Suicide has a devastating impact on families, friends, and whole communities. An estimated 65,000 Australians make a suicide attempt every year In 2022, more than 3,200 Australians died by suicide, an average of 9 per day, which is more than double the road toll The higher risk of suicide among LGBTQ+ individuals, including suicidal [...]
CONVERSION “THERAPY” TERMINOLOGY 50 years of rebranding by Christian ministries claiming to heal homosexuals; from “ex-gay” to “unwanted same-sex attraction”. By Anthony Venn-Brown OAM Download PDF Abstract: The terminology for the Christian “change is possible” movement has evolved over the years, along with their approaches, practices and some beliefs. This paper explores the [...]
Chapter 21 A Life of Unlearning (2nd edition) - Moving forward The first and second editions of A Life of Unlearning sold out. Information about the 3rd edition HERE The week after the launch of the first edition of A Life of Unlearning, I invited the Honourable Justice Michael Kirby to lunch. This would be a [...]
Sydney World Pride Human Rights Conference 2 March 2023 For me, one of the highlights of Sydney World Pride, was being invited to speak at the Human Rights Conference at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour. The session was Stories of Faith, where several of us shared our personal stories from a variety [...]
I am gay in a straight marriage People find themselves in these situations because of a number of factors. These are, where a person lives geographically, family or society pressure, the culture you come from, the influence of religion or even the belief that getting married like "normal" people do will solve your "problem". It [...]
Fifteen years ago, in 2004, 'A Life of Unlearning - coming out of the church, one man's struggle' hit Australian book and department store shelves. I had no idea that: It would become an Australian bestseller and sell out twice There'd be two more revised and updated editions It would change the lives of literally 1,000s [...]
Three men with three very different stories and experiences of ex-gay, reparative or what has become known conversion therapy. Meet comedian and Gay Conversion School Drop Out Anthony Menchetti, author and gay Christian advocate Anthony Venn-Brown and former leader of Liberty Christian Ministries, Haydn Sennitt. Anthony Venn-Brown, details his 6 months in an ex-gay residential program, [...]
Sy Rogers is back in the country, speaking on Christian radio, Christian City Churches and the Hillsong Colour Conference. Since I first published The Sy Rogers Story (An Anthony Venn-Brown Perspective) in 2007 it has become one of the top five most read articles on my site. It’s definitely time for an update. Sy Rogers [...]
EXODUS TO NOWHERE The quest to cure queers There is a commonly held belief that gay conversion programs began in the United States. This is not true. Four years before Exodus was founded, in 1972, in Sydney Australia, Anthony Venn-Brown was in a residential program to change his sexual orientation. Working on his current book [...]