Sex, Gender & Orientation Articles – List of Titles
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The Importance of Receving Love
Loving God and loving people are related. Since before the beginning of my ministry I have understood that in loving the Lord, I must also love people; and experience has born witness to this truth. To say that it has proven to be a difficult undertaking in the past is an understatement and the future…
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Movies With LGBTIQ+ Themes
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A SWEET LOVE STORY 1 The Way He LooksBrazilian film based on a fantastic short of the same name. It tells the story of a blind gay teenager who falls for the new boy at school, much to the frustration of his best friend. It is tender, warm, romantic and everything…
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Listen To Christian Music
When I walk the dogs in the fields and forest near my home I listen to my music and I praise God. I am able to revel in His creation as my music lifts me to a whole other plane. I’m blessed to have a very large collection of music and I wanted to share…
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Support As A List
Click here if you would like to view with a brief intro to each Best Online Therapy Based on In-Depth Reviews – A comprehensive guide to online therapy appsA Navigation Guide To Self-Discovery During Your Addiction Recovery Journey
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Rizi Timane Annual Transgender Grant
Armed with his life experiences and a keen desire to support his LGBT community, Rizi founded The Happy Transgender Center in 2012 to provide much-needed support to trans individuals and their families during the transition process.
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Rizi Timane – Part 2 – F2M Trans Singer, Actor, Coach, Advocate
Rizi Xavier Timane is a female-to-male transgender singer, actor and trans-specialist coach who advocates for transgender rights. He was born and raised in Nigeria, West Africa. Rizi realized at age eight that he was a boy living in a girl’s body and approached his parents about this dilemma. His parents, converts to fundamentalist Christianity, responded…
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A Little Woman With Big Dreams
by T. James Like many, I grew up in a Christian household. We went to church every Sunday, said prayer before bed, and went to Vacation Bible School during the summer. I had the typical Christian childhood. Then one year puberty hit, and I started noticing that girls made me a little more nervous than…
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Scott Williamson Catches a Glimpse of Heaven
Scott Williamson is one of the most positive individuals I have ever met. His amazing ability to see the glass half full is unparalleled and makes him well-liked by anyone who knows him. Despite some less-than-ideal circumstances surrounding his life, Scott remains upbeat and committed to his favorite verse of Scripture which says, “For I…
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Exhausted Before I Leave The House
It’s easy to say something like “I got ready and left for work” or even, “I woke up, ate, brushed my teeth, showered and left for work.” But that’s way over-simplified, isn’t it? Every activity is made up of a bunch of smaller actions, and if you are intent on each one, it can be…
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How to Get Saved
The message of the Gospel or “Good News” starts with “Bad News”. It begins with a story of disobedience; God’s intended perfect creation got polluted by “sin”. The word “sin” is derived from an archery term used to describe an arrow shot toward its target, but falls short of its intended mark. God had made…
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The Power of Legal Marriage (by David Brooks)
Anybody who has several sexual partners in a year is committing spiritual suicide. He or she is ripping the veil from all that is private and delicate in oneself, and pulverizing it in an assembly line of selfish sensations. But marriage is the opposite. Marriage joins two people in a sacred bond. It demands that…
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Marriage – History or Mystery? by Sally M. Masters
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Northampton Pride and the 2nd anniversary of the legal recognition of same sex marriage in Massachusetts this year, history has been at the forefront of my mind. Several thousand same sex couples have married in Massachusetts over the past two years, and life is only better for the…
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The Fib Factory by Wayne Besen
I have yet to visit Focus on the Family’s massive “campus” in Colorado Springs – a place so large it has its own zip code. But each year, thousands of fundamentalists traipse through this tourist trap to bow to King James. The people I know who have visited say that pictures of the group’s leader, James Dobson,…
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God and Money
“When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.” “With the price of everything else going up these days, aren’t you glad the Lord hasn’t increased the tithe to 15%?” “When it comes to giving until it hurts, most people have a very low threshold of pain.” An elderly lady was well known for…
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Tithing (by Mary)
Well I can’t imagine anyone voluntarily selecting to read an article about tithing, but it was on my heart, and so I sent it out as part of one of my Newsletters. If you are about to read it, then I know that God is speaking to you, so I pray that you will be…
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Got Financial Problems? – Count It A Blessing! by Mary
Two things I asked of You. Do not refuse me before I die: (1) Keep deception and lies far from me, (2) Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, that I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the LORD?” Or that I not…
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Same Sex Marriage – Terminology by Mary
Note: This “letter to the editor” is in response to an article in the Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, ON, Canada suggesting that same-sex marriage have a different name such as “civil union”. “Re Whig Article “Report calls for new terms to describe same-sex unions”. . . . “This helps avoid potential confusion over whether the message is…
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A Response from Marsha Stevens To Those Who Would Tell Us That We Are Wrong
“I’m glad you did as Jesus instructed us to do and came to me directly. I think that you and I simply disagree on one doctrine. I don’t mind sharing my understanding of that with you, but I don’t think it’s likely that you and I are going to agree on this one issue. That’s…
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10 Bible Passages That Teach a Christian Perspective on Homosexuality
by Layton E Williams As cities and communities around the United States celebrate Pride Month this June, LGBTQ and straight Christians alike look to their faith for answers about how to engage in our increasingly pro-LGBTQ culture. The long history between the church and LGBTQ people is one fraught with tension, pain, and, sometimes, violence….
