LGBTIQAP+ Resources

Explore these useful resources and links. We consistently update this page to adhere to best practices and prioritize your safety. If you wish to be included on this page, kindly contact us.

• Featured: Free ebook by Shane St. Reynolds "Faith & Sexuality".
• Watch Shane's Testimony: Salvation through Jesus Christ
  
  
• Gold Coast LGBTI+ Directory of Contacts

• External Links:
  
  

• Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC)

• List of Christian denominations affirming LGBT people (Worldwide)

• The Inclusive Bible (The First Egalitarian Translation)

• QSPIRIT.NET - Q Spirit advocates for queer spirituality by exploring saints, history, and literature for the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

• Uniting Forum (Open Discussion on Progressive Christianity)

• Over the Rainbow Funerals
  
  

• Important Internal Articles/Links Published by Universal Church of Love:
  
  

• Human Sexuality in Biblical perspectives

• Conversion Therapy 

• Gender Diversity

• Same Gender Marriage

• Welcoming LGBTIQ Elders

• Gifts for Leadership

• Gender

• Coming Out, Coming Home

• Safe Church for Rainbow Families

• Language and Symbols
  
  

• Poem: Amplified By Love: A Rainbow Of Inclusivity

• Poetic Exploration: Journey to Faith and Self-Discovery on Oxford Street

• Report into misconduct in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland & urgent recommendations to Synod (Feb, 2021)

• Report into the Gold Coast LGBTI+ Community (October 5th, 2023).
  
  Recommended Links/Youtube Videos:
  
  

• Trans Spirit - Defence againsts the Dark Arts

• QSpirit - Rainbow Christ Prayer: LGBTQ flag reveals the queer Christ

• Call Me Troy | Full Documentary | LGBTQIA+

• Here I am - “Coming out” doco

• SAVE QAHC - "Tip of the Iceberg" by Jonathan Duffy

• Homosexuality & Bible (Crave MCC, Sydney - Dr Karl Hand)

• Queer Muslims
  
  

• Featured Books:
  
  

• Faith & Sexuality: Reconciling LGBT+ People and Christianity Shane St Reynolds

• Borrow 'Faith & Sexuality' at Gold Coast Libraries

• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

• Don't Be Afraid Anymore Rev Troy Perry  

• The Lord Is My Shepherd He Knows I'm Gay Rev Troy Perry

• A Life of Unlearning Anthony Venn-Brown OAM

• Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate Jeannie Gainsburg

•  A Love Lost A Queer Journey of Grief by Rev Wanda Floyd.

• The Ending of Mark's Gospel: The Key to Understanding the Gospels and Christianity by Dr Peter Lewis

• Deceived No More: How Jesus Led Me out of the New Age by Doreen Virtue 
  
  

• Some External Pastoral and Spiritual Resources:
  
  

• https://www.gaycatholic.com.au/resources

• https://www.transspirit.org/resources.html

• https://www.unitingnetworkaustralia.org/open-and-affirming-project

• https://www.abbi.org.au/resources/

• https://equalvoices.org.au/resources/
  
  Featured: Free Course Try Alpha (Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that create a safe and honest space, online or in person, where people can explore life, faith and meaning).

  
  

• External Links to other helpful resources and LGBT+ Groups:

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Australian Human Rights Commission

• Inclusive language guide prepared by Dr Gavi Ansara

• MCC (Brisbane) Spiritual & Practical resources

• Equal Voices

• Qlife peer support

• QUAC (QLD Council for LGBTI Health)

• LGBTI Legal Service - (Queensland)

• https://www.equal.org.au/ LGBT+ Lobby Group

• Intersex Human Rights Australia

• Intersex Peer Support Australia

• Refugees and Asylum Seekers Centre (Within Australia)

• https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ (Refugees International)

• Top 15 Australian Gay RSS Feeds
  
  Body Image / Eating Disorders:

• Resources for Individuals with an Eating Disorder (Insideout Institute)

• Find Professionals Near You (butterfly.org.au/) 
  
  

• LGBT+ Surrogacy for Aussies:

• https://www.growingfamilies.org/

• Step by step guide for your surrogacy Journey in Argentina Global Surrogacy Consulting www. surrogacy.global
  
  If you are located outside Australia and seeking free legal advice on migration to Australia for refugees and asylum seekers, you may reach out to http://www.racs.org.au/ or http://www.iarc.asn.au/

Gender Development:

• https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1909367116
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332087291_Predicting_Early-Childhood_Gender_Transitions  
• https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224321
• https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.12758
• https://theconversation.com/when-do-children-develop-their-gender-identity-56480
• https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/Pages/Gender-Diverse-Transgender-Children.aspx

Trauma Awareness:

• https://beaconhouse.org.uk/resources/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYBUY1kZpf8&ab_channel=AnnaFreud
• https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/trauma/caregivers/
• https://www.betterup.com/blog/childhood-trauma
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mindful-anger/201804/9-steps-healing-childhood-trauma-adult

Immediate danger or in crisis and need support

If anyone’s life is in immediate danger, call 000 or visit a hospital emergency department.

If you’re in crisis and need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. They’re open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.