A group promoting conversation about sexuality and gender diversity say they were effectively forced out of a Christian music festival.
Festival One, which is being held this weekend at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton, has been running for three years.
Craig Watson, who is a gay Christian, said he was part of a group which applied to hold a stall at the festival which would "promote conversations around gender and sexuality with a faith".
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He says the stall had been approved last year.