LGBT issues and the church are rarely out of the headlines at the moment. 'The gay issue' has become the hot potato du jour, and for some is the unofficial litmus test for separating the heretics from the sound.

However, while theologians with views to share on the subject are ten a penny, often the people who are personally affected by the issue are left out of the debate. LGBT people are present in congregations up and down the country, from the most high of the high churches to the most free of the free churches, but their voices and stories are rarely heard.

This panel seeks to redress that.

It will be chaired by Max Manin. Max is currently chair of Changing Attitude, a group pressing for LGBT voices to be heard in all corners of the Anglican communion, and in his day job is CEO of the Diocese of Lincoln. In a past life he was deputy chief executive of Stonewall, the leading LGBT rights group in the UK.