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SALVATN ARMY ACCED OF DISHONTY OVER GAY RIGHTS
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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.
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. 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.
SALVATN ARMY NI BEG ANTI-GAY
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. * salvation army opposition to gay rights *
The high rat of homelsns among LGBTQ youth are often due to homophobia their fai or their muni. 'Tis the season for gift-givg, holiday parti, fay gathergs -- and, for a lot of LGBT people, wonrg if money dropped the Salvatn Army's ubiquo red kettl will support homophobia and will not, says the venerable Christian anizatn's natnal spokman, Lt.