Freemasons are bt known for their secrecy, but they are havg a very public dispute — about a ban on gay members. Freemasons Tennsee will ci this week whether to lift the ban.
Contents:
- FOR FREEMASONS, IS BANNG GAYS OR BEG GAY UN-MASONIC?
- GRAND LODGE OF GEIA BANS GAY MEN
- INCLIVY AND FREEMASONRY: HOW AN OPENLY GAY FREEMASON WAS ‘STILLED’ WH THE POWER TO BE HIMSELF
FOR FREEMASONS, IS BANNG GAYS OR BEG GAY UN-MASONIC?
For Freemasons, Is Banng Gays Or Beg Gay Un-Masonic? The anizatn is known for secrecy, but 's havg an creasgly public dispute: For the past 30 years, the Tennsee group has banned gays (each state or jurisdictn has s own penal ). The spensn of Clark and Henrson Tennsee spired the Grand Lodge of Geia to enact s own ban on gay members last fall.
"When a young man hears that Masons a state are throwg gays out, they jt see that as the whole anizatn dog that and not beg isolated to a particular area, " Hodapp says.
Over the next two days Nashville, the Grand Lodge of Tennsee will ci which nduct is more un-Masonic — beg gay or banng gays — a cisn that uld affect Freemasons around the world. Today we are discsg; homosexualy Freemasonry, more specifilly:. Can you be an openly gay man, and a Freemason?
GRAND LODGE OF GEIA BANS GAY MEN
Is homosexualy accepted Freemasonry?
Theoretilly, this means that homosexuals should be accepted by Freemasonry.
However, while the prcipl of Freemasonry dite that a homosexual should be able to jo the aterny, as he is equal to everyone else, this is not always the se real life. From my rearch about this subject, I me across a lot of members on foms that say they have a homosexual member their lodge BUT I’m aware that certa lodg may not be so open to “alternative liftyl” and homosexuals are not be “st out”.
INCLIVY AND FREEMASONRY: HOW AN OPENLY GAY FREEMASON WAS ‘STILLED’ WH THE POWER TO BE HIMSELF
Certa members’ fah may duce them to believe that acceptg a homosexual Freemasonry may be a s or immoral, and for this reason, a homosexual may be voted agast or as we say “black-balled”.