Organizations and publications you may want to know about

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Human Sexuality (sexual ethics. LGBT - lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgendered - rights, queer politics) Brethren/ Mennonite Council of gay & lesbian anabaptists: BMC works to provide support for Mennonite and Church of the Brethren gay, lesbian and bisexual people, their friends and families. It fosters dialogue in churches, and provides information about homosexuality from the social sciences, biblical studies, and theology: www.webcom.com/bmc/ Cathedral of Hope: based in Dallas, Texas, this nondenominational Christian church called itself the largest church in the world with a primary outreach to lesbian and gay people. It also works to be of service to anyone in need. "The Advocate" magazine named the Rev. Michael Piazza one of the most influential people in the gay and lesbian movement in August 1999: www.cathedralofhope.com Dignity USA: a fellowship of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Roman Catholics: www.dignityusa.org Evangelicals Concerned With Reconciliation: founded as a grassroots volunteer organization, ECWR is a non-denominational evangelical resource providing a community of fellowship that is a safe place for gay and lesbian Christians to reconcile and integrate their faith and sexuality, and to grow toward Christian maturity: www.ecwr.org Gay Christians: an internet network of affirmative and supportive chat channels. Its "membership" draws support from a great variety of faith traditions, and its strength lies in such diversity. Gay Christians affirms God's acceptance and love of all people, regardless of their sexual or affectional orientation: www.gaychristians.org Integrity: a fellowship of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Episcopalians: www.integrityusa.org Interfaith Working Group: an organization offering Christian gay and lesbian resources, and fighting for human rights for all: www.iwgonline.org Lutherans Concerned: based in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, this gay and lesbian advocacy group serves as "a Christian Ministry Affirming God's Love for Lesbian and Gay People": www.lcna.org The Oasis/ Missouri: assisting gay, lesbian, and transgendered Episcopalians, their families, and friends with support, resources, and educational materials to assist their congregations and clergy: www.TheOasisMissouri.org Presbyterians for Gay and Lesbian Concerns: an organization seeking the full participation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people of faith in the life, ministry, and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA): www.mlp.org Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches: the UFMCC is an inclusive worldwide fellowship of Christian congregations with a special outreach to the world's gay and lesbian community. It works to create a community of healing and reconciliation through faith, hope, and love, and to confront the injustice of poverty, sexism, racism, and homophobia through Christian social action: www.ufmcc.com Whosoever: an online magazine dedicated to the spiritual growth of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christians. Whosoever seeks to dispel the myths and lies spread by Christian extremists who seek to keep GLBT people from God’s realm: www.whosoever.org