IDAHOT - Faith, Sexuality & Gender Diversity

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IDAHOT - Faith, Sexuality & Gender Diversity

By Darebin City Council - Equity & Diversity

Date and time

Thu, 21 May 2015 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM AEST

Location

Darebin Intercultural Centre

59a Roseberry Avenue Preston , Vic 3072 Australia

Description

Faith, Sexuality and Gender Diversity

21 May 2015

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Darebin Intercultural cenre

59a Roseberry Avenue, Preston

Join us in this event featuring a panel of people of faith, faith leaders and experts to explore the intersections of faith and sexual and gender diversity.

From a base of human diginity and respect, the panel will explore the themes below:

  • How can religious individuals and communities retain faith and embrace sexual and gender diversity?
  • Can faith communities play a role in promoting the inclusion and stamping out discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people?
  • Can the principles of inter-culturalism extend to LGBTIQ communities?

The panel will feature:

Moderator: Avraham Schwarz

Panel of Speakers:

  • Luke Gahan (Researcher, La Trobe University and Editor of the book Heaven Bent: Australian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex experiences of faith, religion and spirituality)
  • Sally Goldner (Executive Director Transgender Victoria, and member of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria GLBT reference group)
  • Rev. Peter Batten (Uniting Church Northcote)
  • Pastor Becky Bauer (Acts2Faith Church, Northcote and member of Darebin SSGD Advisory Committee)

International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia & Transphobia

Organised by

Contact:Equity & DiversityPhone: (03) 8470 8365Email: diversity@darebin.vic.gov.auWebsite: www.darebin.vic.gov.au

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