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# Survey to explore experiences of LGBTQ+ Christians
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/survey-to-explore-experiences-of-lgbtq-christians/
- Published: 2021-10-11T13:14:32.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-11T11:03:28.000Z
- Description: Launched on World Mental Health Day, a new survey will examine how safe LGBTQ+ people feel in religious spaces.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Mental Health, News, Queer Corner, Church of England, Jayne Ozanne, LGBTQ, OneBodyOneFaith, World Mental Health Day

Launched on World Mental Health Day (October 10), a [new survey](https://www.ozanne.foundation/safeguarding-uk-lgbt-christians-survey/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) will collect data from LGBTQ+ Christians to examine how safe queer people feel in religious spaces. Instigated by [Jayne Ozanne](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/former-lgbtq-advisor-saddened-by-disbandment-of-government-panel/) – director of the Ozanne Foundation – the launch coincided with the Church of England’s first *“Safeguarding Sunday”*, and the survey will last for two weeks before the findings are made public in November.

Ozanne explained that the survey strives to help implement safety measures for LGBTQ+ Christians, adding: *“Many LGBTQ+ Christians feel increasingly vulnerable in their local churches given the increasingly toxic rhetoric around sexuality and gender identity.”* Dr Sarah Carr, an LGBTQ+ mental health expert who is overseeing the survey, said it is vital *“that LGBTQ+ people’s wellbeing is prioritised in spaces which we know have and still can cause significant harm and trauma.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ozanne-foundation.jpg)

OneBodyOneFaith is partnering with the Ozanne Foundation on the project, with executive director Luke Dowding hoping it will illustrate how safe LGBTQ+ Christians feel when attending church. The survey is open to all LGBTQ+ Christians in the UK who are aged over 18\. Those interested in completing the survey can do so [online](https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQTLBYV?ref=scenemag.co.uk).