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Other Resources/Organisations

Uniting Network Australia is the national network for LGBTIQ+ people, our families, friends and supporters within the Uniting Church in Australia.
https://www.unitingnetworkaustralia.org/

Equal Voices Australia works to connect LGBTIQA+ people and advocates across the Australian church, resourcing and equipping them and their churches to be a truly welcoming and affirming Australian church; one which acknowledges, respects and utilises the gifts of all, regardless of sex, sexuality or gender.
https://equalvoices.org.au/

The Reformation Project is a Bible-based, Christian organization, with a  mission to advance LGBTQ inclusion in the church.
https://reformationproject.org/

Metropolitan Christian Church Sydney - LGBTIQA+ Resources
https://www.mccsydney.org/resources

Queer Grace is an online encyclopedia for LGBTQIA+ and Christian life
http://queergrace.com

Transmission Ministry Collective is an online community dedicated to the spiritual care, faith formation, and leadership potential of transgender and gender-expansive Christians.
https://www.transmissionministry.com/

Queer Theology is a space where people can explore how their sexuality and gender identity enrich their faith! They have a bunch of resources available.
https://www.queertheology.com/resources/

Enfleshed have developed LGBTQIA+-created and -themed liturgies.
https://enfleshed.com/liturgy/lgbtq-related/

Books

John Shore - Unfair: Christians and the LGBT Question (Amazon)

David P. Gushee - Changing Our Mind (Amazon)

Matthew Vines - God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships (Amazon)

Karen R. Keen - Scripture, Ethics and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships (Amazon)

Sally Gary - Affirming: A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality, and Staying in the Church (Amazon)

James Brownson - Bible, Gender, Sexuality (Amazon)

Austen Hartke - Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians (Amazon)

Joel Hollier - A Place at His Table: A Biblical Exploration of Faith, Sexuality, and the Kingdom of God (Amazon)

The Queer Bible Commentary (Amazon)

Shannon T. L. Kearns - In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey with Scripture  (Amazon)

Brian G. Murphy and Shannon T. L. Kearns - Queers The Word: a 40-Day Devotional for LGBTQ+ Christians (Amazon)

Our Bible App - Queer Hands of God (ebook

Articles

Gabi Cadenhead, "How to Affirm LGBTIQA+ People in the Church"
https://www.insights.uca.org.au/how-to-affirm-lgbtqia-people-in-the-church/

Gabi Cadenhead, "Rainbow Steps and Affirming Congregations"
https://www.insights.uca.org.au/rainbow-steps-and-affirming-congregations/

Janet Edwards, “Bisexual in the Church: A Source of Disruptive Conversation”
https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2014-06/bisexual-church

William O Walker Jr, "What the New Testament Says about Homosexuality"
https://www.westarinstitute.org/resources/the-fourth-r/what-the-new-testament-says-about-homosexuality/

 

Affirming Churches in Sydney

Inner West

Sydney CBD

Leichhardt Uniting Church
https://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/
Pitt St Uniting Church
https://pittstreetuniting.org.au/
New City Church (Glebe)
https://newcitychurch.com.au/
St Stephens Uniting Church
http://www.ssms.org.au/
Newtown Mission
https://www.newtownmission.org.au/
 
Balmain Uniting Church
https://www.balmainchurch.org.au/

Eastern Suburbs

  Hope Uniting Church
https://hopeuniting.org.au/
  South Sydney Uniting Church
https://www.southsydneyuniting.org.au/
  Paddington Uniting Church
https://www.paddingtonuca.org.au/