Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
Last updated July 22, 2022
Affirmation: LGBT Mormons, Families & Friends | A community of LGBTQIA+ individuals within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists | A community of churches, organizations and individuals committed to the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the full life and mission of Baptist churches.
Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests | A network of LGBTQ-friendly Mennonite and Church of the Brethren congregations and individuals. Resources for congregations, students, elders, and more.
Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS)
Coming Home To PDF series by HRC Human Rights Campaign
Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance | Open and affirming ministries
Dignity USA | Catholics committed to LGBTQI equality
Eshel | LGBT Jews and their families in Orthodox communities. They have a warmline number and email address if you need to connect.
Documentary: For The Bible Tells Me So | “Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families — including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson — we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg, and Reverend Jimmy Creech, For The Bible Tells Me So offers healing, clarity, and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.”
FreedHearts | Evangelicalism; Supports parents, the LGBTQ community, educators, therapists, and the church. Has a worldwide network of thousands of MamaBears and PapaBears. Offers live, print, and film resources to reconcile faith, families, and communities.
Fortunate Families | Catholic parents of LGBT children
Gay Church | Find a gay-affirming Christian congregation by searching the directory with 9,000+ churches around the world.
Church Clarity | Church Clarity is a crowd-sourced database of local congregations scored based on how clearly they communicate their actively enforced policies.
Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives | Aims to provide a strong and authoritative voice from religious leaders across the global faith community who wish to affirm and celebrate the dignity of all, independent of a person's sexuality, gender expression, and gender identity
Institute for Welcoming Resources | Faith-based downloads and guides on LGBTQ inclusivity
Islamic Texts: A Source for Acceptance of Queer Individuals into Mainstream Muslim Society | An article by Imam Muhsin Hendricks provides a guide into both Qur’an and tradition. It can help Muslim individuals come to terms with what their faith says about gender identity versus what they may have been taught.
JQ International | LGBTQ+ Jewish organization in Los Angeles that features a JQ Helpline open six days a week that provides support and culturally-inclusive resources to those in need in the United States and around the world.
Keshet | LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish life.
Mama Dragons | Support, educate, and empower mothers of LGBTQ children.
Metropolitan Community Churches | Protestant Christian denomination; MCC supports civil and human rights movements by addressing important issues such as racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, and other forms of oppression.
More Light Presbyterians | Working toward the full participation of LGBTQIA+ people in the life, ministry, and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA) – and in society.
Open and Affirming Coalition | The Open and Affirming Coalition advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the United Church of Christ and beyond, and equips UCC congregations to become effective witnesses to Christ’s extravagant welcome.
Q Christian Fellowship | Q Christian Fellowship is cultivating radical belonging for LGBTQ+ Christians and allies.
Queer Muslims of Boston | Queer Muslims of Boston (QMOB) builds a community for Queer and Trans Muslims in the Greater Boston area, inclusive of all individuals who identify as Muslim and LGBTIA, Queer, or Questioning. They are committed to increasing the visibility of Queer Muslims as a group while respecting the need for the privacy of individual members.
Reconciling Ministries Network | Reconciling Ministries Network equips and mobilizes United Methodists of all sexual orientations and gender identities to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.
ReconcilingWorks | ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation has advocated for the full welcome, inclusion, and equity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual/aromantic (LGBTQIA+) Lutherans in all aspects of the life of their Church, congregations, and community.
Room for All | A community of Christ-followers in the Reformed Church in America. Committed to the welcome and affirmation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and their allies while pursuing grace-filled dialogue with those who believe differently.
Soulforce | Works to end the political and religious oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people through relentless nonviolent resistance
Transfaith™ | Transfaith is a national non-profit that is led by transgender people. We are a multi-tradition, multi-racial, multi-gender, multi-generational organization working to support transgender spiritual/cultural workers and their leadership in the community. We work closely with many allied organizations, secular, spiritual, and religious, transgender-led, and otherwise.
TransTorah | TransTorah helps people of all genders to fully access and transform Jewish tradition and helps Jewish communities to be welcoming sanctuaries for people of all genders.