The Bahá'í Faith and Homosexuality

Bahá'í LGBTs on the Internet,
agitating for full acceptance

The conflicts between the Baha'i Faith and LGBTs (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons and transsexuals) are unlikely to go away anytime soon. 

The agenda being pursued by Baha'i LGBTs is simple: full equality for persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities, including same-sex marriage. Some are using the Internet to publicize their goals.

In reading some of their sites, one is struck by the level of anxiety and fear experienced by LGBTs in this faith. That is a real pity, because the Baha'i faith should liberate people from fear and make their lives whole, not trap them in a closet and make them pretend to be what they are not.

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