1. Jayne Margaret Ozanne was born on 13 November 1968 and is a British evangelical Anglican.
20 Facts About Jayne Ozanne
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Jayne Ozanne was born on 13 November 1968 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
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Jayne Ozanne grew up in Guernsey, in a conservative and religious environment.
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Jayne Ozanne was educated at The Ladies' College, Guernsey, an all-girls private school in Guernsey.
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Jayne Ozanne studied mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge, one of the first female undergraduates to study the subject at the college.
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Jayne Ozanne graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990.
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Jayne Ozanne later studied for a postgraduate certificate in international diplomacy as part of the Oxford University Diplomatic Studies Programme.
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Jayne Ozanne then spent two years working as Head of Marketing at BBC Television.
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Jayne Ozanne was director of fund development for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, head of fundraising partnerships at Oxfam GB, director of fundraising for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation and director of fundraising for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds.
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Jayne Ozanne served her first period on the General Synod of the Church of England from 1999 to 2004.
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Jayne Ozanne has since been heavily involved in campaigning for equal rights for the LGBTI community.
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Jayne Ozanne has been described as "one of the Church of England's most influential evangelical campaigners".
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Jayne Ozanne has called for the anti-LGBT verses in the Bible to be looked at again.
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Jayne Ozanne resigned as a member of the government's LGBT+ advisory panel in March 2021, accusing equalities ministers Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch of "creating a 'hostile environment' for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people" and "claiming she had sat in meetings with the pair and 'been astonished about how ignorant they are'".
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In November 2021 at Middle Temple, Jayne Ozanne participated in a debate on conversion therapy with CEO of Stonewall Nancy Kelley and "gender-critical" barrister Naomi Cunningham.
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Jayne Ozanne is director of the Jayne Ozanne Foundation, granted charitable status in 2018.
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In June 2020, the Jayne Ozanne Foundation created an inter-religious advisory board to fight discrimination.
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Jayne Ozanne said: "I am thrilled that we are able to recognise some of our unsung heroes who have given so much in the fight for equality".
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On November 22nd 2024, Jayne Ozanne was made a Doctor of the University of Kent.
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Jayne Ozanne then entered into a long-term relationship with another woman, although they separated after five years together.