Our Philosophy
The Facts
- In 8 countries, people can be executed for being gay or lesbian.
- In 45 countries, women can be sent to prison for being lesbian.
- In 72 countries, men can be sent to prison for being gay.
- In 25 countries, LGBTI organizations are illegal.
- LGBTI youth from non-accepting families are more than 8 times more likely to attempt suicide than those from accepting families.
- LGBTI youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth with religious-based LGBTI discrimination as a major cause of these outcomes.
- Many LGBTI people experience trauma and marginalization because of religious-based discrimination.
1. What we believe in:
- All people are equal before their Creator, regardless of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity
- Every LGBTI person deserves and is worthy of being welcomed, accepted and embraced by their families and the faith community of their choice.
- Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential and participate in and contribute to all aspects of life
- As faith communities, our central values shall be compassion and acceptance
2. What we will do:
- Promote a vision of love and inclusion
- Develop faith-based educational resources to spread the message of awareness and inclusiveness in families and faith communities
- Assess global religious-based LGBTI discrimination and identify effective ways to reduce it
- Develop resources to help people in Canada evaluate the level of welcome and inclusion of their faith communities
- Publish the level of welcome and inclusion of Canadian faith communities to help people evaluate their options
- Develop a sustainable, strategic plan and programming to bring this message to people around the world in culturally sensitive, context-aware ways
- Work with selected countries to develop long-term strategies to decrease religious-based LGBTI discrimination
- Inspire people around the world to see these issues in a compassionate way through testimonials and programming.
3. What the results will be:
- A world free of religious-based LGBTI discrimination, in which religions, religious bodies, communities and families choose to leave their religious-based biases against LGBTI people behind.
- People,faith communities and families choosing to create healthy environments through practicing acceptance, inclusion and compassion.
- LGBTI people experiencing the joy that comes from living in affirming communities that support their growth and expression as an LGBTI individual.
- Making daily life better for LGBTI people by fostering the feeling of freedom and choice that comes from knowing that one may participate in a faith community and family in the fullest sense possible.
- Reducing rates and impact of religious-based LGBTI discrimination on people and societies everywhere.
4. How you Can Support
Donate
Support the movement financially and help us ensure that the world can be is a safer place for LGBTI individuals.
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Our success is made possible by volunteers who share their time with us.