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?
- INCLIVY AND FREEMASONRY: HOW AN OPENLY GAY FREEMASON WAS ‘STILLED’ WH THE POWER TO BE HIMSELF
- FREEMASONS TENNSEE VOTE TO UPHOLD BAN ON GAY MEMBERS
FOR FREEMASONS, IS BANNG GAYS OR BEG GAY UN-MASONIC?
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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.
One of the foundatns of Freemasonry is clivy and equaly and UGLE works hard to ensure members’ of all backgrounds are supported and reprented, pecially those that intify as gay.
INCLIVY AND FREEMASONRY: HOW AN OPENLY GAY FREEMASON WAS ‘STILLED’ WH THE POWER TO BE HIMSELF
One of the most mon equently asked qutns, which we are gog to explore this post, is: Can you be gay and still be a Freemason?
The answer is a roundg y, Freemasonry tak pri s re valu of clivy and wel new members no matter their race, relign and sexual help celebrate Pri month and give the spotlight to some of our more diverse members, we sat down wh Mch Bryan, 32, to discs how he has found beg an openly gay has been a member of the Freemasons for over ten years, beg iated when he was jt 22 to the Royal Ssex Lodge of Emulatn No.
When did you first realise you were gay, and when did you beg tellg others? Hontly, I n’t really put my fger on a specific time that I realised I was gay, but is probably a good 15 years ago. It has been a slow realisatn for me, so only the last seven years did I beg to e out to my iends and you openly gay when you joed the Freemasons?
FREEMASONS TENNSEE VOTE TO UPHOLD BAN ON GAY MEMBERS
When I first joed Freemasonry I wasn’t openly gay, I didn’t e out to my Lodge Brethren until ten years after jog. I felt like this was the right time for me to e out as I was eventually fortable sharg the fact I was gay. 2022 is special to me many ways as my g out to my Lodge jt so happened to ci wh me beg Worshipful has been your experience as a Freemason and a gay person?
Freemasonry offers such a unique platform which to be yourself, whoever you was the reactn of other Freemasons when they disvered you were gay? It was fascatg to be able to meet other gay Masons who troduced themselv to me after I started to make my sexualy public. This has really opened my ey to what we n all achieve as dividuals, but more importantly, how we n shape the future of beg open and tg those around me, I have been bowled over by the tangible support shown to me and many other gay Masons.