Delve Deeper into "Family Fundamentals" A film by Arthur Dong

This multi-media resource list, Bernstein, Robert. Straight Parents, Helminiak, Daniel. What the Bible compiled by Carolyn Marvin of Children: Keeping Families Really Says About . the William Fogg Public Library Together. New York: Thunder San Francisco: Alamo Square Press, in partnership with the Mouth's Press, 2003. 1994. American Library Association, provides a range of perspectives Blumenfeld, Warren. : Herman, Didi. The Anti-Gay on the issues raised by the How We All Pay the Price. Boston: Agenda: Orthodox Vision and the upcoming P.O.V. documentary Beacon Press, 1992. Christian Right. Chicago: University "Family Fundamentals" that of Chicago Press, 1997. premieres on August 26th at 10 Bono, Chastity. Family Outing. p.m. on PBS (check local Boston: Little Brown, 1998. Hunter, James Davison. Culture listings) Wars: The Struggle to Define Borhek, Mary. to America. New York: BasicBooks, "Family Fundamentals" is the Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide 1991. filmmaker's personal attempt to for Lesbians, Gay Men, and Their answer an explosive question: Parents, 2nd ed. Cleveland: Pilgrim Jordan, Mark. The Silence of "What happens when conservative Press, 1993. Sodom: Homosexuality in Modern Christian families have children who Catholicism. Chicago: University of are homosexual?" Armed with a Boyd, Malcolm and Wilson, Nancy. Chicago Press, 2000. digital camera, Dong takes viewers Amazing Grace: Stories of Lesbian into the private and public lives of and Gay Faith. Freedom, CA: Kader, Sam. Openly Gay, Openly three families where parents Crossing Press, 1991. Christian: A Gay-Friendly Approach actively campaign against gay civil to Scripture. San Francisco: Leyland rights, despite having gay offspring Bull, Chris and Gallagher, John. Publishers, 1999. themselves. A search for common Perfect Enemies: the Religious ground between seemingly Right, the Gay Movement, and the McNeill, John. The Church and the diametrically opposed camps, Politics of the 1990s. New York: Homosexual, rev. ed. Boston: "Family Fundamentals" is also a Crown Publishers, 1996. Beacon Press, 1993. battlefield report from America's profound and disquieting culture Davies, Bob. Portraits of Freedom: Miller, Stuart Howell. Prayer war over homosexuality. 14 People Who Came Out of Warriors. Los Angeles: Alyson Homosexuality. Downers Grove, IL: Books, 1999. The following multi-media resources Intervarsity Press, 2001. address the issues of conflict Murray, Rhea. A Journey to Moriah. between conservative Christian Diamond, Sara. Spiritual Warfare: Bloomington, IN: Banta & Pool parents and their homosexual the Politics of the Christian Right. Literary Properties, 1998. children as well as the conflict Boston, MA: South End Press, 1989. within the Christian churches over Nicolosi, Joseph. Reparative the acceptance/inclusion of gay or Fone, Bryne. Homophobia: A Therapy of Male Homosexuality. lesbian parishioners and clergy. For History. New York: Metropolitan Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., more specific questions, concerns, Books, 2000. 1991. or information, please access some of the websites mentioned, as they Fortunato, John. Embracing the Paulk, John. Not Afraid to Change: can connect you to even more Exile: Healing Journeys of Gay The Remarkable Story of How One extensive resources. Christians. San Francisco: Harper & Man Overcame Row, 1982. Homosexuality. Enumclaw, WA: Winepress, 1998. ______Gerstmann, Evan. The ADULT BOOKS Constitutional Underclass: Gays, Peck, Scott. All American Boy. New Lesbians, and the Failure of Class- York: Scribners, 1995. Aarons, Leroy. Prayers for Bobby: A Based Equal Protection. Chicago: Mother's Coming to Terms with the University of Chicago Press, 1999. Piazza, Rev. Michael. Holy Suicide of Her Gay Son. San Homosexuals. Dallas: Sources of Francisco: Harper San Francisco, Gomes, Peter. The Good Book: Hope Publishing, 1997. 1995. Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart. New York: W. Morrow, 1996. Porteous, Skipp. Jesus Doesn't Live Al-Hibri, Azzizah, Elshtain, Jean Here Anymore: From Bethke & Haynes, Charles. Religion Griffin, Carolyn. Beyond Fundamentalist to Freedom Writer. in American Public Life: Living With Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, Out Deepest Differences. New York: and Gays Talk About Their 1991. W.W. Norton & Company, 2001. Experiences. Revised and updated. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Schmidt, Thomas. Straight and Bawer, Bruce. Stealing Jesus: How Narrow? Compassion and Clarity in Fundamentalism Betrays Harding, Susan. The Book of Jerry the Homosexual Debate. Leicester: Christianity. New York: Crown Falwell: Fundamentalist Language InterVarsity Press, 1995. Publishers, 1997. and Politics. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2000.

