LGBTQ Studies: Home

ELM, a parachurch organization, "affirms and supports LGBTQIA+ Lutheran rostered leaders and those pursuing a call to rostered leadership, while engaging allied congregations and ministries to proclaim God's love and seek justice for all.

• ELM Resources for the Church and LGBTQIA+ Candidates and Ministers

ReconcilingWorks, a parachurch organization focused on full inclusion in Lutheran denominations in North America, offers multiple resources:

• Guide to Welcome LGBTQIA+ Youth & Their Families (for purchase)
• Clunky Questions: LGBTQ Lutherans and Pastors Answer Common Questions (free video series)
• Lutheran Introduction to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, & Gender Expression
• Extending Hospitality to People of All Gender Identities and Gender Expressions
• Asexuality: an Introduction to the Asexual and Aromatic Spectrums

Lutheran Liturgical Resources

The Human Rights Campaign has compiled several guides to issues or religion and coming out of the closet for communities of color. These include:

• Religion and Coming Out Issues for Latinxs
• Religion and Coming Out Issues for African Americans
• Religion and Coming Out Issues for Asian American/Pacific Islanders

In addition to these communities of color resources, HRC also provides pamphlets on coming out within various religious traditions:

• Coming Home to Evangelicalism and to Self
• Coming Home to Mormonism and to Self
• Coming Home to Judaism and to Self
• Coming Home to Islam and to Self
• Coming Home to Catholicism and to Self
• Coming Home: to Faith, to Spirit, to Self