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Line 1: {{Short description\|Australian LGBT charity}}{{Infobox organization '''Freedom2b''' is an Australian based network that supports [[LGBTI]] people from [[Christian]] backgrounds. It helps them resolves issues of faith, sexuality and gender identity while working to promote understanding and acceptance both in the church and within the wider community. Freedom2b is not unlike many of the other denominational groups that have been created to assist people with resolving issues of faith and sexuality such as Acceptance or Integrity but it accepts both religious and non religious LGBTI people and does not promote a particular belief system.▼ \| formation = 2004 \| logo = Freedom2b Logo.png \| formerly = \| founder = {{Unbulleted list \| [[Anthony Venn-Brown]] \| Phillip Wall}} \| status = charity (former)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Freedom2B Inc {{!}} ACNC \|url=https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/d7ffd11a-38af-e811-a960-000d3ad24282/history}}</ref> \| location_country = [[Australia]] \| website = https://freedom2b.org/ }} ▲'''Freedom2b''' is an Australian -based network that supports [[~~LGBTI~~LGBT]] people from [[Christians\|Christian]] backgrounds. It helps them ~~resolves~~resolve issues of faith, [[Human sexuality\|sexuality]], and [[gender identity]] while working to promote understanding and acceptance both in the church and within the wider community. Freedom2b ~~is not unlike many of the other denominational groups that have been created to assist people with resolving issues of faith and sexuality such as Acceptance or Integrity but it~~ accepts both religious and non religious LGBTI people and does not promote a particular belief system. ~~[[File:Logo phpBB.gif‎\|right]]~~ == Purpose == Line 9 ⟶ 17: == History == Freedom2b was co-founded in 2004 by [[Anthony Venn-Brown]] ~~(a former Australian Assemblies of God evangelist)~~ and Phillip Wall. ~~and the~~The first meetings of the organization were held in [[Surry Hills]] in [[Sydney]]. ~~Anthony~~ Venn-Brown released his autobiography ''A Life of Unlearning'', which he said caused a flood of emails and prompted him to establish the network to give gay Christians a voice. “Up until this point there was no point of contact for the many thousands of people who were isolated.”<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.sstar.net.au/news/2009/08/19/seminar-to-discuss-faith-and-sexuality/4067 \| date=2009-08-19 \| first=Andie \| last=Noonan \| accessdate=2009-08-23 \| title=Seminar to discuss faith and sexuality - sstar.net.au \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027234138/http://www.sstar.net.au/news/2009/08/19/seminar-to-discuss-faith-and-sexuality/4067 \| archive-date=2009-10-27 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.whosoever.org/v10i3/pentecostal.shtml/ \|title=First Global Group for Gay Pentecostals launched\| date=2005-11-01 \| first=Anthony \| last=Venn-Brown \| accessdate=2009-08-09 }}</ref> In 2011 Venn-Brown stepped down, with Michelle Kolev of the Melbourne chapter taking on the role of President. The year also saw the organisation re-brand from "freedom 2 b[e]" to "freedom2b".{{Citation needed\|date=April 2024}} == Activities == Freedom2b conducts monthly meetings in a number of capital cities including Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, and has an online forum where participants can share their stories and discuss issues relating to faith and sexuality.<ref> {{cite news \| title=anthony-venn-brown-mr-charismatic-gay-australia \|author=Zoe Carter \|date=2007-02-15 \| url=http://www.outinperth.com/anthony-venn-brown-mr-charismatic-gay-australia/ \| accessdate=2009-09-08 }}</ref> Freedom2b has marched in the [[Sydney ~~Gay and Lesbian~~ Mardi Gras]] since 2007 and ~~recently~~ participated in the 2011 Mardi Gras under the theme of “Find Freedom”.<ref>{{cite news \| url=~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvYFK556UPM \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XvYFK556UPM \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\| title=freedom2b march in Mardi Gras 2009\| date=2009-04-07 \| first=Ben \| last=Gresham \| accessdate=2009-08-08 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The organization supports a range of activities within the community that promote awareness and help people reconcile their faith and sexuality. The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] interviewed a number of members of freedom2b members in 2009 on their experiences of being gay and Pentecostal ,<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.abc.net.au/sundaynights/stories/s2516719.htm \| title=Pentecostal and evangelical gay and lesbian Christians\| date=2009-04-19 \| first=John \| last=Cleary \| accessdate=2009-04-22 }}</ref> and several freedom2b members were also the subject of a 2009 photography exhibition by Iain Wallace entitled “Walking between ~~Worlds”~~Worlds.”<ref> {{cite news \|url=http://alifeofunlearning.blogspot.com/2009/02/love-thy-neighbour-sun-herald-080209.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121129003647/http://alifeofunlearning.blogspot.com/2009/02/love-thy-neighbour-sun-herald-080209.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-11-29\| title=Love thy Neighbour \| first=Erin \| last=O'Dwyer \| accessdate=2009-08-08}} ~~{{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}~~</ref> Freedom2b has recently been involved in workshops on suicide prevention. Three members of freedom2b, Paul Martin, Anthony Venn-Brown, and Ben Gresham are featured in an upcoming documentary "The ~~Bedrooom~~Bedroom Commandments" that looks at the relationship between religious faith and sexuality.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://queenslandpride.gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/faith-on-film-the-bedroom-commandments-003577.html \|last=Davis \|first=Ian \|title=Faith on film: The Bedroom Commandments \|date=May 17, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605082548/http://queenslandpride.gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/faith-on-film-the-bedroom-commandments-003577.html \|archive-date=June 5, 2011 \|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> Freedom2b also has a group for young people aged 18–30. Their aim is to offer a safe place for LGBTI youth and young adults from Christian backgrounds.<ref>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdEUn-4uOUs&feature=channel_page \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/QdEUn-4uOUs \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Freedom 2b[e]Youth - What is it? \| date=2009-04-07 \| first=Ben \| last=Gresham \| ~~accessdate~~access-date=2009-08-09 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The ~~current~~ youth ~~coordinator~~coordinators of freedom2b isin 2008 are Ben Gresham in Sydney and Duane McKibben in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sxnews.gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/christian-gay-and-happy-yes-it-is-possible-008003.html \|title=Christian, Gay, and Happy: Yes, it is possible \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112072448/http://sxnews.gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/christian-gay-and-happy-yes-it-is-possible-008003.html \|archive-date=November 12, 2010 \|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> The ~~current~~ patrons of freedom2b in 2008 are the Hon. [[Michael Kirby (judge)\|Michael Kirby]] AC, CMG (a former justice of the High Court of Australia) and Reverend [[Dorothy ~~McCrae~~McRae-McMahon]]. <ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2008/04/20/leading-figures-to-provide-guiding-light/12400 \|title=LEADING FIGURES TO PROVIDE GUIDING LIGHT \|date=~~2008-04-~~April 20, \|2008 ~~accessdate~~\|website=~~2009~~Star Observer \|access-~~08-23~~date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> ==References== ~~{{link rot\|date=June 2011}}~~ {{reflist}} ~~==External links ==~~ * [http://www.freedom2b.org/ freedom2b.org] - official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Freedom 2b(E)}} [[Category:LGBT ~~religious~~Christian organizations]] [[Category:LGBT ~~rights~~organisations ~~organizations~~based in Australia]] [[Category:Evangelical parachurch ~~organisations~~organizations]] [[Category:Charismatic and Pentecostal organizations]]