Side A Books


A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth

amazon.com/Brief-Guide-Ministry-LGBTQIA-Youth/dp/0664262503

Cody J. Sanders (2017)


Affirmative: Why You Can Say Yes to the Bible and Yes to People Who Are LGBTQI+

amazon.com/Affirmative-Why-Bible-People-LGBTQI-ebook/dp/B0BT8F5ZCZ

Jonathan Tallon (2023)


Affirming: A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality, and Staying in the Church 

amazon.com/dp/0802879179?tag=jesusinloveor-20 

Sally Gary (2021) 


A Letter to My Congregation

amazon.com/Letter-My-Congregation-Ken-Wilson/dp/1939880300 

Ken Wilson (2014)


A Life of Unlearning: A preacher's struggle with his homosexuality, church and faith (3rd Edition)

amazon.com/Life-Unlearning-preachers-struggle-homosexuality/dp/0994152418

Anthony Venn-Brown (2015)


A Place at His Table: A Biblical Exploration of Faith, Sexuality, and the Kingdom of God

amazon.com/Place-His-Table-Exploration-Sexuality/dp/1532667124

Joel Hollier (2019)


Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Belief & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority

amazon.com/Bad-Theology-Kills-Reclaiming-Spiritual/dp/1656651807

Kevin Garcia (2020)


Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms

amazon.com/Beyond-Shame-Creating-Healthy-Terms/dp/1506455662

Matthias Roberts (2020)


Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships 

amazon.com/dp/0802868630/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_0vKQDb9KW1RZP 

Dr. James V. Brownson (2013)


Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer: The Church and the Famine of Grace

amazon.com/Black-Gay-British-Christian-Queer/dp/0334060486

J. A. Robinson-Brown (2021)


Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

amazon.com/Building-Bridge-James-Martin-ebook/dp/B079RBFYQW

James Martin (2018)


Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians

amazon.com/Bulletproof-Faith-Spiritual-Survival-Christians/dp/0470279281

Candace Chellew-Hodge (2008)


Called Out: 100 Devotions for LGBTQ Christians

amazon.com/Called-Out-Devotions-LGBTQ-Christians/dp/0664265723

E. Carrington Heath (2022)


Changing Our Mind (3rd Edition)

davidpgushee.com/book/changing-our-mind-full-lgbtq-inclusion

David P. Gushee (2017)


Clobber The Passages

melwhite.org/clobber-download-page

Mel White (2020)


Coming Out Guides

  • Wandering and Hopeful: A Coming Out Guide

  • Your Child Just Came Out...Now What?

joelhollier.com/resources/coming-out

Joel Hollier


Covenant and Calling: Towards a Theology of Same-Sex Relationships

amazon.com/Covenant-Calling-Theology-Same-Sex-Relationships/dp/0334051886

Robert Song (2014)


Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America

amazon.com/Does-Jesus-Really-Love-Christians/dp/0062049747

Jeff Chu (2014)


Embracing the Journey: A Christian Parents' Blueprint to Loving Your LGBTQ Child

amazon.com/Embracing-Journey-Christian-Parents-Blueprint/dp/1982102349

Greg McDonald (2020)


Forging a Sacred Weapon: How the Bible Became Anti-Gay

canyonwalkerconnections.com/product/forging-a-sacred-weapon-how-the-bible-became-anti-gay-paperback

Ed Oxford & Kathy Baldock (2023)


God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships 

amazon.com/dp/160142518X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZG9Q4X33D31XDWP98VS1 

Matthew Vines (2015)


God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage

amazon.com/God-Believes-Love-Straight-Marriage/dp/0307948099

Gene Robinson (2013)


God's Works Revealed: Spirituality, Theology, and Social Justice for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Catholics

amazon.com/Gods-Works-Revealed-Spirituality-Catholics/dp/0809156091

Sam Albano (2022)


Homosexuality in the Bible: Verse-by-Verse Exposition of the "Gay Verses"

amazon.com/Homosexuality-Bible-Verse-Verse-Exposition/dp/B0CTBNKXHX

Anonymous “Dr. EB” (2024)


I Don't Want Them to Go to Hell: 50 days of encouragement for friends and families of LGBTQ people

amazon.com/Dont-Want-Them-Hell-encouragement/dp/0986408050

Suzanne DeWitt Hall (2018)


Jesus & the LGBTQ Christian: Escape the Christian Closet for Abundant Life in Christ

amazon.com/Jesus-LGBTQ-Christian-Escape-Abundant/dp/B0CTXP3761

Chase Faulkner (2024)


LGBTQ Catholics: A Guide to Inclusive Ministry

amazon.com/LGBTQ-Catholics-Guide-Inclusive-Ministry/dp/080915577X

Yunuen Trujillo (2022)


Loves God Likes Girls: A Memoir

amazon.com/Loves-God-Likes-Girls-Memoir/dp/0891123598

Sally Gary (2013)


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

amazon.com/Love-Makes-Room-Learned-Daughter/dp/1506468632

Staci Frenes (2021)


Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry

amazon.com/Made-Known-Loved-Developing-LGBTQ-Inclusive/dp/1506468004

Ross Murray (2021)

Q & A with author: youtu.be/4I1QqrlhNXQ


Ministry Among God’s Queer Folk, Second Edition: LGBTQ Pastoral Care

amazon.com/Ministry-Among-God%C2%92s-Queer-Folk/dp/1532617119

Bernard Schlager & David Kundtz (2019)


Modern Kinship: A Queer Guide to Christian Marriage

amazon.com/Modern-Kinship-David-Khalaf/dp/0664264611

David & Constantino Khalaf (2019)


Our Strangely Warmed Hearts: Coming Out into Gods Call

amazon.com/Our-Strangely-Warmed-Hearts-Coming/dp/1501858912

Karen P. Oliveto (2018)


Our Witness: The unheard stories of LGBT+ Christians

amazon.com/Our-Witness-unheard-stories-Christians/dp/0232533253

Brandan Robertson (2018)


Out of Focus: My Story of Sexuality, Shame, and Toxic Evangelicalism

amazon.com/Out-Focus-Story-Sexuality-Evangelicalism/dp/0664267955

Amber Cantorna-Wylde (2023)


Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith

amazon.com/Outside-Lines-Embracing-Queerness-Transform/dp/1506408966

Mihee Kim-Kort (2018)



Queers The Word: A 40 Day Devotional for LGBTQ+ Christians

amazon.com/Queers-Word-Devotional-LGBTQ-Christians/dp/B08NF1QTND

Brian G Murphy & Shannon TL Kearns (2020)


“Queerfully & Wonderfully Made” Series for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens

amazon.com/dp/B0888SBB6K?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk 

Leigh Finke (2020)


Radical Love: Introduction to Queer Theology

From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer Christ

Rainbow Theology: Bridging Race, Sexuality, and Spirit

patrickcheng.net/books.html

Patrick F. Cheng (2011, 2012, 2013)



Refocusing My Family: Coming Out, Being Cast Out, and Discovering the True Love of God

amazon.com/Refocusing-My-Family-Coming-Discovering/dp/1506418791

Amber Cantorna-Wylde (2017)


Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships

amazon.com/Scripture-Ethics-Possibility-Same-Sex-Relationships/dp/0802876544 

Karen R. Keen (2018)


Sex, Then and Now: Sexualities and the Bible

amazon.com/Sex-Then-Now-Sexualities-Bible/dp/1666701297

William Loader (2022)


Sexuality in the New Testament: Understanding the Key Texts

https://www.amazon.com/Sexuality-New-Testament-Understanding-Texts-ebook/dp/B0053QLT6A

William Loader (2010)


Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance

amazon.com/Solus-Jesus-Resistance-Emily-Swan/dp/164180016X

Emily Swan & Ken Wilson (2018)


Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement

amazon.com/Straight-Jesus-Tanya-Erzen/dp/0520245822

Tanya Erzen (2006)



The Gospel of Inclusion: A Christian Case for LGBT+ Inclusion in the Church

amazon.com/Gospel-Inclusion-Christian-Case-Church/dp/1532676093

Brandan J. Robertson (2019)


Their Own Receive Them Not: African American Lesbians and Gays in Black Churches

amazon.com/Their-Own-Receive-Them-Not/dp/160899595X

Horace L. Griffin (2010)


The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story

amazon.com/Widening-Gods-Mercy-Sexuality-Biblical/dp/0300273428

Christopher B Hays & Richard B Hays (2024)


This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for Lgbtq Christians

amazon.com/This-Know-Biblical-Defense-Christians/dp/1635280362

Jim Dant (2018)


Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate

amazon.com/Torn-Rescuing-Gospel-Gays-vs-Christians-Debate/dp/1546006907/

Justin Lee (2024)


Trajectories of Justice: What the Bible Says about Slaves, Women, and Homosexuality

amazon.com/Trajectories-Justice-Bible-Slaves-Homosexuality/dp/1498223354

Robert Karl Gnuse (2015)


Tried to Be Straight - Options for Gay Christians

amazon.com/Tried-Be-Straight-Options-Christians/dp/1946061921

Andy Wells (2021)


Unashamed: A Coming Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians 

amazon.com/Unashamed-Coming-Out-Guide-LGBTQ-Christians/dp/0664265057 

Amber Cantorna-Wylde (2019)


UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality

amazon.com/UnClobber-Rethinking-Misuse-Bible-Homosexuality/dp/066426221X

Colby Martin (2016)


Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child

amazon.com/Unconditional-Guide-Loving-Supporting-LGBTQ/dp/1642509450

Telaina Eriksen (2022)


Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach between the Church and the LGBT Community

canyonwalkerconnections.com/walking-the-bridgeless-canyon-hub

Kathy Baldock (2014)


We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church

amazon.com/We-Were-Spiritual-Refugees-Believe/dp/0802877788

Katie Hays (2020)


Where True Love Is: An Affirming Devotional for LGBTQIA+ Christians and Their Allies 

amazon.com/gp/product/B093CMDKZM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3 

Suzanne DeWitt Hall (2021)


Why Churches Need to Talk about Sexuality: Lessons Learned from Hard Conversations about Sex, Gender, Identity, and the Bible 

amazon.com/Churches-Need-Talk-about-Sexuality/dp/1506458572 

Mark Wingfield (2019)