Acceptance Sydney

Acceptance Sydney is a Catholic LGBT organization based out of Sydney, Australia. Acceptance is now the second oldest Catholic LGBT organization in the world.

History

Acceptance was established in 1972 by Garry Pye as a group of LGBT Catholics meeting to have Mass. Pye and others wanted a way to keep practicing their faith and embrace their [...] orientations.

The group was first invited to have formal Mass in a church in 1990 at St. Canice Church in Elizabeth Bay.

In 2006 the group moved to St. Joseph's parish and continued having Mass there.

Events and services

Religious services

Acceptance Sydney hosts an LGBT friendly mass weekly at St. Joseph's, Newtown.

Mardi Gras

Acceptance Sydney has participated in Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras annually since its creation.

Controversy

In 2010 Acceptance Sydney and St. Joseph's Church where the group attends Mass was protested by more conservative Catholics, who said the group was "sacrilegious."