How Should Sikhs View Homosexuality?

[PunjabiBlaze]

I could never imagine myself asking this question. I have all my life been against gay marriage and against homosexuality.

Now im in my second year of college, and i'm starting to be more aware of the people around me.

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My friend, he is sikh too, might be gay. i dont know for sure, but im pretty sure he is. i dont want to ask, because quite frankly im afraid. i dont know what to do or how to view him anymore. he is still the same person, my friend and almost like a brother to me.

i got curious i looked up a few articles on sikhi and homosexuality. i dont really know what to think, but i have an idea in my head now.

sikhi tells us that everyone is equal, and we should treat everyone the same. so regardless if homosexuality is wrong or not, we should still treat them like we treat everyone else??? right?

im sorry if my thoughts are a little confusing

[Singh559]

I don't think anyone here has enough vidhia to say whether or not it's right or wrong for sure.

In my opinion, though, from my knowledge of biology I don't think homosexuality is chosen or influenced by the environment (in some to most cases).

[hkaurP]

Well personaly I think homosexuality is against Sikhi. Well we dont cut our hair because Waheguru Ji made us this way and we dont want to cut our hair and change the roop he has given us. We believe that every hair is there for a purpose. We are also born with a Sex, either male or female. So by becoming a homosexual we are going against Nature and God. My personal views. This video might help too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3-NDHThaWE

[TejiKaur]

WaheGuru Ji what ever the case we treat them as anyone else

no matter what

Guru Ji makes it clear that we show compassion to all humans

they still have their rights

we should treat them well

keep them as friends

dont fall into their veechar noone says u have to

but dont ever ever look down on anyone

Sikhi doesnt say homosexuals are condenmed

yes it is not the lifestyle of a sant but still

they are people just as us

we have no right to call anyone bad or look down on them

Look upon all with an impartial eye

MAANAS KI JAAT SABAI EKAI PAACANBO

[mskcan]

It is high time,

we need to make an active effort to stop the 'gay-bashing'... ageism, discimination against disabled, and any other minority group

that is constantly discriminated against for being different.

Pornography is a far greater disease than the few non-straight individuals that are out there. We live from Lower chakra levels,

and are raised in lower chakra levels. It is not genetic, else how can it be explained that some people have spontaneous remission from straight-non-straight to straight.

Here is an example of someone who has overcome the public misperception: http://www.ramdass.org/biography

As well, this heaven/hell concept, it must be re-iterated belongs exclusively to the semetic religions. We must break away from this misconception.

Whether or not being 'gay' is still around 2000 years from now when the planet has awakened consciously and lives at higher chakra and spiritual centers, who knows. But at the very least, hate is not going to get either them, or us to that point. We must consciously evolve through Love, compassion, and Acceptance of God's Will

[apnepart2]

Well we dont cut our hair because Waheguru Ji made us this way and we dont want to cut our hair and change the roop he has given us.

Can you please show if the Gurus ever stated this to be the reason for keeping Kesh? Thanks.

[hkaurP]

Well we dont cut our hair because Waheguru Ji made us this way and we dont want to cut our hair and change the roop he has given us.

Can you please show if the Gurus ever stated this to be the reason for keeping Kesh? Thanks.

Well Im not sure thats what I was told by elders. Forgive me for any mistakes because I have just recently started to realize Sikhi and started to keep my kesh. If you have a better reason then please let me know. Thanks!

And I am in no way talking about hating Gay people. Its their choice. They are humans as well and we should treat them equally. I just tried to answer the question on how Sikhi relates to homosexuality. Like TejiKaur Phenji said that it is not a lifestyle of Saints, and since we are supposed to be SaintSoldiers, its shouldnt be a part of our lifestyle.

And for PunjaiBlaze's question, just because your friend is a homosexual does not change him. You liked him before too. Personally I think you should treat him the same no matter what he thinks or believes in.

Bhul Chuk Maaf.

[Only five]

Take a trip down south with him and let the red necks deal with him. LOL Billy and Bob will set him straight. Uncle Willy will scare him straight.

Why look at him different? He's still human or are you scared he's looking you up and down. Gays have a disease just like staight folks, it's called kaam. Live like the Guru's and everything is fine.

[Singh559]

Well personaly I think homosexuality is against Sikhi. Well we dont cut our hair because Waheguru Ji made us this way and we dont want to cut our hair and change the roop he has given us. We believe that every hair is there for a purpose. We are also born with a Sex, either male or female. So by becoming a homosexual we are going against Nature and God. My personal views. This video might help too.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=T3-NDHThaWE

The guy labels that as common sense, but biology isn't that simple. The dna may create the specified organs for a gender, but there is a 180 degree shift in a gene in which the person has the opposite gender and opposite characteristics.

If you really look at it, gender doesn't matter, your body is a vessel that waheguru planted you in. If you look at it in a different perspective it could be a test or a result of something that may have happened...anyways, I'm not refuting what he's saying, just clarifying. I'm not entirely sure of what is true and not, and before someone jumps to ask i'm not gay.

edit- You can't really say a homosexual can or can't be a saint, what grounds do you have for this?

[Guest MereRamRai]

The guy labels that as common sense, but biology isn't that simple. The dna may create the specified organs for a gender, but there is a 180 degree shift in a gene in which the person has the opposite gender and opposite characteristics.

This science is false. I bet if they saw 2 Sadhus talking together in India, the westerners will write they were homo-sexuals. It is all a matter of controlling the opposite force which can demoralise the whole planet. The answer is religion does not last for very long when there is no knowledge of God left. When i searched the English langauge i found a word for almost everything and when it came to God, it is very simple and short supported by arguments.