FEBRUARY is LGBT+ History Month, an annual festival to celebrate the lives and achievements of LGBT+ people past and present. As part of the month-long festival, the Museum of Liverpool is hosting a panel discussion: Christianity and LGBT+ Lives, and I am on the panel. The event will explore the perception that being LGBT+ is …
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Feb 07
Sharing my coming-out story for LGBT+ History Month
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Homophobia, identity, LGBT rights, Liverpool, marriage, Marriage Equality, Mental Health, Open Table, relationships, sexuality, Spirituality
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7th February 2022
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May 30
Being the role model I needed to see on my #JourneyOfHope
- By abravefaith in Appreciation, Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Gratitude, Homophobia, Journey Of Hope, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Marriage Equality, Mental Health, Open Table, Spirituality
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30th May 2019
THIS is the story I shared as part of the Radical Hospitality module of the Journey Of Hope pilgrimage: About two years ago, I dreamed that I travelled back in time and saw myself as a teenager. My younger self approached me and gave me a hug. The day before, I had visited a secondary …
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May 17
Justice & protection for all – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia 2019
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, IDAHOT, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Open Table, Pride, Spirituality, Transphobia
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17th May 2019
In 70 countries, loving someone of the same sex is illegal and, in 7 countries, it is punishable by death. In many more countries citizens are denied their right to live as their true gender identity, and 369 murders of trans and gender-diverse people were reported worldwide in 2018. As well as legal discriminations, social …
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2019/05/17/justice-protection-for-all-international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-transphobia-2019/
Oct 18
Heartwarming responses to LGBT+ bullying #SpiritDay #ItGetsBetter
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Coming Out, Homophobia, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Pride, Transphobia
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18th October 2018
SINCE 2010, the third Thursday in October has been marked as #SpiritDay, when millions of people wear purple and change their social media profile pictures to help create a world in which lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) young people are celebrated and accepted for who they are. It began in 2010 when Canadian high school student Brittany McMillan created …
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Jul 31
Liverpool’s Stonewall moment – A reflection on the 10th anniversary of Michael Causer’s murder
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Homophobia, IDAHOT, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Michael Causer, Pride, Spirituality, Transphobia
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31st July 2018
THIS is my reflection at the Post-Pride Chillout Service in the Lady Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral to mark the end of Liverpool Pride on Sunday 29th July 2018: The death of Michael Causer was Liverpoolâs Stonewall moment. My name is Kieran, and Iâm the coordinator of the growing network of Open Table communities, which began …
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Nov 07
Are we there yet? From homophobia to equality
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Homophobia, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Marriage Equality
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7th November 2017
TEN YEARS AGO this month, the UK’s longest running LGBT youth group* produced a short film about their experience of being lesbian, gay or bisexual in Liverpool. The 18 minute film aimed at 13-19 year olds uses drama, animation, original music and research to present issues around coming out, bullying at school, harassment at work, …
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Oct 11
Coming out in the classroom – The power of education #NCOD
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Michael Causer, Pride, Transphobia
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11th October 2017
TODAY, 11th October, is celebrated in many countries as ‘National Coming Out Day’, a campaign to promote a safe world for LGBT+ individuals to live truthfully and openly. This morning I marked the occasion by giving a lecture to around 300 trainee teachers, to raise awareness of issues around gender and sexuality, and to explore …
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Feb 10
Being the change I wanted to see as an LGBT+ role model
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Coming Out, Homophobia, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Transphobia
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10th February 2017
Yesterday afternoon I visited a secondary school to discuss what more they could do to support their LGBT+ students. Last night I dreamed I travelled back in time and saw myself as a teenager. My younger self recognised me, approached and gave me a hug. I may have been watching too much science fiction lately, …
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Jan 27
The rise of Trump – Where are we now? #HMD2017
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Hate Crime, LGBT rights
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27th January 2017
TODAY is Holocaust Memorial Day – the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz which marked the end of the extreme prejudice and discrimination which led to the extermination of millions of Jews and other minorities. Or did it? The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust also commemorates other genocides in more recent …
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Nov 18
How will you use your #PowerForGood? #AntiBullyingWeek #NoBystanders #LoveWins
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Liverpool, Transphobia
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18th November 2016
THIS WEEK was Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, with the theme #PowerForGood – a challenge to each of us to speak up against the culture of bullying wherever we find it. It struck me this year that the campaign, which normally focuses on schools and youth groups, is more needed than ever for all of us, …
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