About Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International

Through education, advocacy, and reconciliation, Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International facilitates and promotes the understanding and affirmation of LGBTI Adventists among themselves and within the Seventh-day Adventist community. We minister to the spiritual, emotional, social and physical well-being of current and former Seventh-day Adventists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex individuals and their families and friends.   

Founded in 1976, the organization was incorporated in 1981 and is recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States. Kinship has a board of directors and international and regional coordinators. The current list of members and friends includes more than 1,700 people in over forty-three countries.

SDA Kinship encourages its members to integrate the LGBTIQA, spiritual, social, cultural, biological, emotional, intellectual, and financial aspects of their lives to create whole and healthy individuals.

SDA Kinship believes the Bible does not condemn or even mention homosexuality as a sexual orientation. Ellen G. White does not parallel any of the Bible texts that are used to condemn homosexuals. Most of the anguish imposed upon God’s children who grow up as LGBTI has its roots in the misunderstanding of what the Bible says.

An easy-to-read eight-page leaflet, currently translated into several languages, is available online for downloading and printing. Obtain a free copy of “Homosexuality—Can We Talk About It?: An Appeal to Heterosexual Adventists”. Click here!

"Christianity and Homosexuality: Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives" is a book recently published by members of the Kinship Advisory, a group of straight allies, to encourage dialogue on this topic in evangelical churches.  It was published by The Adventist Forum, whose mission is to "create community conversation...with  circle of friends who embrace the adventures of truth."  

This is an exciting new entry into the discussion of the church and its relationship to its non-heterosexual members! The Seventh-day Adventist church was, early on, a supporter of social justice issues like slavery and the rights of women. For over 100 years it has supported religious liberty for all citizens – but as the church grew and its pioneers died, so did the fervor for these issues. Yet, Adventists still cling to a heritage that truth is progressive; and when new light comes from understanding Scripture the church wants to be ready to accept "present truth."

This collection of chapters and responses covers a wide range of topics from scriptural analysis to personal experience, written by respected professionals from within the Adventist community. It seeks to open the door to discussion, without making any claim to provide ultimate answers. Each chapter and each response concludes with a series of questions that can be used to stimulate discussion. This should make the book suitable not only for Adventists, but for many religious communities.

To order your copy today, visit www.sdagayperspectives.com.