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I love my community...
A look at the 2008 ‘SameSame’ Top 25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbians and a young gay man lucky enough to be at this monumental event. I, Ben Gresham am proud of my community. A community of gay and...
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The Australian ex-gay movement: What is happening?
By Benjamin Gresham. 2009A major ex-gay program, Living Waters, is seeking to expand across Sydney and even the rest of Australia. Led by Christian minister and ex-gay himself, Ron Brookman. Living...
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Hope Alliance media release prompts Katrina Fox to write SMH 'Straight and...
Many of you may have read the article 'Straight and Narrow' in Friday's Sydney Morning Herald by Katrina Fox. This article was prompted by 'The Hope Alliance' media release which was seen in SX News...
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The lead up to Mardi Gras 2009...
Excitement and Fear, Hope and Sadness, Joy and Pain....Some of the emotions running through my head as the countdown to the 2009 Mardi Gras comes even closer..As I think of the many reasons I am...
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Church aims to "change" gays featuring Ben Gresham
Above: Ron & Ruth BrookmanSource: Fairfax Media, 2009.Church aims to "change" gaysBY ALICIA WOOD27/03/2009 5:02:00 PMA RAMSGATE church has attracted national attention for its programs to guide...
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A Gay Christian in the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
On the 7th March 2009, I marched in my first Mardi Gras with the group Freedom 2 b[e]. For me this was an event surrounded in excitement, fear, anticipation, doubt, love and uncertainty.Growing up in a...
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The Hope Alliance - LAUNCHING SOON
The Hope Alliance will be launching officially in late June this year. We aim to set up a website, an action group and an education team to bring hope to the many indiciduals and their families...
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Why is a place for gay Christian youth needed in our society?
“Sometimes I feel so guilty about my feelings’’. “Am I going to hell? That’s the gnawing question that is always drilling little holes in the back of my mind. Please don’t send me to hell....Lord I...
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Survivors of ex-gay programs march in the 2010 Sydney Mardi Gras
Hi all,It has been way too long since I updated this but I just wanted to say how amazing my life is now. It almost seems like the divide between faith and sexuality is no longer there in my world....
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3 insights from the life of a young gay Christian...
Hi everyone,Sorry for being so slack lately in my blogs and updates.I cannot believe it has now been over 2 years since I 'came out' at church and to all of my family. Since then so many incredible...
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Celebrating Freedom 2 b[e] Youth
As some of you may know, I am the Sydney Youth Co-ordinator from Freedom 2 b[e] which is a place to assist LGBT people from Christian backgrounds on their journey to reconcile their faith and...
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Working together - The Church & LGBT Community
Almost every day I talk to a gay person that just doesn't understand why I would bother keeping my faith and why I would bother investing my time in building bridges between the church and the gay...
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The Freedom To Be Me
I recently wrote an article which has featured on Page 10 of 'SX News' which is Sydney's top gay magazine. After only two days, it was the #1 most viewed article on the SX website.The article has...
View ArticleHillsong, Homosexuality & The Church
Hey everyone!Please see below one of the more recent videos I was interviewed in. Some amazing news at the end...definitely worth watching for.Lots of love,Ben
View ArticleNew interview on ABC Radio National
Hi everyone,I apologise for not posting in a while but I have been really busy with freedom2b and with writing my thesis. I aim to post a whole heap of new things starting November 2011. In the mean...
View ArticleTrailer released for 'The Cure Documentary'
Hi everyone,I'm very excited because the trailer for the long-awaited documentary 'The Cure' was released today. The film features Anthony Venn-Brown (former AOG pastor, f2b co-founder), Paul Martin...
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Breakfast with Brian: Hillsong, Homosexuality and the Future
A blog entry on my breakfast with the Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston. This entry shares Brian’s thoughts on homosexuality, gays in church, the future of the church and dealing with the...
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My story on Channel Ten's The Project
Hi everyone,Just letting you know that my story appeared on The Project on Channel 10 (Australia) last Wednesday evening (2nd January 2013). As far as I know, this is the first time that mainstream...
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Gay people and Hillsong Church? At last... some clarity
Early this morning, Brian Houston, the Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, issued a statement in response to the controversy surrounding reports that Hillsong NYC had an engaged gay couple leading the...
View ArticleHappy, gay and married!
Hi all,It's been a long time between posts. I'm doing well and generally don't feel the need to post very often anymore. I'm happily married to another man and have been since marriage equality was...
View ArticleAustralian gay conversion documentary 'The Cure' now on YouTube
Hi all,Back in 2013 I was featured in a documentary called 'The Cure' which looked at gay conversion programs and practices in Australia. I shared my story in the hope of raising awareness about the...
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Being gay in a Christian family....
My family are all Christians, my mother and father grew up in the church and were taught to believe the basic fundamental things such as creation, the fall of man and the sacrifice of Jesus to save the...
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