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The following is a diverse compilation of websites dealing with a variety of topics related to faith, sexuality, and gender. The sources originate from a variety of perspectives (psychological; medical; media; current news; conservative, moderate, and liberal views; religious/faithful; and many others). This list is provided with the intention of encouraging well-rounded, comprehensive understandings of the complexities of these issues in order to foster thoughtful and intentional personal perspectives. No particular perspective is being endorsed as “right,” but each perspective is acknowledged for its unique contribution to the understanding of the ways in which humans experience faith, sexuality, and gender.

Web addresses listed without accompanying titles are articles or informational pages from broader-based information databases (such as news sites, etc.); parentheses may include a more specific description of the topic or article title.

This list of resources is by no means a comprehensive guide to these subjects. It will continue to increase, become more diverse, and become more comprehensive, as members add to it. To suggest sources, email MCO - Faith, Sexuality Gender (FSG) or write your suggestions in the FSG binder, located in the Chapel.
 
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Abortion

Abortion

http://www.abortion.com

(“Abortion: Ancient Christian Beliefs” – Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_hist.htm

(“A Perspective on Abortion”)

http://members.aol.com/DrSwiney/abortion.html

(“Canon Law”)

http://members.aol.com/abtrbng/canonl.htm

(“The Roman Catholic Church and Abortion”)

http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/abortion.html

(“The Roman Catholic Church and Abortion: An Historical Perspective - Part I” - Catholic Culture)

http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=3361

(“The Roman Catholic Church’s ‘traditional’ Teaching on Abortion” –

Liberals Like Christ)

http://www.liberalslikechrist.org/Catholic/abortion.html

Abstinence

Center for Training in Relationships and Educating in Abstinence                                   

http://www.ctrea.org

 
 
 
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Beauty Standards

(see Body Image & Beauty Standards )
 

Bisexual Resource Center        

http://www.biresource.org

 
 
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Conversion Therapy

            (see Reorientation Therapy)
 
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT)

Activism

Eminism                       

www.eminism.org

          Human Rights Campaign

http:///www.hrc.org

Indiana Equality

http://www.indianaequality.org

Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy

www.intraa.org

Lambda Legal

http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

http://www.glaad.org

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline         Toll Free: (888) 843-4564

http://www.glnh.org/

National Center for Lesbian Rights

http://www.nclrights.org

Transgender Law

http://www.transgenderlaw.org

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

http://www.ngltf.org

Queer Resource Directory

http://www.qrd.org

Affirming Churches

Gay Church 

http://www.gaychurch.org

Good Samaritan Metropolitan Community Church

http://www.goodsammcc.org

Jesus Metropolitan Community Church

http://www.jesusmcc.org

Metropolitan Community Churches

www.ufmcc.com

http://www.mccchurch.org

Unitarian Universalist Association                                 

United Church of Christ

Faith and GLBT

Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons              

www.affirmation.org

Affirmation: United Methodists for GLB Concerns

www.umaffirm.org

Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Anglicans             

www.alga.org

Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests           

www.bmclgbt.org

Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry     

www.clgs.org

Christian Gays             

http://www.christiangays.com

Dawn Stefanowicz       

http://dawnstefanowicz.com

Dignity             

www.dignityusa.org

Dreadnought (Blog)     

http://johnheard.blogspot.com

Epistle Magazine          

http://epistle.us

Equality Ride               

http://www.equalityride.com

Exodus International    

http://www.exodus-international.org

Fred Phelps Exposé

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/michael_haggerty/expose3.htm

