A film Premiere for the Voices of the Silenced production, "Once Gay" - the story of Matthew Grech will be held Monday 11th London at 6.00pm and Thursday 14th February, Belfast. Tickets available at Eventbrite - "read more"
Read More > View All >There is a clear irony as "Boy Erased" is released in the UK cinemas tomorrow (9th February). While lessons that must be learned, Core Issues Trust Premieres "Once Gay - Matthew and Friends" on Monday 11th February for release Thursday 14th Feb Read more
When Matthew Grech shared his personal story following his X Factor Malta appearance, he was soundly rebuked by Maltese Equality Minister Helena Dalli, who claimed he had broken the law. In 2016, Malta bannedtherapeutic choice for unwanted same-sex attractions. What does this incident teach us about the r... Read more
The Rt Rev Graham James implies that General Synod voted only to ban “conversion therapy” as opposed to “prayer or accredited counselling” for people uncomfortable with their sexuality. But the underlying Memorandum of Understanding restricts the latter to helping people to “reach a greater degree of acceptance of their sexual orientation” – not to move away from it. Read more
Considering the studies cited... Read more
‘I don’t want to see another young person take their life,’ says Jayne Ozanne. She wants to see ‘conversion therapy’ banned. There are four propositions here: that (i) LGBT-identified people experience more depression than others; (ii) they likewise commit suicide more often; (iii) a major cause of this is what she calls ‘spiritual abuse’ in the Church; and (iv) therapy makes matters worse, not better. Read more
In 1994 John Bancroft said about research into sexual orientation,that it was an area “par excellence where scientific objectivity has little chance of survival.” Read more
A response to the Revd Stephen Neill (Gazette 16th Sept) Read more
Following the Premier Screening on Once gay in Belfast, Stepehn Noland spoke to Mike Davidson. Download audio file
Stephen Noland Speaks to Mike Davidson (and John ODoherty of the rainbow project) Download audio file
The topic Can anyone change their sexuality? Download audio file
The issue is: therapeutic and counselling choice - should it be banned? Download audio file
Core Issues is a non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and women with homosexual issues who voluntarily seek change in sexual preference and expression.
It respects the rights of individuals who identify as 'gay' who do not seek change, and supports dignity for LGBT persons. It does not support gay "marriage" - usually considered an "equality" issue, premised on the belief that being gay is "biological" and is therefore unchangeable. Core Issues Trust offers one-to-one support for individuals voluntarily seeking to leave homosexual behaviours and feelings. Please read our "Statement on Prejudice". The Royal College of Psychiatrists (2014) has recently affirmed that human sexuality is fluid for some, and therefore changeable in some cases. Core Issues Trust promotes the idea that individuals are not "victims" of their sexual desires.
