Human Rights Campaign Faith Resources

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Human Rights Campaign Foundation, DC

Description

This list of resources is a comprehensive web resource designed to ensure that all LGBTQ people, particularly those who are trans, people of color, and HIV+, are treated as full and equal citizens.

Features

Links to LGBTQ advocacy resources from over 20 religious traditions; a link to SoulForce, an interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against LGBTQ people

Recommended Audience

Congregations wanting to assume an advocacy role for the LGBTQ community

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Explore the material within a social justice task force within the congregation.

Share these resources with other congregations or organizations that participate in community advocacy with and for LGBTQ persons.

Updated: March 26, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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