Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Honey, I'm gay

We recently interviewed Anthony Venn-Brown, author of A Life of Unlearning. Anthony approached me after we interviewed a colleague of his for an episode about bisexuality. He had his publisher send me a copy of his book and I couldn't put it down. It details his struggle to come to terms with his sexuality. We are so lucky in Australia today but 20-30 years ago, it was a different story altogether. Anthony thought religion could cure him of his same sex urges and at Bible college he had exorcisms performed on him to cast out the "gay demon". In one hand was his religion, in the other his sexuality and the two couldn't mix. When he eventually came out, he was forced to do so publicly in front of his congregation. Today he is openly gay and coaches other men who find themselves in similar situations. Do yourself a favor and read his book. Oh, and watch the episode here.

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