by IAM | Nov 29, 2023 | Faith Partnerships, Reflections
IAM’s 4th Ecumenical Queer Think Tank took place in November at the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town. This three-day gathering created a space for queer faith leaders to reflect and engage in critical dialogue on queer-led and ally-supported...
by IAM | Jun 15, 2023 | Faith Partnerships, Reflections
International Pride Month offers an opportunity for organisations and churches across the world, to demonstrate allyship to LGBTIQ+ people. Allyship refers to the practice of being in solidarity with those that are marginalised, excluded, or discriminated against....
by IAM | Mar 27, 2023 | Statements
JOINT PRESS RELEASE24 March 2023 The protest follows the recent vote by Uganda’s Parliament to criminalize LGBTQ+ people. PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA— Access Chapter 2 (AC2) together with partners are extremely appalled by the repugnant vote by the Ugandan parliament, to...
by IAM | Nov 23, 2022 | Faith Partnerships, Reflections
Written by Charlene van der Walt and Louis van der RietPhotos by Alexa Sedge Drawing from learnings that have been developed over a long period of change-making pertaining to sexual diversity in the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), a four-day convening took place at the...
by IAM | Nov 14, 2022 | Statements
Cape Town, 14 November 2022 – Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) was recently invited to take part in an episode of kykNET talk show Sê Jou Sê, hosted by Aden Thomas. This particular episode was entitled “is it okay to be gay?” and in addition to IAM’s...