Delve Deeper into "Family Fundamentals" A film by Arthur Dong

Shidlo, Ariel, Schroeder, Michael & Lesbian Youth. Los Angeles: Alyson "Boys Don't Cry." Directed by Drescher, Jack. Sexual Conversion Books, 1994. Kimberly Peirce. 1999. Therapy: Ethical, Clinical, and Research Perspectives. Binghamton, Marcus, Eric. Is It a Choice? "Boys in the Band." Directed by NY: Haworth Press, 2002. Answers to 300 of the Most William Friedkin. 1970. Frequently Asked Questions About Smith, Christian. American Gay and Lesbian People. San "Common Ground." Directed by Evangelicalism: Embattled and Francisco: Harper San Francisco, Donna Deitch. 2000. Thriving. Chicago: University of 1999. Chicago Press, 1998. "La Cage Aux Folles." Directed by ______Edouard Molinari. 1978. Spong, Bishop John. Rescuing the DOCUMENTARIES/VIDEOS Bible from Fundamentalism. San ______Francisco: Harpers San Francisco, "All God's Children." Women Vision. WEBSITES 1992. 1996. (26 min) http://www.agayopinion.com Switzer, David. Coming Out As "Assault on Gay America: the Life Support group for parents of Parents: You and Your Homosexual and Death of Billy Jack." A PBS homosexual children. Child. Louisville, KY: Westminster "Frontline" video. 2000. John Knox Press, 1996. http://www.angelfire.com/ "The Brandon Teena Story." An on-line journal writing site. The White, Mel. Stranger at the Gate: Produced by Susan Muska and topic for March, 2001 explores the To Be Gay and Christian in America. Greta Olafsdottir. 1998. (90 min.) relationship between parents and New York: Simon and Schuster, their gay children. 1994. "Faith and Politics: the Christian Right." 1995. (47 min.) http://www.dignityusa.org Wolfe, Alan. One Nation, After All : A pastoral message to parents of What Middle-Class Americans Really "Family Values." Produced by Pam homosexual children. Think About God, Country, Family, Walton. 1980. (56 mins.) Racism, Welfare, Immigration, http://hirr.hartsem.edu Homosexuality, Work, the Right, the "Gay Rights, Special Rights: Inside Site of the Hartford Institute for Left, and Each Other. New York: the Homosexual Agenda" Jeremiah Religious Research. Excellent Viking, 1998. Films. 1993. (35 min.) articles on the subject of religion and homosexuality. Worthen, Anita & Davies, Bob. "How Can I Be Sure That God Loves Someone I Love is Gay: How Family Me Too? A Sermon" Given by http://www.ncccusa.org/ and Friends Can Respond. Downers Reverend Mel White. Soulforce Site of the National Council of Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996. Videos. 1997. (24 min.) Churches. A good site for searching for information and the latest news ______"One Nation Under God" by Teodoro about the stand various churches BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS Maniaci. First Run Features. 1993. take on the subject of (83 mins.) homosexuality. Because this subject affects all members of a family, it is "The Rhetoric of Intolerance: An http://www.ngltf.org/issues appropriate to include some books Open Letter to Pat Robertson from National Gay and Lesbian Task which might be helpful to other Rev. Mel White." Produced by Mel Force. A very comprehensive site members of the family and their White. 1996. (30 min.) with current OpEds and press friends. These books have won releases on the subject of religion. awards of excellence for "Straight from the Heart: A Journey contemporary books dealing with to Understanding and Love." http://www.outproud.org/ these themes and are appropriate Produced by Dee Mosbacher. Facets National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, for ages 14 and up. Multimedia. 1994. (30 mins.) Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.

Bauer, Marion. Am I Blue?: Coming "The Trial of Jimmy Creech." www.ourtruecolors.org/ Out of Silence. New York: Harper Produced by Mel White. Soulforce A great site offering support as well Collins, 1999. Videos. 1999. (30 mins.) as many educational links.

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