Why lbian upl are more likely to divorce than gay on

Contents:

• HOMOSEXUALY, DIVORCE AND GAY MARRIAGE
• NEW DIVORCE STATISTICS SHOW FIRST LEGAL GAY MARRIAG SOUR
• WHY LBIAN UPL ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIVORCE THAN GAY ON
• HOW TO FILE FOR GAY DIVORCE

HOMOSEXUALY, DIVORCE AND GAY MARRIAGE

Rears may wonr what I fd mon between homosexualy and divorce, except that I n loosely tegorise them unr “genr issu”. This is nothg to do wh the endg of gay marriag or “civil partnerships”.

NEW DIVORCE STATISTICS SHOW FIRST LEGAL GAY MARRIAG SOUR

But is all about how a proper unrstandg of the biblil teachg on divorce, which I discsed here recently, may also be helpful fdg a Christian approach to homosexualy. The same prcipl, seems to me, n be applied to homosexual activy.

We n start by notg that homosexual activy should not be nsired a worse s than wrong heterosexual activy: the Bible passag where homosexual acts are nmned, such as Levic 18 and 1 Corthians 6:9-10, also nmn the same terms heterosexual adultery, ct etc.

But, if we believe as we should that homosexual activy is no worse than heterosexual activy outsi marriage, then we n see that by the same prciple special arrangements would be appropriate for those who nnot accept the strict teachg on marriage bee of their homosexual orientatn.

WHY LBIAN UPL ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIVORCE THAN GAY ON

If the same prcipl are extend to homosexual relatnships, the ncln mt be that they should be regulated a siar way, such that homosexual activy is allowed only wh long term mted relatnships, not as unrtricted sleepg around.

The cleart way of regulatn is to make formal arrangements for some kd of gay or lbian marriage. On this basis, would be nsistent for Christians to view homosexuals a civil partnership, and fahful to that partnership, as an equivalent posn to people who are divorced and remarried. If, as at least the Church of Wal, the latter n be bishops, then no logic remas not allowg a gay person a civil partnership to be a bishop.

This kd of approach jt might pave the way for a promise by which homosexual activy is not pletely approved but is not a plete barrier to Christian mistry. Rpondg to the data, Alison Fernans, a partner wh Hall Brown Fay Law, said: “Same-sex divorc volvg women tend to happen at a slightly younger age than for gay men or heterosexual men and women.

HOW TO FILE FOR GAY DIVORCE

Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.

There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia. 'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022.

Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife. The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage". Navigatg gay divorce.