In a provotive stunt to remd believers that homosexualy is not a adly s, a gay rights group has published a lendar featurg almost-naked "Orthodox Christian prits," posg an alleged Mosw regn church.
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- ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'
- NAKED 'PRITS' LENDAR MOCKS RSIA'S ANTI-GAY LAWS
- RACY ORTHODOX CALENDAR PH GAY RIGHTS AHEAD OF RSIAN OLYMPICS
- ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE
- ORTHODOX PEOPLE WILL NEVER ACCEPT GAY MARRIAGE—UKRAIAN BISHOP MENTS ON GAY CIVIL UNNS MONTENEGRO
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'
The men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, 'is the news all around the world and very timely'. * gay calendar orthodox *
Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar creators say pays tribute to gay marriageShots clu nu mols readg bible and posg on bed clutchg some rosary beads Updated: 07:53 BST, 8 January 2014 Advertisement A new lendar created by Romanian Orthodox Christians featurg mcular male mols steamy pos has been men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, they say, 'is the news all around the world and very timely'. The mols are gay-iendly members 'of the Orthodox Church' who have chosen to strip down for the sexy shoot 'bee they believe - like - eedom of speech, tolerance, equaly and human rights. The men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, they say, 'is the news all around the world and very timely' 'A great gift for people who like illtratns, artwork, artistic photography, and ntroversial art their r, ' say the makers of the lendar The creative group was tablished 2012 and is the brachild of a group posed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans of the former munist regn Wrg on their webse they say their primary goal is to 'monstrate that Orthodox believers do not all f the backward, hibound stereotype portrayed the prs but rather are regular people wh passns, preferenc, terts and sir.
'At the same time, the lendar tak an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church self, which recent years has baeen embroiled rptn sndals, artist reprsn, gay sex ver-ups, outrageo behavr and homophobia, ' they add. Wh bold lors, homoerotic unrton, OC’s artwork has drawn parisons to Amerin photographer David LaChapelle and French artists Pierre & ssns and stg took place the predomantly Orthodox area of Eastern Europe.
In a provotive stunt to remd believers that homosexualy is not a adly s, a gay rights group has published a lendar featurg almost-naked "Orthodox Christian prits, " posg an alleged Mosw regn church. The group behd the lendar, which hails om Romania, acrdg to the Huffgton Post, claims to be "the only anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox regn. The Rsian ernment and legislature, both creasgly nservative, have recent years crimalized the spreadg of material promotg "gay propaganda among mors" and "offendg relig sentiment.
NAKED 'PRITS' LENDAR MOCKS RSIA'S ANTI-GAY LAWS
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Call them men of very ltle blsed members of the Eastern Orthodox Church are strikg a pose for a "homoerotic" lendar to prott anti-gay attus the relign.
"The prits set out, a humoro way, to remd the world that homosexualy is not one of the seven adly ss, " OC creators said a statement about the lendar.
RACY ORTHODOX CALENDAR PH GAY RIGHTS AHEAD OF RSIAN OLYMPICS
Orthodox Calendar humor and "homoerotic" pos to prott anti-gay attus the Eastern Church * gay calendar orthodox *
"The primary goal was to create the very first anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox regn, " lendar creators also expla on the project's webse.
"At the same time, the lendar tak an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church self, which recent years has been embroiled artist reprsn, qutnable behavr and homophobia. "OC's creative team hails om Romania, but the project is aimed at all untri which the Orthodox Church is prent pecially Rsia, where Patriarch Kirill scribed the legalizatn of gay marriage as a "dangero, apolyptic sign. " Acrdg to The Guardian, "the law effect mak illegal to equate straight and gay relatnships, as well as the distributn of material on gay rights.
This year's Wter Olympics Sochi brought worldwi attentn to the plight of LGBT people Rsia after the untry passed a seri of dranian anti-gay laws.
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE
Explore our 2023 Global Gay Pri Calendar for the LGBTQ+ muny featurg a listg of 200+ gay pri paras and celebratns around the world. * gay calendar orthodox *
The prits set out, a humoro way, to remd the world that homosexualy is NOT one of the 7 adly ss and fact that J Christ never even referred to homosexualy as a s! Our creative team along wh our gay-iendly guts are more enthiastic than ever to work on this new seri illtratg the ancient ss fotten by a clg Church obssed wh monizg the LGBT muny. Patriarch Kirill, who heads the Rsian Orthodox Church, preached last year agast gay marriage: "This is a very dangero apolyptic symptom, and we mt do everythg our powers to ensure that s is never sanctned Rsia by state law, bee that would mean that the natn has embarked on a path of self-stctn.
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has ma tremendo stris over the past few s and much of the progrs visibily is thanks part to gay pri paras and march that have taken place ci around the world.
The global landspe for LGBTQ+ rights, protectns and acceptance vari tremendoly by lotn, wh some statns attractg lns of visors to their events like Madrid Gay Pri, Sao Plo Gay Pri or San Francis Gay Pri, while more than 70 other untri have laws that allow discrimatn or persecutn of LGBTQ+ people. Gay Pri or rather LGBTQ+ pri events (ed to be more clive), cludg pri paras and ftivals were started major urban centers to improve the visibily, acceptance and legal protectns for LGBTQ+ people livg those muni. In June of 1969, a group of LGBTQ+ people New York Cy rted followg a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar loted on Christopher Street Greenwich Village.
ORTHODOX PEOPLE WILL NEVER ACCEPT GAY MARRIAGE—UKRAIAN BISHOP MENTS ON GAY CIVIL UNNS MONTENEGRO
Orthodox Christiany and homosexualy. A place of support for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenred Orthodox Christians. Constctive cricism of the church's posn * gay calendar orthodox *
As the years went on, addnal ci North Ameri and Europe began to hold their own public monstratns or pri day, eventually leadg to what we know today as a gay pri para, march, celebratn or ftival.
Most gay pri paras and events also occur durg a peak season of the year when the weather most ial, yet another reason to book your trip durg the event. Whether travelg alone, wh iends or fay, visg durg a gay pri event n be a fun way to experience a new statn and IGLTA n help you fd LGBTQ-iendly bs almost any lotn to help make you trip memorable, safe and excg.
(RNS) While there have been other llectns of relig p-up men, the Orthodox Calendar aims to make a polil pot agast the Orthodox church that the creators say are plic tryg to keep gays and lbians the closet. * gay calendar orthodox *
The first tentn is for this webse to be a place of support and refuge for Orthodox Christians who are gay – for to tell our stori about beg Orthodox and gay. The send aim is to offer an opportuny for nstctive cricism and ments on the official and not so official stanc of the Orthodox Church and Orthodox Christians on homosexualy.
Numero bishops and prits, “pastors” of the Church, have done ser spirual damage to a great number of gay Orthodox Christians cludg members of the clergy. By exprsg our stori, Orthodox Christians who are gay have the opportuny to hopefully one day change the official posn of the Church on issu such as sexual orientatn and gay marriage.
Confsn and fivens is available to those who stggle to rist s, but the tentn to ntue the practice of homosexualy would ed impe membership the Orthodox Church. A repentant, stgglg homosexual who reas om homosexual acts n be received to the church after the ual urse of stctn, but he or she would do bt to keep this matter the nfsnal, jt as is mon wh every other s.