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There are literally hundreds of sites realted to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender issues; and faith communities are well represented in cyberspace. This space highlights a few sources which may lead you to others.

Finding a Welcoming Church

GLBT-friendly GroupsSearch for a Welcoming Church provided by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Institute of Welcoming Resources.

Denominational Partners

www.disciples.orgThe homepage of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
GLBT-friendly GroupsThe mission of the DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS is to promote more thoughtful, prayerful, informed and effective involvement in public witness and justice advocacy by larger numbers of Disciples of Christ.
GLBT-friendly Groups The Disciples Justice Action Network is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic grassroots network of individuals, congregations, and organizations within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), all working together for greater justice, peace and diversity in our churches, our communities, our nations (Canada and the United States) and our world.
www.ucc.orgThe homepage of our sister organization in the United Church of Christ, the The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns.
Welcoming MinistriesReconciling Ministries Network, our sister organization in the United Methodist Church.

Parents and Youth

www.pflag.orgPFLAG (Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a wonderful resource for American families.
www.glstn.orgGLSEN is the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. "Parents, Teachers, Students and Concerned Citizens Creating Schools Where Everyone is Valued and Respected." That about says it! A wonderful source of readings, experiential designs and organizational help.

Transgender

TransfaithTransfaith: A great site for learning more about the experiences of transgender persons within Christian churches and other faith communities. It is a thorough resource, including links to organizations involved in transgender ministry and an extensive glossary of terminology related to trans-issues.

Preaching and Bible Study Resources (see also our Books and Resources)

Welcoming MinistriesThe Institute for Welcoming Resources: Creating resources that support the unconditional welcome of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and their families in the church home of their choice. 
Beyond Ex-GayThe Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion seeks to be the premier source on the worldwide web for reliable and up-to-date information and resources on LGBTQ issues and religion.  And also check out PSR's online resource The Progressive Christian Witness.

Other

Beyond Ex-GayBeyond Ex-Gay is an on-line community and resource for those of us who have survived ex-gay experiences.
AIDS Ministry NetworkThe AIDS Ministry Network of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a voluntary network of persons in ministry to / with people living with HIV disease and AIDS.
Welcoming MinistriesThe Shower of Stoles: The Shower of Stoles is a collection of over a thousand liturgical stoles and other sacred items from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons from twenty-six denominations in six countries. Each stole contains the story of a GLBT person who is active in the life and leadership of their faith community in some way: minister, elder, deacon, teacher, missionary, musician, administrator or active layperson. The Shower of Stoles is a powerful resource available for your church special event, regional meeting, or similar events.

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