Resources for Same-Sex Attraction & Transgenderism

Books

Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues by Leila Miller and Trent Horn
Made for Love: Same-Sex Attraction and the Catholic Church by Fr. Michael Schmitz
Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay by Daniel Mattson
Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor: Being Friends in Grace and Truth by Glenn T. Stanton
Homosexuality and the Catholic Church: Clear Answers to Difficult Questions by Fr. John F. Harvey

Websites

Canavox.com (How to talk to your children about difficult topics)
- “Helping Our Children Navigate Gender Ideology: The Elementary Years” https://vimeo.com/428264743
- “Helping Our Children Navigate Gender Ideology: The Middle School Years” https://vimeo.com/429381713
- “Helping Our Children Navigate Gender Ideology: The High School Years” https://vimeo.com/429324546

Short Films

The Third Way
- A 40-minute documentary film which presents the truth of the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality with love.
- https://vimeo.com/93079367?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=4762116

Desire of the Everlasting Hills
- A 1-hour documentary, which tells the stories of three people with same-sex attraction who chose a life of chastity.
- https://vimeo.com/101135437?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=28629601

Ministries

Courage - https://couragerc.org

A Roman Catholic apostolate for men and women who experience same-sex attractions and those who love them.

Courage members are men and women who experience same-sex attractions and who have made a commitment to strive for chastity. They are inspired by the Gospel call to holiness and the Catholic Church’s beautiful teachings about the goodness and inherent purpose of human sexuality.
Through our apostolate, people who experience same-sex attraction receive pastoral support in the form of spiritual guidance, community prayer support, and fellowship.

Local Chapter: couragetoronto@yahoo.ca

Encourage

EnCourage members are parents, spouses, sibling and friends of people who identify as LGBTQ. They are looking for help to keep the faith and keep their family bonds intact.
EnCourage members work together to understand the experiences of their loved ones, and to respond to them with compassion. They know that it is possible to express love for someone even if we can’t support all of their choices or actions. They find spiritual guidance to grow in their relationship with Christ, and community support from other members that helps them remember that they are not alone on this journey.

Local Chapter: encouragetoronto@yahoo.com