Content warnings for this episode: non-graphic discussion of conversion therapy, spiritual abuse, mental health problems, suicidal ideation, and hospitalisation.

Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of The Gathering Podcast! Join Sam (Worship Leader) and Georgia (LGBTQ+ Community Link Worker) as they interview Jayne Ozanne about her faith journey, what it was like to come out as a senior evangelical figure in the Church of England, and the fight to ban conversion therapy. Please heed the content warnings above when listening to this episode, and, if this brings up anything for you, get in touch with one of our Pastoral Leaders, or call the conversion therapy helpline at 0800 130 3335.

You can also find support and resources at the Ozanne Foundation here.

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website here.

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

If you would like to donate to the work of The Gathering, you can do so here.

Happy Pride Month everyone! This month we will be releasing our next series of The Gathering Podcast, all about different elements of PRIDE - P for Pride, R for Reconciliation, I for Inclusion, D for Discrimination, and E for Empowerment. Join us as we discuss these topics together. This week is our conversation about Inclusion with G (he/him), Pastoral Leader.

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website ⁠here⁠.

You can find us on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

⁠#TheGatheringCardiff⁠ ⁠#TheGatheringPodcast⁠ ⁠#pride2023⁠ ⁠#PRIDE⁠

Happy Pride Month everyone! This month we will be releasing our next series of The Gathering Podcast, all about different elements of PRIDE - P for Pride, R for Reconciliation, I for Inclusion, D for Discrimination, and E for Empowerment. Join us as we discuss these topics together. This week is our conversation about Empowerment with Lee (she/her), a URC minister and member of The Gathering .

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website ⁠here⁠.

You can find us on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

⁠#TheGatheringCardiff⁠ ⁠#TheGatheringPodcast⁠ ⁠#pride2023⁠ ⁠#PRIDE⁠

After the technical difficulties of last week (apology post here), this is our next episode! We will release our I for Inclusion when we manage to re-record with G.

Happy Pride Month everyone! This month we will be releasing our next series of The Gathering Podcast, all about different elements of PRIDE - P for Pride, R for Reconciliation, I for Inclusion, D for Discrimination, and E for Empowerment. Join us as we discuss these topics together. This week is our conversation about Discrimination with Nici (they/them), Pastoral Leader.

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website ⁠here⁠.

You can find us on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

⁠#TheGatheringCardiff⁠ ⁠#TheGatheringPodcast⁠ ⁠#pride2023⁠ ⁠#PRIDE⁠

Happy Pride Month everyone! This month we will be releasing our next series of The Gathering Podcast, all about different elements of PRIDE - P for Pride, R for Reconciliation, I for Inclusion, D for Discrimination, and E for Empowerment. Join us as we discuss these topics together. This week is our conversation about Reconciliation with Sam (he/him), Pastoral Leader. Just a brief content warning, this episode gets pretty heavy at times as we discuss our experiences of harm in church spaces. So, CW for religious homophobia and spiritual harm.

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website here.

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

#TheGatheringCardiff #TheGatheringPodcast #pride2023 #PRIDE

Happy Pride Month everyone! This month we will be releasing our next series of The Gathering Podcast, all about different elements of PRIDE - P for Pride, R for Reconciliation, I for Inclusion, D for Discrimination, and E for Empowerment. Join us as we discuss these topics together, starting with our conversation about Pride with Rev. Del (she/her), Pastoral Leader.

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website here.

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

#TheGatheringCardiff #TheGatheringPodcast #pride2023 #PRIDE

We had a few issues on the audio for this one - apologies!

Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of The Gathering Podcast! Join Sam (Pastoral Leader) and Georgia (LGBTQ+ Community Link Worker) as they interview MS Hannah Blythyn about her journey into politics, the fight to ban conversion therapy, and the recently-released LGBTQ+ Action Plan. You can read the Action Plan here.

The Gathering is an LGBTQ+ church in Cardiff City Centre. We meet every Sunday at 19:00-20:30 - more details on our website here.

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where you can find out more about us and what we're doing!

If you would like to donate to the work of The Gathering, you can do so here.