Our page is live. The first donation made. Kicked off with a generous donation. ❤️The official GiveOUT Day is 16 October 2025, and every contribution helps ensure LGBTQIA+ organisations, like ABBI, have the resources we need to keep going. So whether you give a little or a lot, your support helps sustain our ongoing vital [...]
"Does that mean the work is over" they said As we approach the end of our 10th financial year (EOFY), at Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International (ABBI) we reflect on the progress we've made and the challenges that still lie ahead. More than ever, we remain committed to our mission of creating a better world [...]
As the three months Journey to the Truth is coming to an end it is a good time to thank all who’ve contributed and share some exciting news. I want to especially those who kick-started the appeal so generously. We are now over 50%. Check that out HERE. The Journey to the Truth has been [...]
The destruction caused by what has become known as ‘gay conversion therapy’ has been horrendous and there’s a growing momentum to see it banned. Not everyone realises that this will have many challenges, as did our unnecessarily lengthy, marriage equality debate. The challenges were highlighted in our recently released report on Gay Conversion Therapy [...]
I’ve just been notified that the Gay Christian Network (GCN) would like me to give two presentations at the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the beginning of January. GCN is the largest organisation of its kind and the annual conference has grown to over 1,500 attendees including LGBTI people, their allies and friends. The [...]
Synopsis Many people believe that ex-gay/reparative/conversion therapy is a relatively new religiously-based phenomena and that Exodus International was the founder of gay conversion therapy in 1976. Exodus to Nowhere (ETN) explores this myth, follows the thread and joins the dots of the "change is possible" philosophy and practices. Beginning in the homosexual dark ages of [...]
Secret Mission Operation "They'll find out when it's all over" Imagine a day when ex-Gay/conversion/reparative therapy organisations no longer exist in Australia. An opportunity has come up that means we are closer to that time than ever. But I need your help to make this happen. I'm calling this project "They'll find out when it's all over" [...]
Amplify 2012 Conference Hong Kong 24-26 June Asian Christianity has it's unique challenges for LGBT people. Many LGBT people have not only cultural and family pressures but religion can compound the issues. I am thrilled that I have been invited to speak at the Amplify 2012 Conference and will be the only representative from Australia. [...]
Peter Madden, from the Christian Democratic Party has made false statements, accusations and misrepresentations about gay and lesbian people, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) community as a whole. In doing this he has not only offended LGBTI people but also their friends and family as [...]