MINISTERING RESOURCES:
BOOKS
LGBTQ+ Inclusion
A Walk in My Shoes: Questions I'm Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint; by Ben Schilaty
Without the Mask: Coming Out and Coming Into God's Light; by Charlie Bird
Expanding the Borders of Zion: A Latter-day Saint Perspective on LGBTQ Inclusion; by Charlie Bird
Tender Leaves of Hope: Finding Belonging as LGBTQ Latter-day Saint Women; by Meghan Decker
Listen, Learn, and Love: Embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints; by Richard Ostler
That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family, by Tom Christofferson
Love Boldly: Embracing Your LGBTQ Loved Ones and Your Faith, by Becky Mackintosh
Is He Nuts?: Why a Gay Man Would Become a Member of the Church of Jesus Christ, by Dennis Schleicher
Questioning and Faith Journey
Listen, Learn & Love: Improving Latter-day Saint Culture, by Richard Ostler
Bridges: Listening to Those Who Question, by David Ostler
The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest for Faith, by Terryl and Fiona Givens
Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It, by Brian McLaren
The Law of Love, by Steve Young
Worth the Wrestle, by Sheri Dew
All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation and Everything In Between, by Fiona & Terryl Givens
Faith Is Not Blind, by Marie and Bruce Hafen
Holding On: Impulses to Leave and Strategies to Stay, by S. Michael Wilcox
Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis: A Simple Developmental Map, by Thomas Wirthlin McConkie
Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt, by Patrick Q. Mason
Seekers Wanted: The Skills You Need For the Faith You Want, by Anthony Sweat
PODCASTS
Questions from the Closet: https://questionsfromthecloset.com/
Listen, Learn, & Love: https://www.listenlearnandlove.org/podcasts
Leading Saints Episodes:
Creating Safety for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints In the Bishop's Office, An Interview with Blake Fisher (5/12/22): https://leadingsaints.org/creating-safety-for-lgbtq-latter-day-saints-in-the-bishops-office-blake-fisher-rebroadcast/
The LGBTQ Journey Thrrough the Bishop's Office, An Interview with Tyler Lefevor and Samuel Skidmore (4/12/22): https://leadingsaints.org/the-lgbtq-journey-through-the-bishops-office-an-interview-with-tyler-lefevor-and-samuel-skidmore/
Lift + Love: https://www.liftandlove.org/podcast
Voices of Hope (NorthStar): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-of-hope/id1569493155
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Lift + Love: https://www.instagram.com/liftandloveorg/
Ministering Resources to Support LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints: Private Facebook group, must request to join. Highly recommend!
Don Hong Sacrament Meeting Talk "The Gift of Doubt" (shared In this fb group): https://www.facebook.com/don.hong.56/posts/pfbid02TEg3BLtu9Ec7WTYZpPu4YEza6oAcNG7V44T2CzYEy2ebFTZABaa5DgPM8ZicGnjsl
Family Acceptance Project: https://www.instagram.com/famacceptproj/
North Star Saints: https://www.instagram.com/northstarsaints/
Richard Ostler (Listen, Learn & Love): https://www.instagram.com/papa_ostler/
Questions From the Closet: https://www.instagram.com/questionsfromthecloset/
Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons: https://www.instagram.com/affirmation.lds/
Charlie Bird Instagram Reels: https://www.instagram.com/mrcharliebird/reels/
WEBSITES
Life Help Sections from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
Same-Sex Attraction: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/gay?lang=eng
Transgender: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/transgender?lang=eng
Mental and Emotional Health: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/life-help/mental-health?lang=eng
Counseling Resources from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/counseling-resources/same-sex-attraction?lang=eng
Gather Conference 2023: https://www.youtube.com/@GatherConference
Gatherings Curriculum: https://gather-conference.com/gatherings
Family Acceptance Project: https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
North Star Saints: https://www.northstarsaints.org/
Listen, Learn, & Love: https://www.listenlearnandlove.org/
Questions From the Closet: https://questionsfromthecloset.com/
Lift + Love: https://www.liftandlove.org/
Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families, and Friends: https://affirmation.org/
Emmaus LGBTQ Ministry: https://www.emmauslgbtq.org/
LDS Living Article on Alison Dayton: https://www.ldsliving.com/loving-and-lifting-our-lgbtq-children-with-christ-as-our-guide/s/12155
