Inside Ex-gay: Recent Episodes
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Produced by Katecia Taylor. It took 18 months of negotiations to get Nicole Conner to agree to be interviewed back in 2015. Two and a half years later, the former evangelical mega-church pastor finally breaks her silence regarding the fall-out, controversy and heartache that followed her appearance on this program. Back then Conner revealed […]
Justin Lee is the founder of one of the world’s first and largest support organisations for LGBTIQ people of faith – Gay Christian Network. In late 2016, Justin visited Australia and New Zealand for a whirlwind tour. Dean Beck managed to grab 20 minutes with Justin at an advocates gathering in Melbourne’s Hardware Lane precinct. […]
The series has explored in depth the struggles of those unable to reconcile their sexuality and faith. In today’s episode we explore some of the challenges faced by allies of LGBTIQ people. These are the heterosexual people within a church who are prepared to make a stand for their LGBTIQ friends. Today we talk to […]
Churches throughout the country profess to be “welcoming” of LGBTIQ people – but most are not affirming. What seems like a happy medium to many conservative evangelicals is actually one of the most harmful positions for LGBTIQ people of faith. Some of the strongest international voices speaking out against LGBTIQ inclusion are currently, or will shortly, […]
The guest of this long awaited fifth Inside Ex-gay interview is Nicole Conner, a major Australian evangelical teacher who has spent much of the past year faced with a difficult question. What does leadership look like when you have the power and influence to speak out against injustice, but are surrounded on all sides by people […]
Inside Ex-gay producers Dean Beck and Nathan Despott were finalists in the inaugural 2014 Victorian GLOBE (gay and lesbian organisation for business and enterprise) awards. Inside Ex-gay is honoured to have been nominated for the “Protecting our Community” category and to have been a finalist alongside two other fabulous contenders – Anna Brown (Co-convenor of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby […]
Sixteen years after its initial statement on ex-gay and reparative therapies, the Australian Psychological Society (APS) has finally released an updated statement. The 2015 statement is significant. It is a complete rejection of ex-gay practice AND ideology. Here are some paragraphs: The statement quotes the following references: Click Here for the full statement
The producers of Inside Ex-gay wish to express their sadness at the loss of one of the project’s most influential and generous contributors, Bishop John McIntyre. Bishop John passed away June 6, 2014. We offer our condolences, love and support to his family and loved ones. We celebrate the life of a man whose achievements […]
Podcast – Sunday 4 May, 2pm, JOY 94.9 Melbourne http://joy.org.au/wordforword/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2014/05/W4W_Inside-ExGay-EP04_pod.mp3 Click here for the Word for Word program Page Rev Matt Glover Matt began his career as a research scientist for Dulux Australia, before entering into full time ministry with the Baptist Church in Victoria. Holding the positions of Youth Pastor and Senior […]
Podcast – Sunday 27 April, 1pm, JOY 94.9 Melbourne http://joy.org.au/wordforword/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2014/04/W4W_Inside-ExGay-EP03_pod.mp3 Click here for the Word for Word program Page Jason Tuazon-McCheyne Jason grew up in Melbourne’s northern suburbs and was baptised at the age of 12 at Thornbury Church of Christ. In his early 20s he completed a five-year degree in biblical literature […]