Formed in 1991, The Evangelical Network is a network of evangelical churches, ministries and Christian Workers that are a part of the LGBT community. Today, various Christian denominations are accepting of homosexuality and transgender identity and inclusive of homosexual and transgender people, such as the United Church of Christ and the Metropolitan Community Church. However, the status of LGBT people in early Christianity is debated. The Hebrew Bible and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity, including autoeroticism, masturbation, oral sex, non-penetrative and non-heterosexual sexual intercourse (all of which have been labeled as " sodomy" at various times), believing and teaching that such behaviors are forbidden due to their sinfulness, and further compared to or derived from the behavior of the alleged residents of Sodom and Gomorrah. The history of Christianity and homosexuality has been much debated. Further information: Christianity and homosexuality, Christianity and transgender people, and LGBT clergy in Christianity