Anthony Venn-Brown OAM

What is conversion 'therapy' (and what it's not) - ABBI Some people are confused about what "conversion therapy" is. Here we talk about what it actually is and what it's not, separating the confusion.

This #IDECT I’ve found that there are lots of people who really don’t know what conversion “therapy” is. This should sort things out and end the confusion.
www.abbi.org.au/2017/10/what...

International Day to End Conversion Therapy (IDECT): January 7th - ABBI January 7 will be the inaugural International Day to End Conversion Therapy (#IDECT). It’s a day pf rememberance, awareness and action.

January 7 marks the inaugural International Day to End Conversion Therapy (#IDECT) www.abbi.org.au/2026/01/inte...

Be the change you want to see in the world

The American Psychiatric Association - homosexuality - ABBI The American Psychiatric Association - homosexuality. A decision that still reverberates down to today.

www.abbi.org.au/2025/12/the-...

Policy and Research Webinar. LGBTQ+ conversion practices and healing: supporting LGBTQ+ people of faith This webinar will explore the lived experiences and long-term impacts of so-called LGBTQ+ conversion practices, often referred to as “ex-gay” or “reparative therapy.”

It's not too late to book for tomorrow's webinar

Non-members of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia can book here www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/non_members_...

You might like to give @breezyblossom a 👎. I did. youtu.be/8txAPzOXzKA

See you Sunday?

FULL DETAILS AND TICKETS HERE
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My feed is full of photos and videos of friends at #NoKings protests. Warms my heart. What is needed of course is a change in this insane, lawless, evil administration. It’s a beginning #WeLiveInHope #Resist

We remember #pulse 😢

“Better to live one day being true to yourself than an entire lifetime which is a lie.”
That one truth reshaped everything for me.
🌈 Pride Month isn’t just about parades—it’s about healing, truth, and hope.
👉 Read: tinyurl.com/2cejtqrg
#PrideMonth #ComingOutStory #LGBTQHope

Newcastle and Hunter region please share through your networks.

Dubbo and Central West please share through your networks.

"Every single courageous act of coming out chips away at the curse of homophobia. Most importantly, it’s destroyed within yourself, and that act creates the potential for its destruction in friends, family, and society." READ MORE tinyurl.com/2cejtqrg
#HappyPride #HappyPrideMonth

"PRIDE is a beacon of hope for those still living in shame. Every time we march, speak out, or simply live authentically, we shine a light into the dark places where shame still hides. Pride says, ‘You are not alone—and there’s nothing wrong with you.’” #ABBIorg READ: www.abbi.org.au/2025/06/prid...

Pride was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay. It evolved out of our struggle to break free of oppression and exist without being criminalised, imprisoned, pathologised, institutionalised, and persecuted. READ MORE: www.abbi.org.au/2025/06/prid...

Why we need visible and vocal allies. Silence and invisibly are killers.
Thank you for standing up and speaking out.
🏳️‍🌈#HappyPrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈 @nakedpastor.bsky.social

Pride Month is a beacon. My initial coming out was not with a sense of pride but reluctant acceptance. It would take several more years before I could fully break free from the deeply entrenched internalised shame and self-loathing that had ruled my life. READ MORE: www.abbi.org.au/.../pride-mo...

I know there’s a lot going on nationally & internationally ATM, but wouldn’t it be special if our PM @AlboMP wished the LGBTQIA community, friends, family and allies a HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. You know, like Obama used to do and Trump never will. Wishing and hoping. #ABBIorg

@brcremer.bsky.social ❤️

Canberra Baptist and Hamilton Baptist expelled over gays - ABBI Canberra Baptist and Hamilton Baptist churches expelled. Not because of right and wrong, but inclusion instead of exclusion.

Canberra and Hamilton Baptist Churches have been officially expelled from the NSW/ACT Baptist Association. Their “offence”? Daring to fully welcome and affirm LGBTQ people in their communities.
www.abbi.org.au/2025/05/canb...

Another Milestone in the 25-Year Journey - ABBI Anti-Discrination NSW launches program to ban conversion therapy. Here are the milestones that got us to this point.

Another Milestone in the 25-Year Journey - Anti-Discrimination NSW launches civil complaints scheme to end conversion “therapy” in the state www.abbi.org.au/2025/04/anti...

Open letter to straight Christian allies - ABBI Straight Christian allies for the LGBTIQ community are appreciated but it often comes at a cost. Read this..

Is there somone in your world you need to share this with. www.abbi.org.au/2017/02/stra...

NSW LGBTQA Conversion Practices Ban - launch and speech - ABBI Today Anti-discrimination NSW launched their program to back up the legislation banning conversion "therapy". Speech and links.

The outcomes of these practices are tragically predictable. That’s why the legislation and program being launched today are so vital."
READ MORE www.abbi.org.au/2025/04/conv...

Yes ladies. Haven’t you read 1 Timothy 2:9.

“I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes” (NIV). It’s all your fault.

Some Christians and denominations still teach this.

I have a birthday fundraiser happening on Facebook. I’m over two-thirds there. If you’d consider popping in $10, $20 or something, towards the work of ABBI to help get me to my goal, that would be appreciated. Thanks. Check out the thermometer here www.abbi.org.au/2025/03/birt...

Special night with fellow warriors Alex Greenwich Ghassan Kassisieh at Pride in Law event talking LGBTQ wins, challenges and future

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