A Bibliography: LGBTQIA+ compiled from the personal library of Rev. Meg Wilkes, Minister of Discipleship@ Clemson UMC, Clemson SC - member of RMNSC. Feel free to reach out to Meg about any of these resources for your own continuing education and spiritual growth, or for use in small groups. mhwilkes@umcsc.org

A Letter to My Congregation: An Evangelical Pastor’s Path to Embracing People Who Are Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender into the Company of Jesus by Ken Wilson

Authentic Human Sexuality: An Integrated Christian Approach by Judith Balswick and Jack Balswick

Beyond A Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies by Tara K. Soughers

Bible Gender Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same Sex Relationships  by James Brownson

Changing Our Mind  by David Gushee

Cleaning Closets: a memoir by Beverly Cole (mother of lgbt)

Deeper Waters: Building Bridges Over Cultural Conflict  by Amie Scott (evangelical, personal testimony)

Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and the Christian Theology by James Nelson

Faithful and Inclusive by Rob Fuquay – United Methodist Bible Study resource with Video

From Sin to Amazing Grace by Patrick Cheng 

Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender Non-Conforming Children  by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

God and The Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships  by Matthew Vines

Growing Up Trans – a Frontline PBS documentary video.

Homosexuality and the Bible  by Walter Wink

In From the Wilderness  by David E. Weekly (UWFaith Reading List Book)

In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey with the Scripture by Shannon T.L. Kearns

Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church  Jack Rogers

Know That You Know: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children  by Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward

Love is an Orientation by Andrew Martin – (Bible Study with Book, Video and Leader’s Guide)

Love Makes Room: And Other Things I Learned When My Daughter Came Out by Staci Frenes

Ministry Among God’s Queer Folk: LGBTQ Pastoral Care  by David Kundtz and Bernard Schlager

Mom, I’m Gay: Loving Your LGBTQ Child and Strengthening Your Faith by Susan Cotrell (FreedHearts.org)

Our Strangely Warmed Hearts: Coming Out Into God’s Call  by Karen P. Oliveto (UM Bishop)

Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith by Mihee Kim-Kort (evangelical)

Queer Lessons for Churches on the Straight and Narrow   by Cody Sanders (Church musician)

Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens Edited by Leigh Fink

Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology  by Patrick Cheng 

Rainbow Theology: Bridging Race, Sexuality and Spirit by Patrick Cheng

Science, Scripture, and Same Sex Love by Michael Regele

Sex Difference In Christian Theology: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God by Megan K. DeFranza

Stranger God: Meeting Jesus in Disguise by Richard Beck (evangelical pastor, prison ministry)

Texts Under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

The Bible and The Transgender Experience: How Scripture Supports Gender Variance, by Linda Tatro Hertzer

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

The Soul of A Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective by Joy Ladin (Rabbi)

 This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians  Jim Dant

This is My Body: Hearing the Theology of Transgender Christians edited by Christina Beardsly and Michelle O’Brien

Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders by Joy Ladin (personal testimony)

TORN: Rescuing the Gospel from The Gays-vs. -Christians Debate by Justin Lee

Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen Hartke (see his YouTube channel)

Transversing Gender: Understanding Gender Realities by Lee Harrington (very helpful -academic)

True Colors: Celebrating the Truth and Beauty of the Real You by Susan Cotrell (workbook for LGBTQ youth)

UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of The Bible on Homosexuality by Colby Martin  (scripture)

Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture by Mark A. Yarhouse

Understanding Transgender Diversity: A Simple Explanation of Sexual and Gender Identities by Claire Ruth Winter

UnFair: Christians and the LGBT Question by John Shore

Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims by Stephen Sprinkle

Unprotected Texts: The Bible’s Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire by Jennifer Wright Knust 

Voices from the Kingdom: All God’s Children Have Keys by Beverly Cole

We Shall Not be Moved: Methodists Debate Race, Gender, and Homosexuality by Jane Ellen Nickell (UWFaith Reading List Book)

We Were Baptized Too: Claiming God’s Grace for All  by Marilyn Alexander/ James Preston