The Salvatn Army is openg a new space for homels members of the LGBT muny Wnipeg, but those plans have e unr fire om gay advot ncerned about the anizatn's history wh their muny.
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GAY RIGHTS AND THE SALVATN ARMY
Time and time aga, the anizatn ni havg anti-gay bias, even though the paper trail documentg anti-gay stanc go back s. A brief history of the Salvatn Army’s alleged anti-gay csadg. 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.