Monday night I was at a Catholic meeting to hear Kim Zember. It was a night of shocks. – three actually. The arrival Kim Zenber the storyteller A Pentecostal/evangelical message Brokenness But Kim, what about? Reflection and debrief over a chardy or two Here's your take aways Most sensible Sydneysiders stayed home last Monday [...]
A reflection on the arrest of former Exodus International leader Alan Chambers, and an examination of his history, the ex-gay movement, and its long shadow. News of alleged sexual offences involving minors is always confronting and disturbing. When it involves someone you know and consider a friend, it brings an added level of shock [...]
Five promises. Eight years. Still no ban. Meanwhile, LGBTQ people keep paying the price. The impacts of delay It’s not a lack of evidence Meanwhile, in the EU Meanwhile, in the Vatican Meanwhile, in Australia King Charle’s speech in the UK parliament last week marked the fifth time in eight years that a UK [...]
SAM ALLBERRY, GAY CHRISTIAN AND PREACHER OF CELIBACY, WASN’T From “Pray the Gay Away” to “Gay without the Lay” Allberry’s Influence in Australia What the celibacy message actually says When the Public Narrative Cracks Note to Sam Sam Allberry became one of the most prominent global voices advocating for the “celibate gay Christian” within [...]
THE SUPREME COURT GRANTS FREEDOM TO HARM YOUTH What the Supreme Court Really Changed — and Why It Matters Beyond the U.S. Background How could something so established be overturned and with such an overwhelming majority (8–1)? What was really behind the SCOTUS challenge? The ignored evidence This Was About Speech, Not Harm Final [...]
The headline read: New Evidence: Sexual Orientation Can Change. Therapy Can Help. Ah yes… the old “we found people who say they changed, therefore change therapy works” argument. That’s not science, that’s confirmation bias with a PhD. Dr. Paul Sullins, Senior Research Associate at the Ruth Institute, who recently published “Sex Differences in Reported [...]
********************** A Life of Unlearning A preacher's struggle with his homosexuality, church and faith What happens when everything you’ve been taught about yourself turns out to be a lie? In A Life of Unlearning, former high-profile Pentecostal preacher Anthony Venn-Brown takes readers on an extraordinary journey from denial to truth, from self-loathing to [...]
************** ABC Compass: Reclaiming Pride - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM 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 [...]
I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My Life. By Sami Tacher At 12 years old, upon returning home from school, I saw my dad sitting in the living room. I immediately knew something was wrong. “Come here,” he said, with my computer in his lap. He proceeded to show me the pictures of [...]