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Contents:

• 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
• FIRST OPENLY GAY ORTHODOX RABBI TO PRENT ANNUAL WALL LECTURE ON MARCH 22
• THE GAY ORTHODOX UNRGROUND

ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'

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.

NAKED 'PRITS' LENDAR MOCKS RSIA'S ANTI-GAY LAWS

" after a Lat acronym for the seven adly ss, which clu lt, pri, envy, gluttony, avarice, sloth and wrath — but not homosexualy. 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.

RACY ORTHODOX CALENDAR PH GAY RIGHTS AHEAD OF RSIAN OLYMPICS

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.

Maybe we’re missg somethg, but the last time we checked, homosexualy was not one of the Seven Deadly Ss! F - Prit I'd like to f*** was a mpaign for the 2017 lendar lnch, where prits bare all for what is scribed as the Orthodox regns only bed effort to fight homophobia.

At the same time, the lendar adopts an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church which recent years has been plagued by sndals, opprsn, sex sndals and homophobia"Although s not jt bare ars filthy angl, as you may be surprised to hear that all of the proceeds go towards a charable e. 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. A homoerotic lendar of mols posg as Eastern Orthodox prits and reenactg the seven adly ss mocks those laws.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE

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! Three years after s creatn, OC is still the only anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox regn. 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. Here is the promo vio, that clus shots of actual gay bashg Rsia, the protts by Psy Rt that ed a sensatn and one hunky prit:. 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.

FIRST OPENLY GAY ORTHODOX RABBI TO PRENT ANNUAL WALL LECTURE ON MARCH 22

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.

This seri of events was a turng pot for the LGBTQ+ muny and marks one of the most signifint events leadg to the morn gay rights movement. 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.

THE GAY ORTHODOX UNRGROUND

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.

We have published this lendar to rm the LGBTQ+ muny of important gay pri events and paras globally to offer a plete source for planng your travel. Perhaps you know that, acrdg to tradnal Orthodox teachg, homosexual activy is a s like adultery, fornitn, and other acts of sexual impury.

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. It’s not jt homosexualy; the Orthodox Church oppos today’s cultural permissivens the area of sexualy generally, pecially wh regard to habatn, promiscuy, and var forms of eroticism.