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tag name Homosexuality type: Miscellaneous

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"... Bahá’ís are enjoined to eliminate from their lives all forms of prejudice and to manifest respect towards all. Therefore, to regard those with a homosexual orientation with prejudice or disdain would be against the spirit of the Faith...
In attempting to reconcile what may appear to be conflicting obligations, it is important to understand that the Bahá’í community does not seek to impose its values on others, nor does it pass judgment on others on the basis of its own moral standards. It does not see itself as one among competing social groups and organizations, each vying to establish its particular social agenda. In working for social justice, Bahá’ís must inevitably distinguish between those dimensions of public issues that are in keeping with the Bahá’í Teachings, which they can actively support, and those that are not, which they would neither promote nor necessarily oppose..."

– From a letter dated 27 October 2010, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice

"... While Bahá’ís hold specific beliefs about human identity, sexuality, personal morality, and individual and social transformation, they also believe that individuals must be free to investigate truth and should not be coerced. They are, therefore, enjoined to be tolerant of those whose views differ from their own, not to judge others according to their own standards, and not to attempt to impose these standards on society...
Bahá’ís with a homosexual orientation should not withdraw from the community and should receive its support and encouragement..."

– From a letter dated 9 May 2014, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice

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2014-05-09. Letter on responding to attitude changes on homosexuality. Universal House of Justice. Challenges centrality of sexuality to life; confronts dichotomy of condemnatory and accepting attitudes against homosexuality; dissuades Bahá’ís from debating or coercing non-Bahá’ís and mentions occasions for standing up against oppression of homosexuals UHJ-letters.
2013-04-22. Views on Homosexuality. Universal House of Justice. On the need to overcome material nature including homosexuality; Bahá’ís not to judge or impose values and to treat those with a homosexual orientation sympathetically; no possibility for House to change Bahá’í marriage as between man and woman UHJ-letters.
2012-05-17. Религии мира о гомосексуализме: обзор учений Индуизма, Иудаизма, Буддизма, Зороастризма, Сикхизма, Христианства, Ислама, Веры бахаи (World Religions on Homosexuality: A Review of the Teachings of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith). Ilyas Fatkulov, Vladimir Chupin, ed. . Краткий обзор точек зрения мировых религий на гомосексуальные отношения. Essays.
2011-01-03. Homosexuality and Civil Rights. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Brief comments on the apparent contradiction between eliminating all prejudice, including against homosexuals, vs. the Bahá'í stance on marriage as being only between a man and a woman. UHJ-letters.
2010-12-22. Homosexuality in Uganda, Non-involvement of Bahá'ís in repression of. Universal House of Justice. Clarification of mis-reports about Bahá'í involvement in Ugandan repression of homosexuals. Also explains that letters sent written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi are all read by him, and have the same authority as letters written by him. UHJ-letters.
2010-10-27. Homosexuality and Civil Rights. Universal House of Justice. Although sexual relations are to be restricted to marriage between a man and woman and Bahá’ís are not to take a position on issues such as civil marriage, Bahá'ís can defend homosexuals from discrimination. UHJ-letters.
2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
2004-08-01. Homosexuality in the Baha'i Faith and in World Religions. Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. Slides of two presentations: Christopher Buck's "Homosexuality in World Religions" and Nahzy Buck's "Homosexuality in the Bahá'í Faith." Presentations.
1996-01-13. Homosexuality, Bahá'í Writings on. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Roger Reini, comp, Darren Hiebert, comp. . Compilations-personal.
1996. Homosexuality in the Kitab-i-Aqdas. Kamran Hakim. Informal notes on the treatment of homosexuality in the Kitab-i Aqdas, and its background. Essays.
1995-11-23. Homosexual Practices, Bahá'í Teachings on. Universal House of Justice. Overview of Bahá'í teachings towards homosexual practices, and how the community should approach homosexuals. UHJ-letters.
1994-05-03. Homosexuality, Advice on. Universal House of Justice. Clarification to a Bahá'í woman in love with another Bahá'í woman that the Guardian's interpretations of the Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on homosexuality are infallible; concedes that homosexuality may have a "natural" genetic cause. UHJ-letters.
1993-07-05. Homosexuality: Biological, or a Learned Behavior?. Universal House of Justice. Various topics related to homosexuality, with an especial focus on whether the Bahá'í writings teach that homosexuality is biologically based or is a "learned behavior." UHJ-letters.
1993. Homosexuality. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Extracts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi and letters written by or for the Universal House of Justice emphasize that Bahá'ís empathize with homosexuals while not viewing homosexuality as natural or permanent Compilations.

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tag name	Homosexuality	type:	Miscellaneous
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Homosexuality
referring tags	LGBTQ
notes	"... Bahá’ís are enjoined to eliminate from their lives all forms of prejudice and to manifest respect towards all. Therefore, to regard those with a homosexual orientation with prejudice or disdain would be against the spirit of the Faith... In attempting to reconcile what may appear to be conflicting obligations, it is important to understand that the Bahá’í community does not seek to impose its values on others, nor does it pass judgment on others on the basis of its own moral standards. It does not see itself as one among competing social groups and organizations, each vying to establish its particular social agenda. In working for social justice, Bahá’ís must inevitably distinguish between those dimensions of public issues that are in keeping with the Bahá’í Teachings, which they can actively support, and those that are not, which they would neither promote nor necessarily oppose..." – From a letter dated 27 October 2010, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice "... While Bahá’ís hold specific beliefs about human identity, sexuality, personal morality, and individual and social transformation, they also believe that individuals must be free to investigate truth and should not be coerced. They are, therefore, enjoined to be tolerant of those whose views differ from their own, not to judge others according to their own standards, and not to attempt to impose these standards on society... Bahá’ís with a homosexual orientation should not withdraw from the community and should receive its support and encouragement..." – From a letter dated 9 May 2014, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice
bahaidata.org	Q4267 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality