"Within and between different religions and sects, [the relationship] can vary greatly."
Understanding the relationship between religion and LGBTQ+ identity and the impact of religious beliefs on LGBTQ+ individuals.
LGBTQ+ Terminology: Understanding and learning the language used within the LGBTQ+ community, including terms related to gender identity, sexual orientation, and other diverse identities within the community.
Major World Religions and LGBTQ+: An exploration of how major world religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism address issues related to gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Queer Theology: A growing field of theology that focuses on how queer identities and experiences intersect with religious beliefs and practices.
LGBTQ+ Experience and Trauma in Religious Spaces: A consideration of the ways in which LGBTQ+ individuals have often been excluded, ostracized, and traumatized by religious institutions and communities.
Biblical Interpretation and LGBTQ+: A critical examination of how passages often cited to condemn LGBTQ+ individuals are interpreted and contextualized by biblical scholars.
Legal Frameworks and LGBTQ+ Rights: An understanding of the legal protections and barriers faced by LGBTQ+ people in various parts of the world.
Interfaith Dialogue in Support of LGBTQ+ Rights: An exploration of how different faith communities are working together to promote LGBTQ+ equality and build bridges of understanding.
LGBTQ+ Spirituality and Ritual: An exploration of how LGBTQ+ individuals have often created their own spiritual practices and rituals that celebrate their identities and experiences.
Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth: A focus on the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ young people and the support systems that can be put in place to empower them.
Intersectionality and Allyship: An understanding of how various aspects of identity — such as race, class, and ability — intersect with LGBTQ+ identities and an exploration of how allies can support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
"[Religion] plays an important role in how heteronormative societies view LGBTQ+ people and same-sex couples."
"Some of the authoritative bodies, texts, and doctrines of the world's largest religions may view these negatively."
"Religion varies from discrimination and discouragement of self-disclosure directed at LGBTQ+ people."
"[Some religions] explicitly forbidding same-sex sexual activities and/or gender reassignment among adherents."
"[Some religions] actively opposing social acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities, to the criminalization and violence against LGBTQ+ people."
"Liberal and progressive voices within these religions tend to view LGBTQ+ people more positively."
"Some liberal religious denominations may bless same-sex marriages, as well as accepting and marrying people who are transgender."
"Historically, some cultures and religions accommodated, institutionalized, revered and/or tolerated same-sex relationships."
"Elements of religious and cultural incorporation of non-heterosexual identities can still be identified in traditions that have survived into the modern era."
"[Examples include] Berdache, Hijra, and Xanith."
"The relationship between religion and sexuality ranges widely [...] from giving sex and sexuality a rather negative connotation to believing that sex is the highest expression of the divine."
"Regarding different forms of homosexuality, bisexuality, non-binary, and transgender identities, the relationship between religion and LGBT people can vary greatly."
"[Some religions] actively oppose social acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities."
"According to sociologists and researchers in social sciences, religion plays an important role in how heteronormative societies view LGBTQ+ people and same-sex couples."
"[Some religions] explicitly forbidding same-sex sexual activities and/or gender reassignment among adherents."
"[LGBTQ+ individuals can face] discrimination and discouragement of self-disclosure directed at LGBTQ+ people."
"[Some religions] tolerating gender reassignment in specific cases."
"[Some religions result in] criminalization and violence against LGBTQ+ people, such as death penalty for people engaging in homosexual practices."
"Some liberal religious denominations may bless same-sex marriages, as well as accepting and marrying people who are transgender."