Freedom 2 Be             

http://www.freedom2b.org

Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns

www.quaker.org/flgc

Gay Christian Network

http://www.gaychristian.net

Gay Christians

http://gaychristians.org

Gay Christian Outreach Ministries

http://www.gcoministries.net

God Hates Fags 

http://www.godhatesfags.com

God Made Me Gay: Biblical Affirmation of Homosexuality

http://www.godmademegay.com

Inspiritus

http://home.wanadoo.nl/inspiritus

Integrity (LGBT Episcopalians)                        

www.integrityusa.org

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network

www.lgbtran.org

Lesbian Gay Christians

http://www.lgcm.org.uk

Lutherans Concerned   

www.lcna.org

Mel White’s Justice Net

http://www.melwhite.org

More Light Presbyterians                                             

www.mlp.org

Musings on Christianity, Homosexuality, & the Bible

http://www.musingson.com

New Direction             

http://www.newdirection.ca

Presbyterian Parents of Gays & Lesbians                     

http://www.presbyterianparents.org

Q-Light (GLBT Quakers)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Q-Light

Rainbow Baptists

www.rainbowbaptists.org

Soulforce

www.soulforce.org

That All May Freely Serve

www.tamsfs.org

Transpirituality 

http://www.transpirituality.com

Triangle Ministries       

http://members.aol.com/revcsl

Truth Set Free             

http://www.truthsetsfree.net

United Methodist Church’s Reconciling Congregations Program           

www.rcp.org

Whosoever Magazine  

http://whosoever.org/content/index.php

(“A Christian Perspective on Homosexuality” – Sue Bohlin)

http://www.northave.org/MGManual/Homosex/Homosex2.htm

(“A False Focus on My Family” - Soulforce)

http://www.soulforce.org/pdf/false_focus.pdf

(“Born That Way: Facts and Fiction about Homosexuality” –

Meridian Magazine, Latter Day Saints)

http://www.ldsmag.com/familywatch/040902Born.html

(“Christianity and Homosexuality – Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry)

http://www.carm.org/issues/homosexuality.htm

(“Christianity and Homosexuality Reconciled: New Thinking for a New

Millennium” - Joseph Adam Pearson, Ph.D.)

http://www.cebiaz.com/book

(“Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives - Scott Bidstrup)

http://www.bidstrup.com/marriage.htm

(“Homophobia: The Fear Behind the Hatred” – Scott Bidstrup)

(“Homosexuality” – Pure Intimacy)

http://www.pureintimacy.org/gr/homosexuality

(“Homosexual Behavior v Bible” – Answers in Genesis)

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2004/0119behaviour.asp

(“Homosexuality and the Bible” – Walter Wink, Soulforce)

http://www.soulforce.org/article/homosexuality-bible-walter-wink

(“Homosexuality: The Christian Perspective” - LehmanStrauss)

http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=1302

(“How Christians Interpret Biblical Passages on Homosexuality” –

Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bibx.htm

(“Making Inroads??” – John Funk, Rapture Ready)

http://www.raptureready.com/featured/funk/inroads.html

(“Stranger in Your Own Home” - Scott Bidstrup)

http://www.bidstrup.com/homo.htm

(“The Apostle Paul on Sexuality” – A Globe of Witnesses)

http://thewitness.org/agw/elliott071203.html

(“To Hell with Gays: Sex and the Bible” – Walter Wink)

http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=2662

(“What God Says About Gay Marriage” – Max Lucado)

http://maxlucado.net/pdf/god.and.gay.marriage.pdf

(“What the Bible Says about Homosexuality” – Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bibl.htm

(“What the Bible Says – And Doesn’t Say – About Homosexuality)

http://www.soulforce.org/article/homosexuality-bible

http://www.soulforce.org/article/homosexuality-bible-gay-christian

(“When Marriage Between Gays Was a Rite” – Liberated Christians)

           

