Welcome to the Lesbian & Gay Christian Movement

All the world's major religions are faced with having to come to terms with a modern understanding of homosexuality. The place of gay and lesbian people in the life of the Church is currently Christianity's most divisive issue. Confronting homophobia is its greatest challenge. The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement is proclaiming a basic Christian truth. It is working for the very love and freedom that Christ brings to his people through his life, death and resurrection. LGCM is working for love, for peace, for justice, and for the promotion of the Christian faith especially within the LGBT community.
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  1. Research on Civil Partnerships

    12 July 2010

    A group of researchers from Manchester are conducting a study looking at the everyday experiences of couples who entered into Civil Partnership before they turned 35. They are particularly interested in knowing how couples got together, what attracted them to each other, why they entered into Civil Partnership and how the relationship has progressed since then.  The study will involve in-depth interviews with couples across the UnitedKingdom.

    As a small team of researchers, they have been involved in numerous projects on lesbian and gay life (for more information please visit their website to find out more and participate in the study contact Anna at anna.einarsdottir@manchester.ac.uk

    Category: Action


  2. Petition HM Government for sexual orientation to be included in next Census.

    Please see below the link for the 10 Downing Street Petition to include Sexual Orientation in the next Census. 
The current position is that no such question is likely to be included in 2011, meaning at least another decade before we see such a question on what is the most important survey of the UK population. The census will contain references to same-sex civil partnerships (which is a great step forward), so it makes no sense to then omit a question on sexual orientation.
At the 2009 Stonewall Workplace Conference, the Chief Executive of the Equalities & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) indicated clearly that the EHRC’s view was that such a question should be included in 2011, challenging the Office of National Statistics (ONS) position. 
As the UK authority on equality issues, the EHRC’s point of view should be taken seriously.  If you back this call for clearer statistics on LGBT people in the UK, please sign the petition by following this link

    Category: Action


  3. Petition HM Government to allow churches to perform Civil Partnerships.

    Please see below the link for the 10 Downing Street Petition to allow Churches to conduct Civil Partnerships.

    The current position is that Churches can be registered to conduct Marriages but Civil Partnerships can only take place in secular buildings. This ruling also applies to Church buildings owned the Metropolitan Community Church whose congregation is largely from the lgbt community. This is absurd and blatant discrimination.  Please sign the petition at the following link

    Category: Action