SINGAPORE — Members of the lol Christian muny a dialogue ssn on Saturday (Jan 15) noted that the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) muny has faced a lot of hurt wh their relig groups, which may have led to trma and unhealthy pg mechanisms.
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- IN THIS SGAPOREAN CHURCH, YOU CAN BE HAPPY AND GAY
- IN SGAPORE, A CHRISTIAN GROUP AIMS TO HELP LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS ‘OVERE’ BEG GAY
- SGAPORE GAY VENU: NTEMPORARY
IN THIS SGAPOREAN CHURCH, YOU CAN BE HAPPY AND GAY
From an pennt cema to a bnch favoure, nnect wh the LGBTQ+ muny beyond the ual gay bars * gay church singapore *
Photo: Ko Lyn Cheang“We are a Christian Church, first and foremost, not a gay Church, ” said Siew, who spent three years pletg a Masters Divy at the Pacific School of Relign Berkeley, California. The Methodist Church Sgapore's Bishop Gordon Wong told VICE that the Methodist Church's posn is that “the practice of homosexualy is patible wh Christian teachgs, ” but said celibate romantic same-sex relatnships are "theoretilly" permissible.
Intellectual, well-read, and “radil, ” said Pastor Siew, the foundg members were active Sgapore’s fledgg gay and lbian liberatn movement.
IN SGAPORE, A CHRISTIAN GROUP AIMS TO HELP LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS ‘OVERE’ BEG GAY
The documentatn and chroniclg of gay venu Sgapore form an important aspect of the human geography of a signifint segment of the populatn. It was extremely difficult to fd or rerd such rmatn the past as the social activi nducted the areas were sometim at... * gay church singapore *
Photo: Ko Lyn CheangThe Church’s first parish, where they spent half a year 2004, was a pub on the fourth floor of an elegant red brick shophoe buildg that was also home to a proment gay bar known as Mox. Worshippers met beneath two silver dis balls hangg om the ceilg where they listened to the pastors preach acceptance of May 2018, while Ong was preparg for a Church event to memorate Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, she received a ll om the Sgaporean police who qutned her about the event.
The FREE (First Realise Everyone’s Equal) COMMUNITY CHURCH affirms that all dividuals, cludg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr persons, are dividuals of sacred worth created God’s image. Ined, we fd discrimatn based on negative judgment of others, fear of difference, and homophobia nsistent wh Christian teachgs.
SGAPORE GAY VENU: NTEMPORARY
Free Communy Church is Sgapore's only affirmg church. This means that they openly support transgenr, lbian, gay, and bisexual people, and celebrate same-sex relatnships. This extends to the mistry: pastors Miak and Ple are both gay. Last month I went on vatn to Sgapore to see my partner, and joed FCC for their Sunday service… * gay church singapore *
In the same breath, the anizatn explicly lls beg gay a “stggle”: that the “urg” n be, and should be, himself also nces that sex should be rerved for “monogamo heterosexual marriage.