We have listed a few of the resources we currently recommend.

As allies, we are always learning and evolving, and will continue to add to this list.

 
 
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“For The Bible Tells Me So” is an excellent documentary which tells the stories of five people who came out, and how their families and faith communities responded. It is entertaining and informative and was the focus of the first Another Story gathering in 2011.

THE BIBLE AND HOMOSEXUALITY: LIFE BEYOND TRADITION

Eddie L. Dwyer, PhD. Professor of Religion, Baylor University, 1945-1982

Read: The Bible and Homosexuality: Life Beyond Tradition

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The Bible, Homosexuality and Us by Dr. Stephen Shoemaker

Read: The Bible, Homesexuality and Us

Justin Lee

Author of TORN; RESCUING THE GOSPEL FROM THE GAYS-VS.-CHRISTIAN DEBATE

“Nicknamed ‘God Boy’ as a teenager, Justin was committed to his evangelical faith and felt destined for a life in Christian ministry. But he had a secret: though he struggled to accept it, he also knew that he was gay…”

Justin Lee speaking at Baylor University, Fall 2019.

Justin Lee speaking at Baylor University, Fall 2019.

 
 
 

WHY CHURCHES NEED TO TALK ABOUT SEXUALITY, author Mark Wingfield, veteran journalist and pastor tells the story of his congregation’s efforts to study the question of including and affirming gay, lesbian, homosexual and transgender members in its common life. Why Churches Need to Talk About Sexuality is essential reading for clergy, lay leaders,

CHANGING OUR MIND, author David Gushee, considered to be America’s leading evangelical ethicist admits he has been wrong on LGBTQ issue. In this book he explains why he has changed his mind and heart.

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UNCLOBBER is the memoir of a brave, vulnerable, honest, beautiful couple’s dance with the God of the outcast; it is also a sharp, fresh, wise take on scripture. UNCLOBBER will free its readers to love bigger and better and wiser.

— Glennon Doyle Melton

YOUTH IN CRISIS: What Everyone Should Know About Growing Up Gay. Edited by Mitchel Gold. 2008.

“Fag” ran across my chest in letters eight inches high, their dimensions blurring and elongating as the blood dripped down.

I would go to the ex-gay meetings for a while…They seem to think that being an ex-gay cutter was better than being a healthy, happy homosexual. They said, even though cutting wasn’t good, it was a positive sign that I was fighting my desire.” pp.76, 78-9. Jared Horsford

Additional Books & Resources