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- Hometown:
- Sydney
- About Me:
- I was a leader in the Assemblies of God and a regular preacher in the mega churches of Australia (Hillsong) as well as overseas. The world I lived told me my attraction to the same sex made me unacceptable to God and others.
For 22 years I tried desperately to change through psychiatric treatment, exorcisms, exgay programs, and daily struggles with my ‘problem’. Although happily married for 16 years with two daughters, I eventually had to admit that nothing had changed. In 1991, I faced the toughest decision of his life; be true to myself which would result in losing everything I held dear or continue to live a lie.
My autobiography, ‘A Life of Unlearning’, won the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association’s ‘Gay Book of the Year 2004’. I think my story clearly demonstrates the damage caused when a person maintains the uniformed belief that homosexuality is a sin, a choice or the result of a dysfunctional upbringing.
I now live as a proud gay man who is committed to educating others about the issues of same sex attraction and supporting people resolving their faith/sexuality conflict.
A Life of Unlearning – A Journey to Find the Truth is Australia’s Brokeback Mountain and Ted Haggard stories rolled into one. It’s a behind the scenes look into the life of a high profile preacher who, believing being gay made him unacceptable to God and others, struggles to resolve his homosexuality and his Christian beliefs. Ultimately, this honest account is as story of resolution, the impact the author’s courage has on others and what it means to live authentically.
"Human stories, like the one in these pages, play a part in advancing understanding and acceptance. It is the story of a quest to find not only self-acceptance but one of the most powerful forces in nature—human love..” — The Hon. Michael Kirby
- Website:
- http://www.anthonyvennbrown.com
- My Passion
- Transforming the world by shifting peoples understanding and consciousness.
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when someone asks me to sign a copy of my book these days I sign it with "When we choose to live authentically we chip away at others prisons of pretend"
In telling my story so honestly it has released 1,000's of others, gay and straight, to live a life of integrity. For this privilege I feel very blessed. Delete Comment
Just read your profile. Some challenges you've had there! Breaking free to be who you truely are and to live your ideal in face of what must have been overwhelming, for a person in such a public position in a community which may have some narrow views of what is acceptable. I find you truely inspirational.