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Contents:
- QUAKERS MARK 50 YEARS SCE GAY RIGHTS AFFIRMATN
- AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
QUAKERS MARK 50 YEARS SCE GAY RIGHTS AFFIRMATN
There is no central thory that speaks for all Quakers, and the Relig Society of Friends has not e to uny on matters related to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer rights. * quakers on gay rights *
As such, Friends believe that homosexualy go agast our God-given sexual nature. For example, FGC has a high school liaison between s anizatn and Friends for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer Concerns.
Friends for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Concerns is a muny of North Amerin Friends that nven bi-annually to worship and build muny.
AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
The views of Quakers toward gay marriag, to the view that homosexualy is abhorrent and sful. Sce Quaker cisn makg is generally based on seekg "uny" or followg the "sense of the meetg", some Quaker groups may fd themselv unable to agree, even where a substantial majory... * quakers on gay rights *
“The same creria seem to to apply whether a relatnship is heterosexual or homosexual. The Friends General Conference, one of three major natnal associatns for Friends meetgs and church the Uned Stat, issued a statement fall 2004, “Mute on Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer Friends, ” emphasizg that LGBTQ people were wele their relig muny. It stat, “Our experience has been that our Gathergs and Central Commtee work have been immeasurably enriched over the years by the full participatn and Spir-guid learship of gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer Friends.
C., issued a statement March 2004 opposg the anti-gay Feral Marriage Amendment. In January 2004, AFSC also affirmed s support for civil marriage equaly: “We mute our support for equal civil marriage rights for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people equal to those for heterosexuals. We are aware that many are llg for civil unns for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people and some people wish to rerve civil marriage for heterosexual upl alone.
* quakers on gay rights *
For example, 1974, the Illois Yearly Meetg approved a statement, lled a “Mute, ” argug for non-discrimatn laws to protect LGB people and llg for the removal of state sodomy laws: “Homosexual and bisexual people this society are subject to ser discrimatn many areas: employment, hog, medil re, fay life tn, parental rights and the right to worship.
Civil rights should be extend to protect homosexual and bisexual people jt as they now protect other groups which suffer discrimatn. The Friends Uned Meetg, one of the three major associatns for Friends the Uned Stat, issued a policy statement 1988, “Mute 88-GB-52, ” llg for equal rights protectns for gay and lbian people: “We affirm the civil rights of all people to secular employment, hog, tn and health re whout regard to their sexual orientatn.