These documents chart the policies and discussions which affect the position of LGBT members of the Anglican communion.
Civil Partnerships
A pastoral statement from the House of Bishops of the Church of England
The Windsor Report
Section D: On elections to the episcopate
Section D: On public Rites of Blessing of same sex unions
Lambeth Conference 1978
Lambeth Conference 1978: Resolution 10 Human Relationships and Sexuality
‘Higton’ General Synod Motion November 1987
Higton General Synod Motion plus explanation
Lambeth Conference 1988
Lambeth Conference 1988: Resolution 64 Human rights for those of homosexual orientation
Osborne Report – 1989, published 2012
Piece from the Church Times with a link to the full report as a download at the bottom (8MB)
Lambeth Conference 1998
Lambeth Conference 1998 Resolution 1.10 on Human Sexuality
Lambeth Conference 1998 Human Sexuality Sub-Section report
A Pastoral Statement to Lesbian and Gay Anglicans from some Member Bishops of the Lambeth Conference
Gender Recognition Act 2004
A note from the Church of England’s mission and public affairs and legal divisions on the Act. Download it here.
The Equality Act 2010
A description of the rules and implications of the Equality Act 2010 and how that influences church appointments. Full text here.
(See also Dr Rob Clucas’ commentary on choosing bishops and the Equality Act)
Global South Anglicans
The Kuala Lumpur Statement on Human Sexuality 1997
The statement which kick-started the whole debate 13 years ago.
Continuing Indaba
Continuing Indaba website
This is the official Anglican Communion Listening Process
