Acting Out Loud

ACTING OUT LOUD is a guide for faith communities that want to move beyond welcome toward a wider embrace of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their families.

ACTING OUT LOUD provides clergy and religious leaders with background on LGBT people, points you to the best-available online resources, and offers ideas and approaches recommended by leading clergy, theologians and advocates across the country.  Click on Introduction to get started!

ALL CONTENT BELOW:

• Acting Out Loud
• Introduction
  • Definitions
• Is Everyone Included?
  • Lesbians & Gay Men
    • 10 Ways to Serve Lesbians & Gay Congregants
    • Resources: Lesbians & Gay Men
  • Bisexual Persons
    • 10 Ways to Serve Bisexual Congregants
    • Resources: Bisexuals
  • Intersex (DSD)
    • 10 Ways to Serve Intersex (DSD) Congregants
    • Resources: Intersex (DSD)
  • LGBT Youth
    • 10 Ways to Serve LGBT Youth
    • Resources: LGBT Youth
  • LGBT Families
    • 10 Ways to Serve LGBT Families
    • Resources: LGBT Families
  • Transgender
    • 10 Ways to Serve Transgender Congregants
    • Resources: Transgender
• Do We Talk Openly About Sexuality?
  • Self-Assessment: Characteristics of Sexually Healthy Religious Professionals
  • Checklist for a Safe Congregation
  • 10 Ideas for Breaking the Silence Around Sexuality
  • Resources: Sexuality and Religion
• Yes, We’re Welcoming. Should We Make It Official?
  • Why Undertake a Welcoming Process?
  • Where to Begin
  • Resources: Welcoming Congregations
• What’s Next? How Do We Turn Welcome Into Inclusion?
  • Full Inclusion: A Congregational Self-Assessment, part 1
  • Full Inclusion: A Congregational Self-Assessment, part 2
  • Full Inclusion: A Congregational Self-Assessment, part 3
  • Full Inclusion: A Congregational Self-Assessment, part 4
  • Resources: Full InclusionResources: Full Inclusion
• Are We as Inclusive on the Outside as We Are on the Inside?
  • Five Steps to LGBT Advocacy & Outreach
  • Resources: LGBT Advocacy
• Acknowledgments