Urgent/Crisis Counseling
If you’re thinking of hurting yourself — please know that you are loved and there are many, many who want to help you. Please reach out to your RD, any staff member on campus, or contact one of the following resources.
Trevor Project: 24-Hour Hotline
866-488-7386
Crisis & Information Hotline
Northwest Human Services, Inc.
1-800-560-5535
(503) 581-5535
(503) 588-5821
The LGBT Christian University Movement
- Harding University:HU Queer Press
- Westmont College: LGBT and Allies
- Goshen College: Open Letter
- Messiah College: InclusiveAlumni
- Gordon College: If I Told You
- Cedarville University: CedarvilleOut
- Hope College: LGBT Alumni Association
- North Park: Queers and Allies
- Seattle Pacific University: SPU Haven
- Coming Out Covenant
- New York Times: “Even on Evangelical Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Rights”
- This Is Actually Not A Blog Post about Homosexuality: Part 1
by Brian McLaren
Books & Film
- Born Again (about a Wheaton graduate)
- Fish Out of Water:www.fishoutofwaterfilm.com
- For The Bible Tells Me So:www.forthebibletellsmeso.org
- Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan
- Put This On The {Map}: Reteaching Gender and Sexuality Documentary
- Dear Moms and Dads: A Letter to Parents of GLBT Youth
- Sexuality and the Christian Body: Their way into the triune God” by Eugene Rogers
- The Christian Case for Gay Marriage By David G. Myers & Letha Dawson Scanzoni
- The Church and the Homosexual By John J. McNeil.
- What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality By David Helminiak
- The New Testament and Homosexualityby Robin Scroggs
- Jesus, The Bible & Homosexuality by Jack Rogers
- Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay By James Alison
- Reconciling Journey: A Devotional Workbook for Lesbian and Gay Christians By Michal Anne Pepper
- Love Is An Orientation by Andrew Marin
National Groups & Organizations
- Trevor Project: www.trevorproject.com
- It Gets Better Project:www.itgetsbetter.org
- Soulforce
- GayChurch.org
- Gay Christian Network
- Human Rights Campaign: The Lies and Danger of Reparative Therapy
- Human Rights Campaign: Coming Out Guides
- Human Rights Campaign: Religion and Faith Section
- CanyonWalker Connections: Reparing the Breach Between the Church and GLBT Christian Community
LGBT-affirming groups in mainline Christian Denominations:
- Integrity: National Affirming Episcopalian Group
- Affirmation United Methodists
- More Light Presbyterians
- Dignity for Catholics
- The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
- Rainbow Baptists
- The Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals
- Lutherans Concerned
- Gay Mennonite League
- United Church of Christ
- Metropolitan Church of Christ
- Axios – Eastern and Orthodox Resources
- Reconciling Ministries Network:
www.rmnetwork.org - Conference for Catholic Lesbians
- Inclusive Orthodoxy
- Metropolitan Community Church
Other Resources
- Resources for Gay Christians
- Dear Moms and Dads: A Letter to Parents of GLBT Youth
- “Accepting what cannot be changed” by David Myers
- “Like the wideness of the sea?” by Lewis Smedes
- Sister Friends Together Bible resources, online community, personal stories specifically for Lesbian Christians.
- Coming Out: Vivienne Cass’s Model Adapted – Adapted for people from Conservative Christian Backgrounds
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–LGBTQ Mental Health – A comprehensive guide by the National LGBT Health Education Center that includes research and statistics on the health disparities within our community. The guide reveals the inconsistencies LGBTQ folk experience in healthcare comparatively, and outlines steps for health centers and organizations to help fight the stigma while providing options and support for our community.
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–LGBTQ Addiction Guide – A research-based awareness guide on a niche that is often overlooked – addiction in the LGBTQ community. Finding help with substance abuse is often more difficult for LGBTQ people, as many other obstacles are prevalent along with the fight with addiction – this in depth resource helps alleviate that stress by facilitating help in the form of useful information and support systems.
- “We Are All Sodomites” by Rev. Dr. Jay Emerson Johnson
- Whosoever Magazine
- Jesus in Love
- Christian Voice for LGBT Rights
- Created Gay
- Gay Christian 101
- Evangelicals Concerned
- Christian Gays
- Grace Inclusive
- The Epistle
- Diversity Christian Fellowship
- Queer Spiritual Spaces
- My Out Spirit
- Chi Rho Press
Thank you to our friends at OneWheaton and “R” for compiling these sources and graciously allowing us to use them.
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