CIT Blog

Dr Peter May comments on a new study which has important probable implications for brain plasticity and the folly of the immutability arguments around sexual orientation.

There is a clear irony as “Boy Erased” is released in the UK cinemas tomorrow (9th February). While lessons that must be learned, Core Issues Trust Premieres “Once Gay – Matthew and Friends” on Monday 11th February for release Thursday 14th Feb

Following the refusal of Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) and Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) to provide services to Core Issues Trust which sought a private, invitation-only premier screening of “Voices of the Silenced: Experts, Evidences and Ideology” earlier this month, a group will display a protest banner at 13h00 outside the university premises, on Tuesday 13th of March.

Some views generally held to be abhorrent and patently false, such as holocaust denial, are illegal in some countries but not in others, because in the liberal West we have usually taken the view that an opinion should not be censored, no matter how wrong or stupid, but rather should be open to debate and held up for scrutiny rather than being given the opportunity to breed in dark corners.

Following an enquiry from Core Issues Trust (CIT) on 15 February 2018 to host its Belfast Premiere of “Voices of the Silenced”, Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) has declined the request without reason. The Trust intended the occasion to be a private, invitation-only event. Core Issues Trust is a registered Christian charity in Northern Ireland.

In the light of Vue Cinemas cancelling the premiere of Voices of the Silenced, Dr Carys Moseley looks at the fervent opposition to the ex-gay movement and shows the need for the freedom to seek help for unwanted same-sex attraction.

PRESS STATEMENT: A feature documentary “Voices of the Silenced” will be released at a premiere event in Piccadilly Circus, London on Thursday 8th February, 2018. Ticket holders please note: The screening will proceed despite media reports to the contrary.