Links to other sites
Scottish and UK lgbt organizations
– some religious and some not
Lesbian 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/
The 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
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
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
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
Strathclyde 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
Groups which are working to make the Christian church more inclusive in every sense
OneKirk
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
Scottish Churches and related
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
.
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
Parenting resources
Try
www.lesbian-mothers-scotland.org
or
www.pinkparents.org.uk
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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