Interlocking Oppressions print Griffin Horace L. theirown.jpg Cleveland The Pilgrim Press 2006 240 pp. 9780829815993 Griffin provides a historical overview and critical analysis of the black church and its current engagement with lesbian and gay Christians, and shares ways in which black churches can learn to reach out and confront all types of oppression – not just race – in order to do the work of the black community. http://www.rlpgbooks.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=^DB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=1578862671 _blank online editors comingoutafricamer.gif People of color may face unique challenges when they come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. To address these issues, the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project has developed a new resource on coming out in the African-American community. This will be followed by coming out for Latinos and Latinas and coming out for Asian Americans. http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=African_Americans&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=17570 _blank print Flunder Yvette A. wheretheedgegathers.jpg Cleveland Pilgrim Press 2005 144 pp. 0829816380 Reflections on creating, sustaining, celebrating community and powerful sermons preached in community by the pastor of City of Refuge UCC in San Francisco. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0829816380/qid=1140067424/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9871044-1994548?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 _blank online Selders Bishop John, Jr. editors Bishop John Selders Jr., pastor of the Amistad United Church of Christ in Hartford, is one of only a few black pastors who support gay marriage. A longtime activist on HIV issues in the African-American community, he helped organize the first Black Church Summit in Atlanta this past January to discuss making churches more welcoming to gays and lesbians. Selders recently became a consultant to Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and Love Makes A Family in an effort to gain African-American support of marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. Selders, who has a wife and two children, spoke with Staff Writer Frances Grandy Taylor about why he supports same-gender marriage, and what he thinks it will take to move change the stance of African-American clergy. http://www.courant.com/news/local/northeast/hc-3q0423.artapr23,0,1660441.story _blank online editors From the National Black Justice Coalition (PDF document) http://nbjcoalition.org/jump_broom1.pdf _blank online editors From the National Black Justice Coalition (Word document) http://nbjcoalition.org/assets/docs/BLACK-LEADERS-SPEAK-OUT.doc _blank multimedia Wilson Debra A. editors jumpinthebroom.gif MOYO Entertainment 2005 0:29 This film highlights Black lesbian and gay couples who share personal and heartfelt stories that challenge levels of intimacy between two people. Their commitment redefines and honors love, family values, politics and religion in today's society. Features best-selling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. DVD http://www.moyoentertainment.com/ _blank print Watkins Rev. Tommie L. Miami Beach The Watkins Group 2005 Living Out Loud is a Black ordained Baptist minister's story of the discrimination he experienced from the United States Government and his own religious community because of his sexual orientation. Rev. Watkins' life shows by case and example that equality for "non-heterosexuals" is a civil rights/human rights issue. http://www.twgllc.biz/pages/lol.html _blank print James G. Winston Lisa C. Moore spirited.jpg Washington D.C. RedBone Press 2006 391 pp. 0965665933 More than 40 writers address the question of how we, as same-gender-loving black people, affirm ourselves as sexual and spiritual people. These sacred narratives are a canon for our survival – holy texts proclaiming the divinity of our lives, the righteousness of our love, and the sanctity of our being. Spirited is a must-read for those on a journey toward spiritual and self-acceptance. http://www.redbonepress.com/books/spirited/ _blank multimedia Hoshino Lina Deborah Lee ingodshouse.gif PANA Institute 2006 It's time for us to have a conversation. Asian American lesbians and gays have been largely invisible in Christian churches. Some Asian American churches silence the issue for fear of division and conflict. Other Asian American church leaders have condemned homosexuality and publicly protested against same-sex marriage. Yet lesbian and gay Asian Americans and their families worship and serve in churches every day. Where are their voices? This honest and thought-provoking film tells a story that the church needs to hear: that of Asian American Christian lesbian and gay people, their pastors, and their parents. DVD http://www.ingodshouse.com/ _blank print Pharr Suzanne expanded homophobia.jpg Berkeley Chardon Press 1997 125 pp. 1-890759-01-5 This classic book is essential reading for anyone wishing a greater understanding of how homophobia functions to keep all people - not just lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning - from realizing their full potential. http://www.amazon.com/Homophobia-Weapon-Afterword-Annotated-Bibliography/dp/1890759015/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208552550&sr=8-1 _blank print Tobin Diane Gary A. Tobin, and Scott Rubin ineverytongue.jpg San Francisco Institute for Jewish & Community Research 2005 251 pp. 1-893671-01-1 Jews have always resembled the peoples among whom they live, whether in Africa, Asia, or Europe. Why should American Jews be an exception? In a land where racial and ethnic boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred, the American Jewish community is also shifting. In Every Tongue is both a groundbreaking look at the changing faces of the Jewish people and an examination of the timelessness of those changes. Ranging from distinct communities of African American Jews and adopted children of color in white Jewish families to the growing number of religious seekers of all races who hope to find a home in Judaism, In Every Tongue explores the origins, traditions, challenges, and joys of