General

Indiana Youth Group (IYG)

http://www.indianayouthgroup.org

Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians & Gays

http://www.pflag.org

Soulforce

www.soulforce.org

Trevor Project Helpline

www.thetrevorproject.org

Truth Wins Out

http://truthwinsout.org

Up the Stairs Community Center (UTSCC)

www.gayfortwayne.org

(“Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives - Scott Bidstrup)

http://www.bidstrup.com/marriage.htm

(“Homophobia: The Fear Behind the Hatred” – Scott Bidstrup)

http://www.bidstrup.com/phobia.htm

(“Stranger in Your Own Home” - Scott Bidstrup)

http://www.bidstrup.com/homo.htm

History, Information, News

365 Gay

http://www.365gay.com

 Ex-Gay Watch

http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp

GLBT History

http://www.glbthistory.com

GLBTQ Encyclopedia

http://www.glbtq.com

Out Smart Magazine

http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/issue/i03-01/lesbian.html

The Advocate, The national gay & lesbian news magazine

http://www.advocate.com

Transgender

Gender Education and Advocacy

www.gender.org

Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy

www.intraa.org

National Transgender Advocacy Coalition

www.ntac.org

Transsexual

TranssexuaL

www.transsexual.org
 

Gender

(also see Transgender and Transsexual)

Gender Education and Advocacy

www.gender.org

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition

http://www.gpac.org

Gender Queer Revolution

http://www.genderqueerrevolution.org

Gender Tree

http://www.gendertree.com

Trans-Academics

http://www.trans-academics.org
 

General Resources (Resources from which many topics may be explored.)

American Civil Liberties Union

www.aclu.org

American Family Association   

http://www.afa.net

Answers in Genesis

http://answersingenesis.org

Bible

http://bible.com

Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry

http://www.carm.org

Evil Bible

http://www.evilbible.com

Explore Faith

http://explorefaith.org

Focus on the Family

http://family.org

God Spy

http://www.godspy.com

Got Questions

http://www.gotquestions.org

Grace to You

http://www.gty.org/index.php

Mental Health Library   (Latter Day Saints)     

http://mentalhealthlibrary.info

Parsonage

http://www.parsonage.org

Pure Life Ministries

http://www.purelifeministries.org

Religion Online

http://www.religion-online.org

Religious Tolerance

http://www.religioustolerance.org

Serendip

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu

Sexuality

http://www.sexuality.org

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)     

http://siecus.org

Skeptics Annotated Bible

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com

Think Christian

http://www.thinkchristian.net

USBible

http://www.usbible.com/usbibl

Walter Wink

http://www.walterwink.com

Yes God

http://www.yesgod.org
 
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Heterosexuality

Straight Pride

http://www.straightpride.com
 

Homosexuality

(see Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender [GLBT])
 
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Intersex

Intersex Initiative

www.intersexinitiative.org
 
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Lesbians

(see Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender [GLBT])
 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender (LGBT)

(see Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender [GLBT])
 
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Marriage

Institute for Marriage and Public Policy

http://www.marriagedebate.com

Marriage Partner

http://marriagepartner.com

Saving Marriage Page

http://www.savingamarriagepage.com

The Marriage Bed

http://www.themarriagebed.com

(“A Compilation of Customs and Traditions Regarding Marriage” –

Waterfront Wedding Chapel)

http://www.limarriages.com/customs.html

 (“Changes to Marriage: Past, Present and Future” - Religious Tolerance site)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_mar2.htm

(“Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives - Scott Bidstrup)

http://www.bidstrup.com/marriage.htm

(“In Defense of Marriage” - Heritage Foundation site)

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Family/wm373.cfm

(“Is Same Sex Marriage (SSM) a Bad Idea? Seven Reasons Why They Are Undesirable (With Rebuttals)” – Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marint2.htm

(“Love's illusions: Americans tend to be overly optimistic about their chances

of marital success” – American Psychological Association, APA)

http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/maritalsuccess.html

(“Marriage, You are the Weakest Evolutionary Link – Goodbye” –

Saving Marriage Page)

http://www.savingamarriagepage.com/marriage/marriage-you-are-

the-weakest-evolutionary-link-goodbye.html

(“The Bible’s Eight Types of Marriages and Family – Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/mar_bibl.htm
 

