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A VIDEO featuring six senior religious leaders has been released to promote six Safeguarding Principles that aim to ensure the safety of LGBT+ people in religious communities.

TODAY YOU CAN HELP support LGBTQIA+ people to find a safe, welcoming community where they can thrive. We're launching our Advent Appeal, following the four weekly themes - Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.

THIS CHRISTMAS, the joy is too much for London to contain and Big Queer Carols is getting bigger, with three new partner churches in England and Wales. The churches we're working with are committed to fairness, equity, and affirmation - and we're inviting you to join us!

THANKS to the hospitality of the Jesuits in Britain, who have hosted LGBTQ+ Christian retreat weekends since 1991, St Beuno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre in rural north Wales hosted a retreat called ‘A glimpse of Jesus’ on the last weekend in October. Yvonne Taylor shares her experience of her first time on this annual retreat.

AS A PARTNERSHIP of inclusive Christian organisations, we welcome the publication of Together in Love and Faith by the Bishop of Oxford and acknowledge the step forward that it represents in the journey towards full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQ+ people in the Church of England.

A story of self-acceptance from Jonny Masters, Diocesan Youth, Children and Families’ Adviser in the Church of England Diocese of Chester, and a founding member of our new Open Table community in Nantwich, Cheshire.

It’s not easy being a Christian woman who loves another woman - Wendy Young shares her story of teen love, ‘prayer ministry’ to free her from this ‘lifestyle’, and a marriage proposal which rocked her world.

THE TITLE of this article came from one of the 18 community consultations we’ve hosted since October 2021 with churches exploring the need for an Open Table community in their area. During these meetings we ask what are the qualities of the experience they would want to share with others if they host an Open Table community.

A YEAR AGO on National Coming Out Day, we launched a six-week crowdfunding campaign to raise £10,000 to bridge the gap between our budget as a new small charity and the growing demand for our support. This year, we’ve never been busier - please share about, and consider giving to, or fundraising for, OTN if you are able. Thank you!

SUNDAY WORSHIP on BBC Radio 4 this week was recorded at the annual HeartEdge Conference, which hosted the final of the 2022 Theology Slam, a competition that invites young people to reflect on contemporary issues through theology, scripture and tradition. The service incorporated the talks from all three finalists including OTN Co-Chair Alex Clare-Young.