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    Controversial India's Top Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex In Landmark Ruling

    New Delhi (CNN)India's Supreme Court has struck down a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual gay sex, overturning more than 150 years of anti-LGBT legislation. The court announced the landmark verdict in Delhi on Thursday, as jubilant crowds cheered and rights activists hugged one another...
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    A Dream SO BIG , I Am Scared To See It

    I have a dream , an unusual one. I want to travel to canada, settle there, and marry a man , when infact I am a man myself Since my country has no legal, family or social support for gay men, I find it very hard to survive here . It seems like my only options in this backward country are...
  3. Harry Haller

    Homosexuality, Cars And James Bond

    I worked late yesterday, my christian friend wandered in, he looked tired, I looked tired, so I asked him about homosexuality, his eyes blazed, what followed was a ten minute sermon about homosexuality complete with face grimacing, windmill arms, the full works, I remarked that my dear wife had...
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    Sikh Marriage Between Man & Woman

    Since the development of the Universe, marriage between the female and male has been in practice for the purpose of living together and usually procreating lawful offspring. The Almighty God has thus created Adam and Eve followed by the growth of human population. Major religions have also...
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    USA Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage A Right Nationwide

    WASHINGTON — In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. “No longer may this liberty be denied,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority in the historic decision...
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    What To Do With My Homosexuality ? Is It God's Way Of Telling Me I Should Focus On Spirituality Only

    Lots of things are queer about me , but I am queer literally , ever since I could remember. Even as a small boy, I was different from other boys from other boys from a very young age. I would prefer playing softer games with girls rather than go in the playground and play cricket or football...
  7. Tejwant Singh

    Controversial Sikh Parents Urge Families To Accept Their LGBT Children

    Video: Sikh Parents Urge Families To Accept Their LGBT Children Posted in:LeisureTagsAsia, Asian Pride Project, Family, Featured, Gay, LGBT, Parents, Sikh The Asian Pride Project has released a video where , Harcharan Bagga, father of a gay sikh man, and his wife Kamlesh Bagga, urge other...
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    Is Homosexuality / Transsexuality A Punishment Because Of Karma Of Previous Lives?

    I am 23 year old youth living in indian metropolitan city . By the time I was 13 , I started having crushes at same-sex people . I was kinda effeminate growing up . I never had any interest in sports like cricket , etc . Rather I liked to play with girls . Now , I find myself attracted only to...
  9. Tejwant Singh

    Christianity Desmond Tutu Would Prefer Hell Over A Homophobic Heaven

    Desmond Tutu Would Prefer Hell Over A Homophobic Heaven The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Posted: 07/26/2013 7:05 pm EDT Desmond Tutu denounced religions that discriminate against LGTB-identified people by making some very strong statements during the United Nations' launch of...
  10. Tejwant Singh

    USA Scalia's Son Says Homosexuality Doesn't Exist, Plans To Address Group That Encourages Lifelong Absti

    Scalia's Son Says Homosexuality Doesn't Exist, Plans to Address Group that Encourages Lifelong Abstinence for Gays SUBMITTED BY Brian Tashman on Tuesday, 7/2/2013 2:25 pm Courage, a Roman Catholic group that encourages gays and lesbians to live lifetimes of abstinence, is planning to hold...
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    Controversial We Are In It Together: The Fight For Marriage Equality . Freedom Of Religion

    <small>VALARIE KAUR</small> As the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on two marriage equality cases just over a week ago, my partner and I watched the television set with bated breath. When the camera zoomed in on the steps of the Supreme Court, and LGBTQ Americans took...
  12. Inderjeet Kaur

    Christianity The Best Case For The Bible Not Condemning Homosexuality

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/the-best-case-for-the-bible-not-condemning-homosexuality_b_1396345.html God does not ask us to choose between compassion and faith in the Bible. Christians are increasingly divided over the issue of the acceptance and inclusion of gay persons into...
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    Homosexuality Within Sikhism

    Hello everybody! My name is Sunny and I am a third year student at university currently undertaking a degree in Religious Studies. As part of my course I have decided to look into the sensitive issue of homosexuality within Sikhism and was wondering if anybody could give me there views on...
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    We Are One: LGBT Rights And Guru Nanak's Legacy Of Inclusion

    This week, I join my fellow Sikhs around the world in celebrating the birth of Guru Nanak, a mystic poet, saint and revolutionary who was born in Punjab in 1469 and went on to found our faith. Our history tells us that when he was about 30 years old, Guru Nanak disappeared for three days while...
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    [SPN] Homosexuality Decriminalised By Delhi Court

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    Two Questions About Sikhism: Place Of Raaj Yoga? Place Of Homosexuality?

    I have come across this site which states that homosexuality is perfectly admissible in Sikhism . I always had this impression that Sikhism is the religion of the householder , if it is so how come homosexuality is allowed because homosexuals cannot raise a family & bear children . Secondly...
  17. bopadum

    Homosexuality

    First Point: I am neither for it or against it. Just let them be. Now I know in the bible specifically states that man should not sleep with man or his brothers wife or his sister etc. But do the Sikh Sciptures actually state anything of the kind? If so can someone please reference it...
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    Advice Please. Thanks (Reg Homosexuality)

    I have already read several threads on the topic that I would like some advice on. I would like to say first of all that I'm not looking for debate or criticism or judgements, thanks. This is difficult for me to talk about, even tho it is the internet! Basically, I have feelings towards other...
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    Homosexuality

    yeah...I was just wondering... what the sikh view on homosexuality is...I've heard conflicting answers
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    Homosexuality

    Whats does sikhism teach in regards to having sexual contact with the same sex?... if its against sikhism is there a punishment? by punishment I mean here in the world and after death. thank you
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