Hello Anthony,

In many ways, conservative Christians lost the battle with homosexuality. The world did not turn away from us as they’d preached they should. Most of the “Pray the gay away” orgs, eventually realizing the harm they’d caused, and that NO ONE changed from gay to straight, closed their doors. In civilized countries, family, friends and work colleagues have been to our beautiful engagement parties, weddings, and celebrated our anniversaries. There’s a lot of love in the room, if not in the church.

Around the world, corporates and government agencies, realise the value of diversity and inclusion and compete to be the number one LGBTQ Employer of the Year. Once a haven for testosterone filled blokes, most sporting codes embrace LGBTQ players and their supporters.

Marriage equality was pretty much the nail in the coffin for the religious anti-gay agenda.

You may have noticed they have not remained silent.

Their new bandwagon is the “threat” transgender individuals are to their limited binary concept of male/female. Fear-mongering, sensationalism, half-truths, conspiracy theories are being rolled out about transgender people; an even smaller minority.

Transgender people, young people coming to terms with their gender identity, parents attempting to walk the precarious journey with their children are all very vulnerable people.

To make these young and vulnerable people targets of attack, for political or whatever gain, is disgusting, abominable, and reprehensible. They should be ashamed.

Watch and share FAITHFULLY ME

Faithfully Me is a 25 minute documentary that follows Rev Josephine Inkpin, Australia’s first openly transgender ordained priest, and Rhett Pearson, a transgender man, as they embark on their own individual quests to reconcile their true identities and their faith. Meeting the significant people in their lives gives further richness to their stories.

Anthony Venn-Brown OAM

Founder and CEO

Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International

info@abbi.org.au