The European Commission has funded a two year project “Family Matters. Supporting families to prevent violence against gay and lesbian youth” the aim of which is to prevent violence against lesbian and gay youth by supporting their families.

Below is the transcript of Bruce’s story delivered to the LGCM annual conference back in April. Janet’s story appeared in the last edition of FFLAG News.

My background for most of my adult life has been a heavy involvement in fundamentalist Christian churches. I became a Christian at 18 and joined a fundamentalist church that believed they were the one true church and that we must observe every command in the Bible, so we kept the Saturday Sabbath, wouldn’t eat pork or sea foods and paid triple tithes etc. I was ordained in their ministry and have pastored many churches over the years.

I just wanted to share with you all my experience of a truly memorable long weekend in London, when I attended my first Pride with our son Jo.