National LGBT Christian groups in the UK
ACCEPTING EVANGELICALS
Accepting Evangelicals is an open network of Evangelical Christians who believe the time has come to move towards the acceptance of faithful, loving same-sex partnerships at every level of church life, and the development of a positive Christian ethic for gay and lesbian people.
AFFIRM
Affirm is the LGBT-affirming Baptist network.
THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP FOR LESBIAN AND GAY CHRISTIANS
The Evangelical Fellowship gives the opportunity:
- to meet and share experiences with other lesbian, gay and bisexual Christians
- to support and be supported in times of difficulty or stress
- to encourage one another in the Christian faith
- to think through issues relating both to faith and sexuality
FFLAG
Family and Friends of Lesbian and Gay People - A national voluntary organisation dedicated to supporting parents and their gay, lesbian and bisexual sons and daughters
INCLUSIVE CHURCH
Inclusive Church are working to break down the barriers to full inclusion at all levels of the Anglican Communion. This means that it is essential that women can be bishops and that lesbian and gay people – both in relationships and single can be ministers. As part of full inclusion, they believe the Church should be offering services of thanksgiving to those entering Civil Partnerships. They are also working to tackle the exclusion which results from disability.
JEREMY MARKS
Jeremy was the founder and director of Courage, an LGBT-affirming ministry which closed in 2012. However, Jeremy’s ministry of pastoral support to LGBT Christians continues, and this is his blog.
LGCM – LESBIAN AND GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT
LGCM (Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement) has been challenging homophobia and working towards creating an inclusive Church since 1976. LGCM is a membership based organisation that provides support to individual LGBT Christians and our friends from all denominations and none through local and special interest groups.
OUTERSPACE
Outerspace put on LGBT content at the Greenbelt festival each year.
QUEST
A group for Lesbian and Gay Catholics
THE SYBILS
The Sibyls is a UK-based confidential Christian spirituality group for transgender people, and their supporters, offering companionship along the journey, and information/advocacy to churches.
Sibyls pray, eat, and talk together, and seek to fulfil Christ’s command to love one another.
YLGC – YOUNG LGBT CHRISTIANS
YLGC seeks to support Christians aged 16 – 30 who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans and those who are questioning their sexual, gender or Christian identity. We exist both in the real world and online with quarterly meetings and regular web chats on our forum.
LGBT ANGLICAN COALITION
The Two23 Network is also a member of the LGBT Anglican Coalition, a coalition of several LGBT Christian groups who work towards greater understanding and acceptance of LGBT people within the Church of England.