diverse Jews in America. This book explodes the myth of a single authentic Judaism and shines a bright light on the thousands of ethnically and racially diverse Jews in the United States who live full and rich Jewish lives. It is impossible to read In Every Tongue without coming away with a deeper respect for and a broader understanding of the Jewish people today. In a time when Jewish community leaders decry the shrinking of the Jewish population, In Every Tongue imagines a vibrant and daring future for the Jewish people: becoming who they have always been. http://www.amazon.com/Every-Tongue-Racial-Ethnic-Diversity/dp/1893671011 _blank online editors This report provides a richer portrait of students of color within the LGBT student population. Findings demonstrate some important distinctions in the school experiences among different communities of LGBT students of color, while highlighting similar challenges that these youth encounter. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2374.html?state=research _blank print De La Torre Miguel editor hispanic.jpg Santa Barbara ABC-CLIO 2009 2 volumes, 780 pp. 1598841394 Spanning two volumes, Hispanic American Religious Cultures encompasses the full diversity of faiths and spiritual beliefs practiced among Hispanic Americans. It is the first comprehensive work to provide historic contexts for the many religious identities expressed among Hispanic Americans. The entries of this encyclopedia cover a range of spiritual affiliations, including Christian religious expressions, world faiths, and indigenous practices. Coverage includes historical development, current practices, and key individuals, while additional essays look at issues across various traditions. By examining the distinctive Hispanic interpretations of religious traditions, Hispanic American Religious Cultures explores the history of Latino and Latina Americans and the impact of living in the United States on their culture. See "GLBT" entry by Hector Luis Torres. http://www.amazon.com/Hispanic-American-Religious-Cultures-Miguel/dp/1598841394/ref=sr_1_1? _blank print Smith Max 3rdrail.jpg Chicago Smith 2009 240 pp. 0615282067 African Americans have thoughts and ideas regarding same gender love (SGL) that rarely are informed by the experiences of openly SGL people who live within black communities. This book links racism to homophobia and economic exploitation due to the history of Africans in America learning Christianity during slavery, when literacy and criticism of the social order were forbidden. The first generation of black Americans to actively fight racism, sexism, and homophobia, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, have reached middle age. This book documents many actual events that resulted in very different ways of thinking among same gender loving people of African descent in America. This book seeks to open a dialog between same gender loving people within the African American community and heterosexuals who may have outdated or homophobic views, and to promote human rights for all people. http://www.amazon.com/African-Americas-3rd-Rail-SGL/dp/0615282067/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1254431184&sr=8-1-fkmr1 _blank print Love Joshua UncommonHope.jpg Bloomington, IN Trafford Publishing 2009 208 pp. 1426901909 Uncommon Hope offers a dynamic, small-group curriculum designed to support people of faith in answering God's call to end the silence and inaction magnifying the human suffering and death wrought by HIV and AIDS. Whether your church or faith-based organization is just beginning to engage in HIV/AIDS ministry or has a long history in the work, Uncommon Hope provides tools and experiences to foster the development of spiritual responses that are authentic to your community, consistent with the core teachings of all major faith traditions, and respectful of the rich diversity reflected in the lives most impacted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Uncommon Hope is open to and inclusive of all people living with HIV and AIDS, whether they are infected in the body or affected as concerned and caring community members. The program is a progressive, multi-unit curriculum packaged in six chapters, each comprising a combination of educational tools, engaged learning, public action, and social support. Participants are afforded the opportunity to acquire new skills and insight at each stage of the process: Awareness, Truths, Radical Change, and Inspiration.

For more information, call 1-866-HOPE MCC (4673-622). http://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Hope-Enhanced-Curriculum-Reflecting/dp/1426901909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259873091&sr=8-1-spell _blank print Boyd Malcolm Chester L. Talton editors RaceandPrayer.jpg Harrisburg, PA Morehouse Publishing 2003 224 pp. 0819219096 The damage done by hatred and prejudice-based on race, sexual orientation, religion, or gender-runs very deep. The damage done is often invisible, but it simmers beneath the surface anyway. In Race and Prayer, Malcolm Boyd and Chester Talton have collected poems, prayers, and prose that bring the anger and frustration to light, and ultimately, they hope, to a place of reconciliation and healing. Includes prayers and poems by MCC Moderator Nancy L. Wilson. http://www.amazon.com/Race-Prayer-Collected-Voices-Dreams/dp/0819219096/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261159244&sr=8-1 _blank print Palmer Gerald thechurchhasAIDS.jpg Raleigh, NC Lulu 2010 84 pp. 978-0-557-12464-0 The Church Has AIDS explores the social issues and stigmas that fuel the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the African American community. Minister Palmer looks at religious based heterosexism and religiosity and it's impact over such issues as sexuality and sexual orientation in an upfront and in your face manner. Available as a downloadable E-book. E-book (pdf) http://www.lulu.com/product/e-book/the-church-has-aids/6468453?productTrackingContext=center_search_results _blank online editors From: Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell http://truthinprogress.com/2010/06/an-african-american-civil-rights-foot-soldier-speaks-on-the-ending-of-dont-ask-dont-tell/ _blank