Out in Scripture
This HRC resource places comments about the Bible alongside the real-life experiences and concerns of LGBTQ+ people of faith and our allies.
Religion & Faith
See how faith communities worldwide are growing more welcoming, inclusive, and affirming of LGBTQ+ people, and find guidance for living authentically within your own faith tradition.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Church of the Nazarene
According to its website, The Church of the Nazarene is “a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition,” founded in 1908. There are almost 23,000 Nazarene churches globally with nearly…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Presbyterian Church (USA)
With an estimated 1.3 million members, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the past decade has voted to allow the ordination of LGBTQIA+ people, to permit the performing of same-sex marriages…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC), with approximately 12.5 million members worldwide, has recently enacted significant changes to its policies regarding LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination with about 1.3 million members, has been one of the most accepting religious groups of LGBTQ+ people, although not every church…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Islam - Sunni and Shi'a
More than a billion Muslims inhabit this planet, and they inhabit geographic, linguistic and cultural spaces that are enormously diverse. As a result, their beliefs on issues relating to lesbian,…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, with over 16 million members, has discriminated against gay and lesbian people for more than a quarter-century.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Hinduism
BACKGROUND
The third largest religion in the world – after Christianity and Islam – Hinduism accounts for roughly 14% of the global population, with approximately 2 million Hindus living in…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with approximately 3.8 million members, has passed repeated resolutions to welcome LGBTQ+ people since 1991.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Episcopal Church
With an estimated 2.3 million members, the Episcopal Church is open and welcoming of the LGBTQ+ community. Unlike the Worldwide Anglican Communion, of which it is a part, the Episcopal…
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