{"id":50481,"date":"2020-12-15T13:16:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T02:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/?p=3560"},"modified":"2021-02-21T21:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T10:14:28","slug":"pride-in-my-faith-video-offers-insights-into-cald-lgbtiqa-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/pride-in-my-faith-video-offers-insights-into-cald-lgbtiqa-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pride in My Faith\u2019 video offers insights into CALD LGBTIQA+ struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-1024x507.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3561\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new video launched by Advance Diversity Services offers insights into the struggles faced by LGBTIQA+ people of faith from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds as they try to reconcile their faith, culture and queer identity, and to find service providers that understand the complexity of their predicament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Pride in My Faith<\/em> video is a vital educational resource for community and other service providers and was conceived and produced by ADS Manager for Settlement and Community Services, Anthony Scerri, and ADS LGBTI Officer, Mayna Hung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We wanted to show LGBTIQA+ people of faith from CALD backgrounds who are struggling with these challenges that they are not alone,\u2019 said Ms Hung. \u2018<em>Pride in My Faith<\/em> offers candid testimony from three CALD LGBTIQA+ people of faith about how they bring their sexual diversity, faith and culture together.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Scerri said religion and culture are often entwined, which meant LGBTIQA+ people from CALD backgrounds can feel rejected by their religion or may cease practising a religion altogether due to its conflict with their sexual minority status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The video demonstrates that there are LGBTIQA+ people from CALD backgrounds who have felt this rejection but ultimately found concord&nbsp;between their religion and their sexuality and are living their lives with spiritual purpose.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Hung said service providers needed to understand the complexity of the barriers to inclusion LGBTIQA+ people from CALD backgrounds face and also how to welcome them appropriately and refer them to groups and specialist services for support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Through <em>Pride in My Faith<\/em> we highlight a range of LGBTIQA+ faith-based groups that LGBTIQA+ people can connect with. Some of these groups are outlined in the LGBTIQA+ Services Directory ADS has developed, and which can accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/resources\/\">here<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was made by cinematographer Bebi Zekirovski&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/new-funding-helps-advance-diversity-services-improve-settlement-support-for-lgbtiqa-people\/\">funded<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsp.ssi.org.au\/\">NSW Settlement Partnership<\/a> \u2013 a consortium of community organisations, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssi.org.au\/?gclid=CjwKCAiAt9z-BRBCEiwA_bWv-D-PIk5i9i0pz0db0QR8wygpT8jfw3bZZuQTbSkVkk6s6zV61MESRxoChwQQAvD_BwE\">Settlement Services International<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three people who shared their stories onscreen are: Ahmed a gay, cisgender (male) Muslim&nbsp;from a Pakistani background; Tina (pictured) a bisexual, cisgender (female) Buddhist from a Bengali and Afghan background, and Matthew a bisexual, cisgender (male) Roman Catholic from a Chinese Malaysian background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ahmed<\/strong> said that in the Muslim community there was now more visibility of queer Muslims who were talking about being accepted. \u2018That being said,\u2019 he added \u2018a vast majority of people have homophobic views and that is something we have to overcome over time.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tina<\/strong> said it was important for people to know a little about how trauma works \u2013 to understand how to identify their own trauma and make an action plan to ensure it does not continue to have a negative impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew<\/strong> said referring people to groups and service providers was \u2018not always a bad idea\u2019, and that connecting people to an organisation so they can see there \u2018are people like them\u2019 was really important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the funding from the NSW Settlement Partnership (NSP) also included rolling out general LGBTIQA+ inclusive practice training to NSP organisations. ACON\u2019s Pride Training team facilitated four, two-part webinars attended by 81 staff from across the partnership in October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the training participants were asked \u2018What would be the next steps that on a personal level you are going to take towards inclusion and diversity?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One respondent said, \u2018You realise how people are being left out \u2013 from service promotion to intake to feedback \u2013 and that we need to review every aspect of our services delivery to ensure inclusive practice.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another said, \u2018I will share my knowledge and understanding with my clients and other community members. 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