If you attend a church or support a Christian nonprofit, you deserve to know whether it aligns with your moral values. I used to trust that specific denominations with a “liberal” reputation were reliably LGBTQ-friendly. In fact, all seven major mainline (moderate/liberal) denominations, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), allow each church to decide individually whether to discriminate or not. Multiple times in my life, I’ve invested my time and donated my money to congregations that appeared friendly and reacted with normal nonchalance when they found out I was queer, only to discover later that I was not allowed to lead a Bible study. A church I attended for several years flew a pride flag outside but would not host same-sex weddings.
