LGBTQIA+ Affirming Scripture Resource
With the goal of providing an LGBTQ-positive answer to the query “what does the Bible say about homosexuality” (and transgender people), St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin, IL has developed a web page highlighting LGBTQ-affirming scripture. Much of what currently comes up online with this search criteria is negative and condemning, and could cause an LGBTQ person to despair, and we wanted to offer a message of hope and love.
This collection of scripture was compiled by several members of the congregation of the St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church whose LGBTQ family members have experienced hurt and rejection from people who told them that God condemned them because of who they were. Their goal is to highlight some of the many messages of love and inclusion that are in the Bible, and to help people consider the original meaning of the passages that have been used to condemn LGBTQ people (sometimes called the “clobber verses”).
A member of this congregation reached out to us to share this resource with us and we thank them for their efforts! We have their brochures in our office and you can visit their site with the scripture resources here: https://www.sthugh.net/lgbtq-affirming-scripture