The christian church, and religion in general, has built an extreme doctrine of abhorrence around the the whole issue, based on misconception, misinterpretation, mistranslation, tradition and ignorance, that has expressed itself in dogma, intolerance, bigotry and hatred. The level of pain and torment that gay people in the church have been subjected to is horrific. One of the highest suicide rate of all demographics is amongst LGBT Christians. The church, as it stands, offers nothing to these people apart from platitudes or outright hostility. All reparative ministries (“pray away the gay” "conversion therapy" groups etc) offer false hope for transformation. They have built complex legalistic, religious structures and processes on the premise that homosexuality is sin. The Silent Gays project aims to change the way we view our belief systems, specifically in the area of sexuality, through education, empathy, acceptance, love and support. The enormity of who we are, who we are created to be, goes way beyond the narrow boundaries of traditional religion, biblical literalist constraints and church bigotry. Everyone human deserves unconditional love - it's the only thing that brings real change. Silent Gays provides resources and services for survivors of all forms of religious abuse, including workshops, seminars, literature, support groups, mentoring and coaching, as well as customised education services for community organisations and businesses.
