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