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Scottish and UK lgbt organizations
 – some religious and some not

Lesbian and Gay Christian MovementLesbian and Gay Christian Movement

LGCM is a UK charity and organisation which has campaigned for an inclusive church for almost 30 years. It has a Reformed Churches Caucus and is looking to develop work and contacts in Scotland.
 www.lgcm.org.uk/

Evangelical Fellowship for mLesbian and Gay ChristiansThe Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians

The Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians (EFLGC), formed in 1979, is a group of women and men, most of whom are lesbian, gay or bisexual and come from an Evangelical Christian background.
 www.eflgc.org.uk

Metropolitan Community ChurchMetropolitan Community Church

A worldwide denomination which offers a ministry to the Lesbian and Gay communities. It has a congregation in Edinburgh.
www.mccchurch.org

www.mccedinburgh.com

Changing Attitude Scotland

Our sibling organization in The Scottish Episcopal Church, Changing Attitude Scotland is a network of people, gay and straight, lay and ordained, working for the full affirmation of lesbian and gay Christians within the Scottish Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion.
www.changingattitudescotland.org.uk

Quest

Quest is a group for lesbian and gay Catholics, under lay control. There is a group in Glasgow listed on their site.
 www.questgaycatholic.org.uk

Stonewall Scotland

Stonewall

Stonewall Scotland campaigns for equality and justice for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people living in Scotland. It works with businesses, the public sector, the Scottish Executive, Scottish Parliament and a range of partners to improve the 'lived experience' of lesbian and gay people in Scotland.
www.stonewallscotland.org.uk/scotland/

FFLAG

Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is a continually growing national voluntary organisation and registered charity with 18 telephone helplines across the UK and parents' groups which hold regular meetings.
 www.fflag.org.uk

Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard

Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard

Main helpline: 0131 556 4049 every evening, 7.30-10pm
Lesbian Line: 0131 557 0751 Mon + Thurs, 7.30-10pm
E-mail : help.switchboard@btconnect.com
www.lgls.co.uk

Strathclyude Gay and Lesbian SwitchboardStrathclyde Gay and Lesbian Switchboard

(0141 847 0447)
Strathclyde Gay and Lesbian Switchboard was established in 1976 as a support service for people in the West of Scotland experiencing problems relating to sexuality. Today, Switchboard offers a wide range of services to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transvestites, transsexuals and their families and friends. Four phone lines are open every night of the year from 7pm until 1Opm and all the calls are confidential. Switchboard is a member of the British Association of Counselling and the Scottish Switchboards Association.
 www.sgls.co.uk

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Groups which are working to make the Christian church more inclusive in every sense

OneKirk LogoOneKirk

is a network for ministers, deacons, members and friends of the Church of Scotland.
www.onekirk.org/

Ekklesia

A think-tank and news service that promotes radical theological ideas in public life.
www.ekklesia.co.uk

Inclusive Church

A network of individuals and organisations working to break down the barriers to full inclusion at all levels of the Anglican Communion. 
www.inclusivechurch2.net

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Scottish Churches and related

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland

The Official Church of Scotland website.
www.churchofscotland.org.uk

Scottish Churches House

Affirmation Scotland has been glad to support the house by holding our gatherings and weekends there; the house has been supportive of AS and runs a range of events, conferences and retreats.
www.scottishchurcheshouse.org

Scottish Christian

Extensive website with news, blogs, links etc related to the churches and religion in Scotland
www.scottishchristian.com

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Transgender / Transexual organisations

The Beaumont Society

We believe that transgendered people have the right to dignity. The internet often display transgendered people as sexual objects – the Beaumont Society aims to expel this myth and is not available for making sexual liaisons! We are the largest and longest established transgendered support group in the UK.
www.beaumontsociety.org.uk

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Parenting resources

Try
www.lesbian-mothers-scotland.org
or
www.pinkparents.org.uk

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Resources for study, worship etc

Out In Scripture

Assistance in preparing worship from an lgbt perspective; good stuff for preachers o the lectionary passges.
www.hrc.org/scripture

Jim Cotter

Jim is an excellent and prolific writer on spirituality and sexuality. Some of his books can be read on-line.
www.cottercairns.co.uk

James Allison

Gay Roman Catholic theologian and writer who is challenging to read.
www.jamesalison.co.uk

Walter Wink

An excellent over view of the Scriptural material on homosexuality.
www.soulforce.org/article/homosexuality-bible-walter-wink

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