I think Jamie is right. To a certain extent your hands are tied in tackling such a controversial issue as this, as you are limited by your understanding of the faith community you are talking to.
It seems to me that the Church has not responded well to some challenges to its attitude to homosexuality (and other issues) in the past because it percieved these attacks as coming from "outsiders" who were seen as attacking, not just the stance on one issue, but the whole identity and faith of the Church as a whole. Only when Christians challenge Christians about their attitudes, in love and fellowship, will the Church begin to see this, not as an issue of "defending the faith" against the forces of the world, but an issue of examining its attitudes in the light of God's love.
Similarly I cannot see the Jewish, Muslim or any other community responding well to a campaign which is led by Christians - it would be seen by many as an assault by outsiders, and offensive. If you want to meaningfully dialogue with a Jew about the Jewish stance on homosexuality, you probably have to be a Jew yourself or have a lot of Jews on your team. At the very least it would help.
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