Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
Last updated July 10, 2024
1946 | A documentary film that chronicles how the misuse of a single word changed the course of modern history.
Affirmation: LGBTQ 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)
Church Clarity | Church Clarity is a crowd-sourced database of local congregations scored based on how clearly they communicate their actively enforced policies.
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 | LGBTQ+ Jews and their families in Orthodox communities. They have a warmline number and email address if you need to connect.
Family Acceptance Project | A research, intervention, education, and policy initiative to prevent health and mental health risks and to promote well-being for LGBTQ children and youth, including suicide, homelessness, drug use, and HIV — in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities.
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 | A Catholic ministry for LGBTQ+ people, families, and friends.
Gay Church | Find a gay-affirming Christian congregation by searching the directory with 9,000+ churches worldwide.
Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives | Protecting LGBT+ people from harm in religious settings and calling for an end to violence and criminalization, including a global ban on conversion therapy.
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.
Keshet | Works for the full equality of LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life.
Mama Dragons | Support groups, parenting classes, and a community of over 10,500 mothers learning to better support, affirm, and celebrate their LGBTQ+ children. Since 2013, Mama Dragons has grown from just a handful of LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day-Saints) mothers to an organization that now supports mothers from various backgrounds.
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 LGBTQ+ community in the United Church of Christ and beyond, and equips UCC congregations to become effective witnesses to Christ’s extravagant welcome.
PFLAG National Faith Resources | A hub of various resources for Christians, Jews, Muslims, Interfaith/Non-Denominational Communities, and Non-Judeo-Christian/Abrahamic Denominations. PFLAG also publishes some of its own resources and has a list of National Secular and Atheist Resources.
Q Christian Fellowship | Q Christian Fellowship is cultivating radical belonging for LGBTQ+ Christians and allies.
Queering Faith by the National LGBTQ Task Force | Provides resources and support to constituents who affirm the need for equity for all LGBTQ people as an inherent value of their faith or secular beliefs.
Queer Muslims of Boston | QMOB is open to queer and trans people who identify with Islam, whether in faith, culture, or background, regardless of level of practice or belief, and inclusive of any and all sects. They build community and provide support for queer Muslims through social events, spiritual gatherings, and activism. QMOB also advocates for the needs of queer and trans Muslims, and provides educational opportunities for the greater Boston community.
Reconciling Ministries Network | RMN is committed to intersectional justice across and beyond the United Methodist connection, working for the full participation of all LGBTQ+ people throughout the life and leadership of the Church.
ReconcilingWorks | Since 1974, ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation has advocated for the full welcome, inclusion, and equity of LGBTQIA+ Lutherans in all aspects of the life of their Church, congregations, and community.
Room for All | Supports, educates, and advocates for the welcome and full affirmation of people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions in the RCA and surrounding communities of people of faith.
Soulforce | Works to end the religious and political oppression of LGBTQI people by breaking open the ideologies of Christian Supremacy and healing our communities’ spirits from Spiritual Violence.
Straight for Equality | A program of PFLAG National, features a hub of faith resources, such as their Faith in Our Families PDF, a FAQ, personal stories, and more.
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, religious, transgender-led, and otherwise.
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.
Unitarian Universalist Association | We are people of many beliefs and backgrounds: people with a religious background, people with none, people who believe in a God, people who don’t, and people who let the mystery be. On the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion for more than 40 years, we are people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.