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Think We’re Wrong? Videos
The first video is very old, but the points it makes are timeless. It is well worth watching about Biblical Literalism.
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Think We’re Wrong – List of Titles
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Articles by Mary – List of Titles
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Dispelling The Myth
by Rev. Bob Ellis Exploring A Fresh View Of What The Scriptures Say About Homosexuality A Biblical Perspective Compiled and Edited by Rev. Bob EllisPublished by Logos Ministries, Irving, Texas. This 23 page eBook explains why we should study Christianity and Homosexuality with chapters on: Please Click Here to download. Used with Permission and Gratitude….
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Clobber Verses – List of Titles
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What Would it Take to Have Another Pentecost In Our Day?
We have made it through Easter, encountered the risen Christ and are moving from there. The next two events are Ascension Thursday (or Ascension Sunday if the church doesn’t have Thursday services) and the ten days later is Pentecost which then leads to the beginning of Ordinary Times, which lasts to the beginning of Advent…
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LGBTIQ Youth Resource Links
321 Gay Teen Chat – is a huge chat that has gay teen chat rooms, lesbian teen chat rooms and bisexual teen chat rooms for chatters all over the world. Other gay chat centers such as yahoo gay chat and msn gay chat offer standard interfaces, unlike the award winning digichat interface which this site…
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Coming Out To Your Conservative Christian Parents? – Some Advice From An Evangelical Pastor
Your news might be a bitter pill for them to swallow, but this is a conversation that you must have. Note from Mary: While this is an excellent article, I must say that it is up to you, and only you, who you tell. It’s time to sit down with your parents and share something…
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LGBTIQ Youth Support Resources | Videos About Being Gay & Christian - LOTS | Videos For LGBTIQ Youth
Videos for LGBTIQ Youth
Trevor Film, Chris Coffer for The Trevor Project – It Gets Better, Pretty Boy, Teens Like Phil – Gay Bullying Short Film, Coming Out To The Church: A Sermon
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Support Resource Categories
Religion Support Christian Denominational Support Mormon Support For Gays Mennonite Support For Gays Jehovah’s Witnesses Gay Support Muslim Support For Gays LGBT Support Phone Numbers Same Sex Marriage Discrimination Drug, Alcohol & Smoking Addiction Support LGBT’s In The Workplace Gay Parents – Support, Adoption, Fostering LGBT Rights Therapy Resource Links Financial Support Stories by Gay…
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My Kid Is Gay
My Kid Is Gay is a first-of-its-kind digital presence, inclusive of videos, advice, and resources, dedicated exclusively toward helping parents understand their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual children. My Kid Is Gay sources voices from across the world to help answer the many questions that parents (and family members, and even teachers!)…
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Family Acceptance Project
Family Acceptance Project – is the only community research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to decrease major health and related risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, such as suicide, substance abuse, HIV and homelessness – in the context of their families. We use a research-based, culturally grounded approach to help ethnically,…
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Family Acceptance
What to do you do if your child is gay? “On December 17, 1997, when our son Adam told us he was gay, our world was turned upside down. We were absolutely devastated. We desperately needed someone to comfort us, to assure us that our son, our family would be okay. But we were too…
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Lead With Love – Film & Survey
Film & Survey – Trailer is 2:38 minutes – Full Film is 35:29 minutes The psychologists in the film give four concrete suggestions for parents. They used the mnemonic LEAD for: Let your affection show. Express your pain away from your child. Avoid rejecting behaviors. Do good before you feel good. Click Here to take…
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Parents of a GLBTIQ Child List of Titles
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Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths
April 11, 2018 – In a recent study, researchers found that the risk of depression and suicide in transgender youths falls when they are allowed to use their chosen name. [spacer height=”20px”] AUSTIN, Texas – In one of the largest and most diverse studies of transgender youths to date, researchers led by a team at The…
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Equality Articles/Updates By Title
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Bestiality Legal & Anal Sex Against The Law
April 11, 2018 – 10 Louisiana Republicans voted to keep bestiality legal & anal sex against the law The Louisiana state senate passed a bill yesterday to outlaw bestiality. The proposed law would separate the offense from the state’s sodomy law that was ruled unconstitutional in 2003.
