“If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them?” -Pope Francis
Organizations/Foundations:
- Courage International (https://couragerc.org/)
Books: For LGBTQ+ Community & Church Leaders
A Home for All: A Catholic Call for LGBTQ Non-Discrimination by Francis DeBernardo and Robert Shine (2022)
20 Answers- Homosexuality (20 Answers Series from Catholic Answers) by Jim Blackburn (2018)
Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity by James Martin (2017)
Christ’s Body, Christ’s Wounds: Staying Catholic When You’ve Been Hurt in the Church by Eve Tushnet and Elizabeth Scalia (2018)
Creating Safe Environments for LGBT Students: A Catholic Schools Perspective by Michael J. Bayly (2007)
Experience Me: Letters to a Young Catholic Living with Same-Sex Attractions by Avera Maria Santo (2017)
Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith by Eve Tushnet (2014)
Gay, Catholic, and American: My Legal Battle for Marriage Equality and Inclusion by Greg Bourke (2021)
Gay Girl, Good God: the Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry (2018)
Gays and Grays: The Story of the Gay Community at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish by Donal Godfrey S.J. (2007)
Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear by Michael J. O’Loughlin (2021)
I Just Came For Ashes by Robin Teresa Beck (2012)
I Was Gay: In Medjugorje I Found Myself by Luca Di Tolve (2017)
LGBTQ Catholic Ministry: Past and Present by Jason Steidl (2022)
LGBTQ Catholic Ministry: Past and Present by Jason Steidl and James Martin SJ (2023)
LGBTQ Catholics: A Guide to Inclusive Ministry by Yunuen Trujillo and Sr. Jeannine Gramick SL (2022)
Made for Love: Same-Sex Attraction and the Catholic Church by Fr. Michael Schmitz (2017)
Queer and Catholic: A Life of Contradiction by Mark Dowd (2017)
Sex and the Spiritual Life: Reclaiming Integrity, Wholeness, and Intimacy by Eve Tushnet
Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir by Scott Pomfret (2012)
Sons of the Church: The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men by Thomas B. Stevenson (2006)
Tenderness: A Gay Christian’s Guide to Unlearning Rejection and Experiencing God’s Extravagant Love by Eve Tushnet (2021)
Theology of the Body for Beginners: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, Sex and Gender by Christopher West (2018)
Trans Life and the Catholic Church Today by Nicolete Burbach (2024)
When God Responded: A Gay Catholic’s Search for Affirmation by Volley Goodman (2024)
When the Son Frees You: A Catholic Man’s Journey of Healing from Same-Sex Attraction by A.J. Benjamin (2020)
Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace by Daniel Mattson (2017)
Articles: For LGBTQ+ Community
Gay, Catholic, and Called to Love (Interview with Eve Tushnet) by The Catholic World Report
I’m Gay, but I’m Not Switching to a Church That Supports Gay Marriage
With so many options for gay Christians, why stick with the Catholic church? by Eve Tushnet
What’s it like to be gay and Catholic? An interview with Eve Tushnet by Sean Salai S.J.
Books: For Parents of LGBTQ+ Community
Accompanying those with Same-sex Attractions: A Guide for Catholics by David Prosen (2019)
Blessed Parents: Experiences of Catholic Parents with Lesbian and Gay Children by Jeannine Gramick SI (2021)
Embracing the Journey: A Christian Parents’ Blueprint to Loving Your LGBTQ Child by Greg McDonald, Lynn McDonald, y Beth Jusino (2020)
Fortunate Families: Catholic Families with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons by Mary Ellen Lopata (2003)
Love Boldly: Embracing Your LGBTQ Loved Ones and Your Faith by Becky Mackintosh (2019)
Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties by John D’Emilio (2022)
“Mom, I’m Gay,” Revised and Expanded Edition: Loving Your LGBTQ Child and Strengthening Your Faith by Susan Cottrell (2016)
Uncommon Love: God’s Heart for Christian Parents of Gay Kids by Mary Comm (2018)
Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child (Book for Parents of a Gay or Transgender Child) by Telaina Comm (2017)
With Listening Hearts: Understanding the Voices of Lesbian and Gay Catholics by Peter J. Liuzzi (2001)
Video Resources: LGBTQ+ Community & Catholicism
Video: Can I Be Gay and Catholic? (Ascension Presents, 2019)
Video: How I Found Freedom After a Homosexual Lifestyle (Ascension Presents, 2019)
Video: Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, and Holiness (Ascension Presents, 2017)
Video: Sexuality, Gender, & Discovering Catholicism (Ascension Presents, 2018)
Video: What Mother Teresa Thought About “Gay People” (Pints with Aquinas, 2018)
Video: Support for Catholics Experiencing Same-Sex Desires: Shannon’s Story (Eden Invitation, 2017)
Video: Catholic Church Loves Gays and Lesbians Archbishop Fisher HD Religion and Ethics Report, ABC RN (Marriage Equals, 2016)
Video: Bruce Jenner & the Transgender Question (Ascension Presents, 2015)
Video: Beyond No: What the Catholic Church Has to Say About Same-Sex Attraction | Fr. Mike Schmitz | SLS20 (FOCUS Catholic, 2020)
Video: Love, Same-Sex Attraction, and the Catholic Church: An Interview with Fr. Mike Schmitz (Brandon Vogt, 2018)
Video: Fr. Mike Schmitz – Love and Same Sex Attraction – Steubenville 2016 St. Louis 2 (Steubenville Youth Conferences, 2016)
Video: 98: The Church and Homosexuality, with Fr. Mike Schmitz (Pints With Aquinas, 2018)
Video: 72: What do you think about homosexuality? With Daniel Mattson (Pints With Aquinas, 2017)
Video: 73: Why I don’t call myself Gay, With Daniel Mattson … Also Fr. James Martin’s new book (Pints With Aquinas, 2017)
Video: Increible Testimonio de un Ex homosexual que hoy es pastor Cristiano (MananeroTV, 2019) (Español)
