--- title: Relationships and identity date: 2021-04-07T11:33:00+01:00 author: Tim Coysh canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/sexuality-and-identity" section: Pages --- [ ![VAWG series: We need more than policy to resolve this problem](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Scrabble word - Law](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/pexels-cqfavocat-613508.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/vawg-we-need-more-than-policy-to-resolve-this-problem) [#### VAWG series: We need more than policy to resolve this problem ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/vawg-we-need-more-than-policy-to-resolve-this-problem) Part one: An overview of the UK government’s current strategy to tackle violence and abuse against women and girls [ ![Alicia Edmund](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/alicia-edmund) [ Alicia Edmund ](/author/alicia-edmund) 01 March 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/vawg-we-need-more-than-policy-to-resolve-this-problem) [ ![Violence against women and girls (VAWG): a personal reflection and a policy response](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pamela lima lsg FOZ Invek unsplash](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/pamela-lima-lsgFOZInvek-unsplash.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/violence-against-women-and-girls-vawg-a-personal-reflection-and-a-policy-response) [#### Violence against women and girls (VAWG): a personal reflection and a policy response ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/violence-against-women-and-girls-vawg-a-personal-reflection-and-a-policy-response) As the NI Assembly considers strategies to tackle violence against women, here are some practical ways churches can get involved in the public conversation [ ![Danielle McElhinney](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/danielle-mcelhinney) [ Danielle McElhinney ](/author/danielle-mcelhinney) 04 February 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/violence-against-women-and-girls-vawg-a-personal-reflection-and-a-policy-response) [ ![Conversion therapy: Ending abuse while enabling support](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Praying worship church](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/praying-worship-church.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/conversion-therapy-ending-abuse-while-enabling-support) [#### Conversion therapy: Ending abuse while enabling support ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/conversion-therapy-ending-abuse-while-enabling-support) What you need to know about plans to ban conversion therapy [ ![Danny Webster](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/danny-webster) [ Danny Webster ](/author/danny-webster) 28 January 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/conversion-therapy-ending-abuse-while-enabling-support) [ ![Remembering God’s grace while we wait for the verdict](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Tingey injury law firm y Cd PU73k G Sc unsplash](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/tingey-injury-law-firm-yCdPU73kGSc-unsplash.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/remembering-gods-grace-while-we-wait-for-the-verdict) [#### Remembering God’s grace while we wait for the verdict ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/remembering-gods-grace-while-we-wait-for-the-verdict) Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and perfect justice [ ![Jo Evans](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/jo-evans) [ Jo Evans ](/author/jo-evans) 19 January 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/remembering-gods-grace-while-we-wait-for-the-verdict) [ ![A law that traps teens](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Teenager Standing Near A Brick Wall](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Teenager-standing-near-a-brick-wall.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/a-law-that-traps-teens) [#### A law that traps teens ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/a-law-that-traps-teens) I don’t want the government to criminalise the support I received from my church when I came out as gay – this is my story [ ![Andrew Bunt](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/andrew-bunt) [ Andrew Bunt ](/author/andrew-bunt) 15 November 2021 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/a-law-that-traps-teens) [ ![NOW CLOSED: Have your say on the government’s consultation to ban conversion therapy](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Priscilla du preez DA Fh1p9hu AE unsplash](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/priscilla-du-preez-DAFh1p9huAE-unsplash.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices/have-your-say-on-the-governments-conversion-therapy-ban-consultation) [#### NOW CLOSED: Have your say on the government’s consultation to ban conversion therapy ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices/have-your-say-on-the-governments-conversion-therapy-ban-consultation) It's vital the government hear from parents, youth workers and church leaders about this consultation and future legislation [ Find out more ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices/have-your-say-on-the-governments-conversion-therapy-ban-consultation) [](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices/have-your-say-on-the-governments-conversion-therapy-ban-consultation) [ ![Violence against women and girls: A cry for hope](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Lamp post](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/liviu-florescu-OfkVLqlDkNE-unsplash.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/violence-against-women-and-girls-a-cry-for-hope) [#### Violence against women and girls: A cry for hope ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/violence-against-women-and-girls-a-cry-for-hope) We see throughout scripture God's good promises for women and girls in a world of flimsy suggestions, and this I hope will inspire hope and action [ ![Jo Evans](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/jo-evans) [ Jo Evans ](/author/jo-evans) 11 October 2021 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/violence-against-women-and-girls-a-cry-for-hope) [ ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/sexuality-and-identity "Previous page") [1](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/sexuality-and-identity "Go to page 1") 2