One of the oddities of my personal journey as an out gay man is that, entirely by chance and without any credit on my own part, I found myself twenty five years ago organizing what I believe may have been the first ever public meeting on HIV /AIDS awareness in South Africa – two of them! I have had a deep and personal interest in the “progress” (and anger at the lack of progress) of Aids prevention in the country ever since. This gives me a particular interest in the story of Bishop Kevin Dowland, and his courage in speaking the truth on the topic.
Queering the Church (towards a reality-based theology) 