Masturbation

Autoerotic Behaviors and Patterns

http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/IES/USA07

HTM

(“Is Masturbation a Sin?” – Lay Hands)

http://www.layhands.com/IsMasturbationASin.htm

(“Should I be concerned if my teenage son is masturbating?” - Focus on the Family)

http://family.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/family.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.

php?p_faqid=937&p_created=1043956955&p_sid=Ukh8FBV

h&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZ

HNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD02JnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0m

cF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD

1tYXN0dXJiYXRpb24*&p_li=&p_topview=1

(“Your Guide to Masturbation” – WebMD)

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/45/2953_487.htm?z=2953_

00486_6501_00_14
 
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Objectification

(“On Sexual Objectification” – Sexuality)

http://www.sexuality.org/authors/steinberg/cn05.html

(“Sexual Objectification and Visual Aspects of Sexuality”)

http://home.earthlink.net/~ahunter/VisAspectSex/lusting_1.html
 
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Pornography

Clean Hotels

http://www.cleanhotels.com

Esther Ministries

http://www.estherministries.org

No Porn

http://www.no-porn.com

No Porn Pledge

http://nopornpledge.com

One Angry Girl

http://www.oneangrygirl.net

Porn-Free

http://www.porn-free.org
Porn Report

http://www.porn-report.com

Porn War (blog)

http://pornwar.info
XXX Church

http://www.x3church.com/index2.htm

(“A Feminist Defense of Pornography” - Wendy McElroy)

http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/mcelroy_17_4.html

(“A Proposal for a Christian Pornography” – Sex in Christ)

http://www.sexinchrist.com/pornography.html

(“Blow Bangs and Cluster Bombs: The Cruelty of Men and Americans” -

Robert Jensen)

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/blowbangs.htm

(“LDS Resources on Pornography” – Mental Health Library, Latter Day Saints)                                   

http://mentalhealthlibrary.info/library/porn/pornlds/porn

helpfamily/helpfamilyx.htm

(“Leaving the Comfort Zone” – Derrick Jensen)

http://www.derrickjensen.org/hope02.html

(“Other Faith Resources on Pornography” - Mental Health Library,

Latter Day Saints)

http://mentalhealthlibrary.info/library/porn/pornother/pornotherx.htm

(“Pornography and Feminism”)

http://phm3123-85.fa00.fsu.edu/Feminism_Lecture_19

(“Pornography” – Teen Bible Study Discussion Guides, United Church of God)

http://www.ucg.org/teenstudy/pornography.htm

(“Pornography and the First Amendment” – Women’s Institute for

Freedom of the Press)

http://www.wifp.org/pornography.html

(“Pornography: What’s the Big Deal” – Laurie Hall)

http://www.bauercom.net/pornography_whats_the_big_deal.htm

(“Studies on the Effects of Pornography”)

http://www.netspeed.com.au/ttguy/refs2.htm

(“The Pornography Obsession” – Real Truth)

http://www.realtruth.org/articles/232-tpo.html

(“The Pornography Plague” – Leadership U)

http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/pornplag.html
 
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Reorientation Therapy

           (also known as Conversion Therapy)

Exodus International

http://www.exodus-international.org

Exodus Youth

http://exodusyouth.net/youth/index.html

NARTH                                   http://www.narth.com

Truth Wins Out             http://truthwinsout.org

(“About the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH)” – Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_nart.htm

(“Some Gay Advocates Acknowledge Reorientation Therapy as a Legitimate

Option--Simon LeVay Joins Douglas Haldeman in Qualified Support” -

Linda Ames Nicolosi, NARTH)

http://www.narth.com/docs/legitimate.html

(“Reparative and Similar Therapies: Studies of their Effectiveness and Safety” - Religious Tolerance)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_exst.htm#narth

 
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Science

NARTH (National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality)

http://www.narth.com

(“A Difference in Hypothalmic Structure Between Heterosexual and

Homosexual Men”)

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/bulgarians/nature-