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There’s always a lot going on both in and around the Open Table Network, and in other communities. Here are some which involve or interest us most right now. It’s good to know LGBTQIA+ people have a growing voice in so many areas of local, national and international life.
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Christian leaders overwhelmingly support full ban on 'conversion therapy'
MORE THAN 2,500 signatures from Christian leaders have been added to a letter in support of a full ban on 'conversion therapy' in less than 10 days since it was published. The letter will be sent to the Government on 1st March 2022.
‘I do not want to die in a Church that will not marry same-sex couples’ says OTN Patron Bishop Paul Bayes
LAST SATURDAY, the Bishop of Liverpool, Right Revd Paul Bayes, retired. In an interview with the Church Times this week, he speaks candidly about his ministry and hopes for the future of the church.
OTN Patron Bishop Cherry Vann shares story in BBC radio documentary
FOR LGBT+ History Month, the BBC has spoken to several LGBT+ people in ministry who share their stories of faith, hope and love. Among them is OTN Patron Cherry Vann, Bishop of Monmouth, the first lesbian bishop in the Church in Wales, and in a civil partnership.
OTN Coordinator shares coming-out story for LGBT+ History Month
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 Big Chat Series: Christianity and LGBT+ Lives, with OTN Coordinator Kieran Bohan on the panel.