Links

Religious and Spiritual Groups

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• Reflections on Death and Dying, Buddhist Hospice Directory, and HIV/AIDS Projects
  Includes international Buddhist hospice directory, issues related to death and dying, and information on Buddhist involvement in HIV prevention and care.

Christianity

• The Ark of Refuge
  Provides training and outreach to church leaders in African-American communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and Western United States. Also provides services to community members affected by HIV.
• The Balm in Gilead
  Operates an HIV/AIDS technical assistance center designed specifically to serve churches as well as public agencies and community-based organizations that wish to work with churches on AIDS issues as they relate to the African-American, African, and Caribbean communities.
• The Black Church and HIV/AIDS
  Web page with links news, features, church statements, and worship resources related to African Americans, the church, and HIV/AIDS. Page hosted by the United Methodist Church.
• Dignity/USA
  Dignity/USA's National AIDS Project works with national AIDS organizations to both add a GLBT Catholic perspective and to provide information to local chapters.
• National Catholic AIDS Network
  Devoted to helping the Church respond in an informed and compassionate manner to the challenges presented by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Website includes numerous resources, however organization closed its offices in 2007.
• National Episcopal AIDS Coalition
  Educates Episcopalians about HIV/AIDS issues, advocates for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of all people infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
  Addressing the spiritual needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community around the world. Includes a global AIDS ministry.

Islam

• Al-Fatiha Foundation
  Dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, those exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, and their allies, families and friends. Works with HIV/AIDS organizations in various cities to include concerns of Muslims who are gay, bisexual or MSM, to ensure that an Islamic approach to the HIV/AIDS epidemic is incorporated in the wider HIV/AIDS movement.

Judaism

• International Jewish AIDS Memorial Day (Lev Ba'Omer)
  Lev Ba'Omer is observed the day before the festival of Lag Ba'Omer between Passover and Shavuot. This modern ritual was created by Jewish AIDS Network (Chicago.)