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.
GRAND LODGE OF GEIA BANS GAY MEN
Today we are discsg; homosexualy Freemasonry, more specifilly:.
Can you be an openly gay man, and a Freemason? Is homosexualy accepted Freemasonry?
INCLIVY AND FREEMASONRY: HOW AN OPENLY GAY FREEMASON WAS ‘STILLED’ WH THE POWER TO BE HIMSELF
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”. 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”.
Let’s keep md that Freemasonry has adult members of all ag, so olr members who may not be as acctomed to talkg and hearg about homosexualy as we are today and might possibly believe that no gay man should jo Freemasonry as this would be immoral, and they may blackball a ndidate. So while Freemasonry self should accept any man of good character, regardls of sexual orientatn, a person’s culture or personal beliefs may lead to a homosexual not beg accepted to the aterny.