It has to be said a lot of our public conversation about religion and sexuality assumes that faith and queerness are separate – even antagonistic aspects of human life. But where does that leave queer people of faith? Queer theology has been an active field of study for decades, but may not be well known outside divinity schools, and is only just now being taught formally in Australia.

Rev Penny Jones is an Anglican priest and currently serves at Pitt Street Uniting Church in Sydney. Together with her wife Josephine, they ran the first tertiary unit on queer theology in Australia at the University of Divinity.

Rev Dr Josephine Inkpin is an Anglican priest and minister at Pitt Street Uniting Church in Sydney. Together with her wife Penny, they ran the first tertiary unit on queer theology in Australia at the University of Divinity.

Dr Peter Kline is Academic Dean at St Francis Anglican college in Meanjin, Brisbane, where he teaches Contemporary Theology in a Global Context.

Benjamin Oh is co-Chair of Equal Voices, an alliance of LGBTIQA+ Christians and allies in Australia. He is also the convenor of the Queer Christian Roundtable for Sydney World Pride and Convenor of the GLBTIQA+ Interfaith & Intercultural Network (GIIN).

Further links:

• Sydney World Pride 2023
• World Pride Faith