. Edman

"I’m a Ministry Leader"

• • A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth by Cody J. Sanders (2017)

  • Ministry among God’s queer folk: LGBT pastoral care by David Kundtz and Bernard Schlager (2007)

Articles

• “Embracing the Gentiles” by Daniel Kirk

• “10 Anti-LGBT Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus” by Rev . Mark Sandlin

• “What Does Jesus Think About Homosexuality” by Derek Flood

Podcasts

• The Liturgists Podcast, Ep. 20: “LGBTQ”

People to Follow

• Alan Chambers | @AlanMChambers

• Jeff Chu | @jeffchu

• Broderick Greer | @BroderickGreer

• Emmy Kegler | @emmykegler @qrgrace

• Justin Lee | @geekyJustinLee

• Julie Rodgers | @Julie_Rodgers

• Ana Yelsei-Sanchez | @brwneyedamzn

Interdenominational Resources

• Q Christian Fellowship is an ecumenical Christian ministry focused on serving lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, queer, and straight ally Christians. www.qchristian.org

• The Reformation Project is a Bible-based, Christian organization, The Reformation Project’s mission is to advance LGBTQ inclusion in the church. www.reformationproject.org

• Nuance Ministries focuses on bringing nuance back to our cultural dialogues, with a particular focus on the intersection of LGBTQ issues and Christian faith, led by Justin Lee (author of Torn). www.nuanceministries.com

• PFLAG’s Resource page: https://pflag.org/blog/faith-resources-christians

Denominational Resource List

Curated by the Office of LGBTQ Affairs at the University of Arizona: LIST

This list of resources was curated and compiled by Jason Dauer