Compass - Anthony Venn-Brown - RECLAIMING PRIDE

Compass – Anthony Venn-Brown – RECLAIMING PRIDE

ABC Compass: Anthony Venn-Brown

RECLAIMING PRIDE

Trailer and producer, Noel Debien

The producer, Noel Debien, head of ABC Religion and Ethics.

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After his turbulent coming out described in his book “A Life of Unlearning” former Assemblies of God preacher Anthony Venn-Brown has spent the greater part of his professional life meeting behind the scenes with church leaders and religious conservatives. He listens, engages, persuades, and explains why he believes churches can and should be affirming of their LGBTQ members. His calm and methodical approach has seen him pursue law reform on so-called conversion “therapy” (22 March 2024, the Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024). Through his organisation, Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International, he promotes “informed, intelligent, and respectful dialogue and achieved what some considered impossible.

Sunday 29 March at 6:30pm and on ABC’s iView

About the Author: Anthony Venn-Brown OAM

Anthony Venn-Brown OAM is one of Australia’s foremost commentators on faith and sexuality. A former Pentecostal leader who preached to thousands weekly in mega-churches like Hillsong, As a young man, Anthony was one of the first in the world to undergo religious conversion "therapy", a practice he has since spent decades successfully fighting to dismantle. He is the author of the bestselling autobiography and Australian gay classic, A Life of Unlearning, founder of Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International (ABBI). He was twice voted one of 'The 25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians’ (2007 and 2009) and in 2020, Anthony was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to the LGBTIQ community.