Quest interview with Elizabeth James author of ‘The Turkey Baster Diaries’

Interviewee: Elizabeth James (Lizzie), author – Interviewer: Gerard Swan, Chair to Quest Gerard:         Hi Lizzie and welcome to Quest. I have to say that I was absolutely delighted to be offered the opportunity to have an advanced read of your new book ‘The Turkey Baster Dairies’ in preparation for this interview, which coincides with its forthcoming…… Continue reading Quest interview with Elizabeth James author of ‘The Turkey Baster Diaries’

Staying connected

Technology supporting our spiritual lives and connecting our communities

This page was last checked / updated: 12/06/20 Here’s some information about how we might stay connected to various spiritual communities and resources. There’s lots more on Quest’s Main Facebook page which you can find here.  News / Most recent updates ‘A Big Disease with a Little Name’ a very moving and interesting series of…… Continue reading Staying connected

IDAHO(BIT) 2020

A Worldwide Celebration of Sexual and Gender Diversities Deposition from the Cross. Good Friday in a Time of Virus. Image by Vywcheslav Okun, SJ With Covid19 has come a unified sense of vulnerability across the country and across the world. Our stories have something in common with those of our neighbours, immediate and abroad, and…… Continue reading IDAHO(BIT) 2020

“How to apply for asylum” guide update

The Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) has updated its ‘How to Apply for Asylum’ guide. The guide is available in 9 languages and it explains the process and possible types of evidence for asylum claims based on being LGBTQI+. The translations are available in PDF format and videos have been created to go alongside…… Continue reading “How to apply for asylum” guide update

Quest Joins EU Christians at Equality March, Gdansk (Poland)

On Saturday May 27th,  I was privileged to join the Gdansk “Equality March”, representing Quest  as part of the European Forum of Lesbian and Gay Christian Groups, meeting here for their annual conference, “Forwards in Solidarity”. This experience was quite different to London’s Pride Parade, in so many ways. First, it was definitely not a heavenly…… Continue reading Quest Joins EU Christians at Equality March, Gdansk (Poland)

Faith in Solidarity: European Forum 2017 in Gdansk. 

Many people of a certain age will recall the central role of Gdansk in the story of Polish resistance to communist rule.  As the  birthplace of the Solidarity movement and the base of its leader, Lech Walesa, it filled our television news screens often enough throughout the 1980’s. As a gay Catholic, I am struck…… Continue reading Faith in Solidarity: European Forum 2017 in Gdansk. 

Quest in Poland for Conference of LGBT Christians

I am now in Gdansk, representing Quest for a five day annual conference of the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups. (The main conference runs from Thursday to Sunday, with a Catholic denominational meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, making five days in all. There will also be a further meeting later, of a Catholic “working group”). Meeting here in…… Continue reading Quest in Poland for Conference of LGBT Christians

Expanding LGBT Ministry Across Westminster – And Beyond!

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has urged that the successful model of the Farm Street Masses specifically welcoming LGBTI Catholics be “rolled out” across his Westminster archdiocese, and indeed across “the nation” (in Catholic Church terms, that rather oddly means “England and Wales”. Scotland has a completely independent bishops’ conference, and Northern Ireland falls under the Primate…… Continue reading Expanding LGBT Ministry Across Westminster – And Beyond!