Reading Resources

Suggested Books:

Sexuality/Gender/Desire

• Being, Being Happy, Being Gay by Bert Herrman
• Beyond Shame by Patrick Moore
• Coming Out of Shame by Gershen Kaufman and  Lev Raphael
• Gay Shame by David M. Halperin and Valerie Traub
• Gay Spirituality by Roger G. Lanphear
• Gay Spirit Warrior by John R. Stowe
• PoMoSexuals by Carol Queen and Lawrence Schimel
• Radical Ecstasy by Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy
• Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan, Ph.D. & Cacilda Jethá, M.D.
• Trans Homo…Gasp!: Gay FTM and Cis Men on Sex and Love by Avi Ben-Zeev & Pete Bailey (Editors) – Includes “Spirit & Flesh” short story by Rev. Daniel Borysewicz
• Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life by Dr. Justin J. Lehmiller
• The Trouble with Normal by Michael Warner
• The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs
• Uncharted Lives: Understanding the Life Passages of Gay Men by Stanley Siegel and Ed Lowe

Self-Rediscovery

• Braving The Wilderness by Brené Brown, PhD.
• Daring Greatly by Brené Brown, PhD.
• Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy by Anne Lamott
• I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) by Brené Brown
• Rising Strong by Brené Brown, PhD.
• Shame: Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem by Joseph Burgo PhD, et al.
• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, PhD.
• The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, & Courage by Brené Brown, PhD.

Faith-centered

• Bulletproof Faith by Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge
• Sex and the Church by Kathy Rudy
• Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations by Dr. Karen A. McClintock

Articles and Blogs:

• Peculiar Faith: Renewing the Church, Changing the World – Jay Emerson Johnson
• Christians Who Are Against LGBT Misuse The Bible – Huffington Post
• Chic-fil-a & Biblical Definition of Marriage – Debra W. Haffner