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Basic Facts About The Bible And Homosexuality
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Viral Letter About Being Gender Non-Conforming
This viral letter about being gender non-conforming is the heartwarming read we all deserve. April 10, 2018 Kids can be a bit of a liability. Although they mean well, the level of their curiosity knows no bounds and can result in awkward public moments that nobody knows how to account for. That’s why Jacob Tobia,…
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Ex-Gay Videos
Exodus Head Alan Chambers: ‘Full Apology to the LGBT Community’, Married Couple Return to ‘Ex-Gay’ Ministry Where They Met, Peter Toscano: Reasons I Went Ex-Gay
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Gay Christian Film Production
FilmProjects.org – exists to facilitate the growth of spirituality through the production and presenation of films. Throughout the course of history, it was assumed that gays and lesbians were “heterosexual gone deviant” and that they could never have been created this way by God. Most of the fear, violence and harassment comes primarily from religious teachings…
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Gay Christian Political Websites
CatholicArrogance.org – Millions of American Catholics are still reeling from the discovery that, over the years they have had a 4% chance of being assigned a priest who might use their church’s sacristy or rectory to sexually molest their children, and pretty close to a 100 % chance that when their celibate, childless bishop found out…
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Sanctity of Marriage (Church Sign)
We truly regret that gay marriage attacks the sanctity of your fourth marriage
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Equality – Videos
These videos are not only educational, they are entertaining. If you don’t watch anything else, do watch the first one, Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill. If you don’t know what this song is about, please read Marriage, Loving and the Law SONG LYRICS: “Don’t Tell Me Who To Love” VERSE ONE The year was 1966…
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Gay Mennonite Support
Brethren Mennonite Council For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests The mission of BMC is to cultivate an inclusive church and society and to care for the Mennonite and Brethren lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied community. Brethren and Mennonites do not subscribe to formal creeds or doctrines developed by a church hierarchy: our only…
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A Trailblazer From Birth
Nearly thirty years ago I was blessed to watch two women as they fell very much in love. I was subsequently honoured to be present at their wedding, and then later at the birth of their very special child. Caitlyn/Aiden had two of the best “moms” in the world. No child was ever wanted more…
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Up The Flood Without An Ark
The Big Question and why ask it? First, about the questioner. I am not a doctor of any order, not a therapist and not on an epic journey. I am a high school dropout, ex-military functionary seeking only guidance on the path of least resistance. I was born in a house of cards and found…
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When Matt Became Jade
Many at Northern Secondary School were surprised when Matt H. announced last year that he was running for student council president. A somewhat lonely boy, he didn’t fit the model of the popular, extroverted student leader. Everyone seemed to know the outgoing president. Matt was more reserved – he liked playing on-line games and writing….
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Un-sync-able
…it starts with a niggle in the deep recesses of your soul that all is not quite right with the world as you know it and from there it grows… and there was I… one day I realised I was no longer in sync with my world, my family and the church culture I’d been…
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Trans Books
Click on the image or the title. It will take you to Amazon.com.Many of these books are now available as Paperback, Kindle and Audiobooks. Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue Paperback – Illustrated by Nicholas Teich (Author)4.5 out of 5 stars    353 ratings Written by a social worker, popular educator, and member of the transgender community,…
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Transsexual Tale Launches Author To Limelight
Julie Anne Peters has been writing for young adults for nearly 15 years, and if anyone knows that’s no path to fame and fortune, she does. So when the phone rang a few weeks ago, bringing career-boosting news, she was skeptical, at best. “This is Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation,” the…
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Grindr Is Telling Other Companies If You’re HIV Positive
April 2, 2018 – The gay hookup app Grindr is in damage control mode after a Norwegian nonprofit exposed that the company is sharing users’ HIV status and other personal information with two other corporations. Buzzfeed News independently confirmed the allegations by the researchers. Apptimize and Localytics, companies that help “optimize” apps, are being sent Grindr users’…
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Are The Democrats Ready for a Gay Presidential Nominee?
April 2, 2018 – Pete Buttigieg is a rising star in the Democratic party. A Harvard grad, Rhodes scholar and Afghanistan war veteran, he has a sterling resume. As the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg also brings the heartland touch that the Democrats frequently lack. Buttigieg also happens to be gay and engaged to…
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Short Summary of Sex, Gender & Orientation Terms
ASSIGNED SEX AT BIRTH Male, Female, or IntersexDependent upon external genitalia, reproductive organs, and sex chromosomes. GENDER Man, Woman, Genderqueer, Non-binary, Other Cisgender – Gender matches sex assigned at birth Transgender – Gender does not match sex assigned at birth Gender Identity – The inherent, internal sense of one’s own gender Gender Expression – How…