A curated list of organizations and ministries working at the intersection of faith and LGBTQIA+ welcome. This list is not exhaustive — it is a starting point, weighted toward the Episcopal context where this project began.
Organizations come and go, merge, evolve, and sometimes dissolve when their work is done. If a link is broken or information is out of date, use the suggestion button above to let us know.
Two gaps on this page are named honestly rather than papered over: immigrant LGBTQ+ faith communities, and Indigenous communities beyond the Episcopal Church's own structures. Both are areas where this site needs collaborators who carry the authority we don't have. If you are one of those voices, we want to hear from you.
The official denominational resource for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Episcopal Church. Includes liturgical resources, Pride graphics, formation materials, and a history of General Convention actions on LGBTQ+ inclusion going back to 1976.
episcopalchurch.org →Formed at the 2022 General Convention, the LGBTQ+ Caucus of the House of Deputies has taken up the legislative and advocacy work that IntegrityUSA once led. Their focus: ensuring that full inclusion on paper becomes full inclusion in practice, with particular attention to trans and nonbinary people, expansive language, and closing remaining loopholes in marriage equality across all dioceses.
lgbtq-tec.org →A community of transgender and allied Episcopalians dedicated to the full embrace of trans and nonbinary people in the church and to faith-based advocacy for trans justice in the wider world. Active at General Convention since 2006. No official relationship to the Episcopal Church, but a trusted and longstanding presence within it.
transepiscopal.org →IntegrityUSA was founded in 1974 by Louie Crew Clay — in rural Georgia, after he called Grace Cathedral in San Francisco to ask if he and his partner could meet other gay Episcopalians, and was met with laughter. He turned that laughter into a movement. For nearly fifty years, Integrity was present at every General Convention, helping draft the canons and resolutions that now make full LGBTQ+ inclusion the law of the Episcopal Church.
Louie Crew Clay died in November 2019. IntegrityUSA formally dissolved in April 2022, having largely won the fight it was founded to wage. The work continues through the LGBTQ+ Caucus in the House of Deputies and through TransEpiscopal.
A diverse community across cultures, theologies, and denominations, committed to cultivating radical belonging for LGBTQ+ Christians and allies. Focuses on growth, community, and relational justice.
qchristian.org →Since 1974, ReconcilingWorks has advocated for the full welcome, inclusion, and equity of LGBTQIA+ Lutherans in all aspects of church life. Their Reconciling in Christ program is a model for how congregations formally commit to welcome — worth studying regardless of your tradition.
reconcilingworks.org →Equips and mobilizes United Methodists to work for the full participation of all LGBTQ+ people throughout the life and leadership of the church. An important voice in a denomination that has been deeply divided on these questions.
rmnetwork.org →Founded in 1968 specifically to serve LGBTQ+ Christians who had been excluded from other churches. One of the oldest and most enduring LGBTQ+-affirming Christian institutions in the world.
mccchurch.org →An online community that empowers Christians to work for LGBTQ+ equality. A leading platform for Christian faith and LGBTQ+ advocacy, reaching millions of people monthly. Endorsed by the Episcopal Church.
believeoutloud.com →CLGS serves three overlapping constituencies: academic religious scholarship, faith communities, and LGBTQ+ people and organizations. Their work spans research support, leadership education, and community advocacy at the intersection of religion and gender and sexuality studies. A useful resource for congregations wanting theological grounding beyond what a communications toolkit can provide.
clgs.org →An online magazine for LGBTQ+ Christians, founded in 1996 — one of the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ+ Christian publications. Originally a print magazine launched when almost no support existed in print or online for LGBTQ+ Christians. A window into three decades of community writing, theology, and witness.
whosoever.org →The intersection of Indigenous identity, LGBTQ+ identity, and Christian faith is one of the most historically fraught and least adequately addressed areas in the church. The Episcopal Church has formally acknowledged its harmful treatment of Native Americans and is working toward repair. The organizations here represent that ongoing reckoning — not a completed one.
The Episcopal Church's office working for the full inclusion of Indigenous people in the life and leadership of the church. Explicitly acknowledges and repents of the church's harmful treatment of Native Americans. A starting point for any congregation wanting to understand what it means to welcome Indigenous people honestly rather than performatively.
episcopalchurch.org →An Anglican and United Church partnership in Toronto that explicitly names Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Indigenous people in its ministry. Operates from a non-judgmental, harm-reduction framework that acknowledges colonial harms including the historical suppression of Two-Spirit people. A Canadian model, but one of the clearest examples of what this intersection of ministries can look like in practice.
Visit TUNM →Arnold Dahl-Wooley is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and one half of the first same-sex marriage sanctioned by the Leech Lake Band. Based in Bemidji, MN, his organization offers public speaking, monthly support groups, and community outreach for Two-Spirit individuals and their families. Named Twin Cities Pride's BIPOC Leader of the Year in 2025. A concrete, community-rooted voice doing this work from the inside.
twospiritadvocacy.com →Two-Spirit is a term created by Indigenous people to describe a distinct cultural and spiritual identity rooted in specific tribal traditions. It is not synonymous with LGBTQ+, and it does not belong to non-Native people. Many Two-Spirit people hold spiritual frameworks that predate and exist outside Christianity — frameworks the church actively suppressed through colonization. Any congregation serious about welcoming Indigenous people must reckon with that history first. This site does not have the authority to speak for Two-Spirit people or Indigenous communities. That voice belongs to others, and we are listening.
A community for trans and gender-expansive people of faith. Provides spiritual care, resources, and community for those navigating the intersection of trans identity and Christian faith.
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