MEDIA RELEASE Founder of ABBI recieves OAM for service to the LGBTIQ community Today (MON 8 JUN 2020), Anthony Venn-Brown, Founder and CEO of Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International (ABBI), has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mr Venn-Brown received the OAM for his [...]
“I don’t want one person, to live one day, in the unnecessary, internal torment I lived in for 22 years.” Dear young person You might be 12, 15, 18, 21 or 25. You may have just begun to understand your difference, or you may have been struggling about this for some time. Many, many lesbian, [...]
LGBTI Pride Quotes “Every single courageous act of coming out chips away at the curse of homophobia. Most importantly it's destroyed within yourself, and that one act creates the potential for its destruction where it exists in friends, family and society.” Anthony Venn-Brown "I am always amazed how powerful that three letter word 'gay' can [...]
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT) Have you ever wondered what people actually have to fear from sexuality and gender diverse individuals? And how is fear translated into hatred and violence? Here are some relevant articles for you to read and share. Homophobia just doesn’t exist in others, it exists in [...]
Whilst the above meme is an amusing response to crazy preachers, it also has a tragic element to it. The rainbow community has been used as the scapegoat and blamed for a whole range of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and bushfires by Christian conservatives for decades. So it comes as no surprise that [...]
Director/producer Daniel Karslake has done it again. Since 2007, Karslake’s award winning documentary, “For the Bible Tells Me So”, has remained one of the top films in the faith/sexuality genre. It’s been a powerful tool to help Christians questioning conservative beliefs and others who need education. It would be impossible to count the lives that [...]
How much trauma can one person endure? This is a question I kept asking myself as I read Kenneth Pakenham’s “The Trauma Banquet – eating pain, feasting on life”. For some of us, the miracle is that we are still alive to tell the story: and the author tells the story well. Having a desire [...]
Homosexuality must be wiped out in Sydney Post war hysteria about homosexuality was drummed up in the press. First it was that these perverts were here and must be eliminated. Then, that the problem had reached epidemic proportions and homosexuals were recruiting. The NSW police Commissioner Colin Delaney called it 'Australia's greatest menace, and fastest [...]
“The Cure” is an independent documentary film on reparative programs and the mental health implications of trying to “change” sexuality. Told through the compelling narratives of people who have tried to transform their sexuality, the film lifts the veil on Australian ‘ex-gay’ programs and ultimately brings to light underlying themes of hope and freedom. Released [...]