Read a July 5, 2013, article from the Associated Press about the Church of England’s effort to end anti-gay bullying in its schools.

Bruce Bastian is the founder of the B.W. Bastian Foundation, based in Orem, Utah, which works to support LGBT people and people with HIV/AIDS. Bastian’s story of growing up gay and Mormon was featured in the book Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America […]

Rabbi Cindy Enger is the rabbi at Congregation Or Chadash, an LGBT-specific synagogue in Chicago.

Café Pride is a social coffeehouse for LGBT youth sponsored by a group of area churches in suburban Chicago. Contact Alex Wirth, a pastoral resident for Lake View Presbyterian Church, one of the sponsor churches.

Mary Lou Wallner is the co-founder, with her husband, Bob, of Teach Ministries, an organization that works to educate Christian congregations about the dangers of homophobia. The Wallners founded the organization after the suicide of their daughter, a lesbian. They live in North Little Rock, Ark.

Glendale Baptist Church is an LGBT-welcoming and affirming congregation in Nashville, Tenn. It has an active youth group.

The Rev. Durrell Watkins is senior pastor at Sunshine Cathedral, a Metropolitan Community Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that is predominantly lesbian and gay. The church has a social service unit called SunServe with a support group for LGBT youth.

The Rev. Paul M. Turner is pastor of Gentle Spirit Christian Church, an LGBT-focused church in metro Atlanta. The church actively supports and participates in local Youth Pride events.

Congregation Etz Chaim in Wilton Manors, Fla., is an LGBT-specific synagogue. Email through the website.