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'''Freedom2b''' is an Australian-based network that supports [[LGBT]] people from [[Christians|Christian]] backgrounds. It helps them resolve 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
| 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 [[LGBT]] people from [[Christians|Christian]] backgrounds. It helps them 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
▲[[File:Freedom2b Logo.png|right]]
== Purpose ==
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== History ==
Freedom2b was co-founded in 2004 by [[Anthony Venn-Brown]]
<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 ==
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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 Mardi Gras]] since 2007 and participated in the 2011 Mardi Gras under the theme of “Find Freedom”.<ref>{{cite news | url=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.”<ref>
{{cite news |url=http://alifeofunlearning.blogspot.com/2009/02/love-thy-neighbour-sun-herald-080209.html|archive-url=https://archive.
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=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? |
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==References==
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[[Category:LGBT Christian organizations]]
[[Category:LGBT organisations based in Australia]]
[[Category:Evangelical parachurch organizations]]
[[Category:Charismatic and Pentecostal organizations]]
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