Faith Groups and Spirituality
Gay and Lesbian Religious Archives Network The LGBT Religious Archives Network (LGBTRAN) is an innovative venture in developing archives and encouraging historical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) religious movements. The LGBTRAN can best be viewed as a "virtual" archive. They serve as a resource for LGBT religious leaders and groups in determining how to preserve their historical records. They also provide an information clearinghouse for these archival collections in a central electronic directory for the use of historians, researchers and other interested persons. Adopts a multi-faith response and a searchable database.
White Crane a US site about gay men's spirituality, wisdom and health.
www.clgs.org (Centre for LG studies in Religions)
www.bbc.co.uk/religion (resources about world religions)
Positive LGB spiritual groups:
Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
www.lgcm.org.uk (LGCM)
Gay and Lesbian Catholics
www.questgaycatholic.org.uk (Quest)
LGB evangelicals:
www.eflgc.org.uk
www.ecinc.org
www.ecwr.org
Christian Gay Networks:
www.soulforce.org
www.gaychristianonline.org
www.whosoever.org
Metropolitan Community Church
Ecumenical Christian church especially for LGBT people; many congregations.
www.mccchurch.org
www.gaychurch.org
Edward Carpenter Community
www.edwardcarpentercommunity.org.uk
Queer Spirit
www.qspirit.org or www.revolutionarywisdom.us
For gay and lesbian Asians.
www.QueerAsianSpirit.org
www.homanla.org (Gay Iranians)
LGB Muslims:
www.imaan.org.uk
www.well.com/user/queerjhd *last update in 2005, so archive material really
LGB Buddhists:
www.gaybuddhist.org
LGB Mormons:
www.affirmation.org
LGB Jehovah’s Witnesses:
www.gayxjw.org
Websites about people wanting to leave fundamentalism:
http://leavingfundamentalism.org/
Helping the Christian community become a safe place
for people recovering from addiction, abuse, or trauma.“
www.bleatinglambs.org
www.walkawayers.org dedicated to those who have walked away from fundamentalism, including a section on humour.
About the so-called “Ex”-gay ministries:
www.exgaywatch.com
www.beyondexgay.com
www.gaychristiansurvivors.com
www.truthwinsout.org