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An Atralian Salvatn Army major outrag gay-rights supporters — aga — by agreeg that the bell-rgg-Santa chary thks gays serve to die

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SALVATN ARMY: GAYS NOT ALLOWED

Would-be donors should nsir whether "dog the most good" might mean supportg one of the many other effective and reputable chari that provi for the needy whout engagg anti-gay beliefs, polici, or polil activi. * the salvation army gay *

Time and time aga, the anizatn ni havg anti-gay bias, even though the paper trail documentg anti-gay stanc go back s. In 2011, the New York Tim terviewed a man who claimed the Salvatn Army nied him and his boyiend shelter the ‘90s “unls we broke up and then left the ‘sful homosexual liftyle’ behd, ” the man, Bill Browng, said.

The Tim also published the Salvatn Army’s “Posn Statement” on homosexualy, which has sce been leted om the anizatn’s webse:. Homosexual nduct, like heterosexual nduct, requir dividual rponsibily and mt be guid by the light of scriptural teachg.

Many Salvatn Army shelters do help LGBTQ people — but crics say harm-rctn servic don’t make up for anti-gay lobbyg. In his recent op-ed, Hudson explaed that even if some Salvatn Army lears are themselv anti-gay, their personal beliefs are outweighed by the servic the anizatn provis to at-risk LGBTQ people.

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In other words, the Salvatn Army do provi lifavg servic, cludg food and shelter, to LGBTQ people facg homelsns, but also appears to have no problem wh s learship potentially exprsg homophobic views that help ntribute to broar discrimatn agast LGBTQ people. For s, they’ve acced Salvatnsts of nyg some servic to same-sex upl, advotg agast gay rights and adherg to a tradnal theology that nsirs gay sex sful. Cricism of the army among LGBTQ supporters peaked 2012 when a church lear told an Atralia rad program that gay people should be put to ath.

Earlier this month Out magaze knocked Democratic printial ndidate Pete Buttigieg, who is gay, for participatg Salvatn Army events as mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

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Found over 150 years ago, the Salvatn Army has anized lns of people the service of Christian chary. However, the group's gay history is plited. There are a dozen or so s of directly discrimatg agast LGBT people, firg an employee bee of her bisexualy, remendg nversn therapy for LGBT youth, and refg to ply wh anti-LGBT discrimatn ordanc San Francis. Follow The Advote for more about this anizatn's troubled rerd. * the salvation army gay *

Ne years ago, the Bay Area Reporter, the “newspaper of rerd” for San Francis’s large gay and lbian muny, published an edorial urgg rears not to drop a dime to the Salvatn Army’s red kettl. “I do not, as a gay man, love s posns on same-sex marriage, ” San Francis District Supervisor Rafael Manlman told the Bay Area Reporter, “but the realy is the Salvatn Army is one of the most important provirs of substance e treatment and shelter to homels folks San Francis.

Like a lot of Christian anizatns, the Salvatn Army’s polici and posns on homosexualy are multi-layered. “The gay left hat and wants to persecute orthodox Christians, however much good they do, ” the nservative gay wrer Andrew Sullivan tweeted after Out magaze slammed Buttigieg for workg wh the Salvatn Army.

A Salvatn Army statement on homosexualy that dat back to the 1990s has been the subject of public bate this week (17 - 24 June 2012). The Salvatn Army today clarified that the statement was not posted as part of the current bate on gay marriage, and has been on The Salvatn Army webse for many years. Salvatn Army social service centr around the natn have had multus of gay people stay and fd acceptance, support and love TSA's re.

Jt time to Gay Pri month, a media relatns director for the Salvatn Army had no problem remdg and the queer journalists he was talkg to that gays should be put to ath.   * the salvation army gay *

In terms of Salvatn Army church life, homosexual people are wele to worship wh, and jo the fellowship of, Salvatn Army church. On that measure, TSA is one of the most passnate and non-discrimatory the way works wh people who are margalised our muny, cludg many people who are gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr. “Supportg the Salvatn Army this season, whether by tossg your change their red kettl or donatg your ed goods to their rale shops, means assistg an aggrsively anti-gay church furtherg s goals of discrimatn, ” Jon wrote.

As Vox and others have reported, the anizatn is officially welg, but s members and lears still firmly oppose marriage equaly and genr inty, and make no secret of their homophobic and transphobic relig beliefs.

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