# Homosexuality

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> Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Bahá'u'lláh, Homosexuality, bahai-library.com.
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> Homosexuality
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> Bahá'u'lláh
> 
> Shoghi Effendi
> 
> Universal House of Justice
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> Universal House of Justice, Research Department
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> , compiler
> 
> 1993
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> Contents
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> Extracts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
> 
> Extracts from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi
> 
> Extracts from letters written by or on behalf of the Universal House of Justice
> 
> Extracts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
> 
> We shrink for very shame, from treating of the subject of boys. Fear ye
> the Merciful, O peoples of the world! Commit not that which if forbidden
> you in Our Holy Tablet, and be not of those who rove distractedly in the
> wilderness of their desires. (Kitab-i-Aqdas, paragraph
> 107
> ) [1]
> 
> Ye are forbidden to commit adultery, sodomy and lechery. Avoid them, O
> concourse of the faithful. By the righteousness of God! Ye have been
> called into being to purge the world from the defilement of evil passions.
> This is what the Lord of all mankind hath enjoined upon you, could ye but
> perceive it. He who relateth himself to the All-Merciful and committeth
> satanic deeds, verily he is not of Me. Unto this beareth witness every
> atom, pebble, tree and fruit, and beyond them this ever-proclaiming,
> truthful and trustworthy Tongue. (From a previously untranslated Tablet)
> [2]
> 
> Extracts from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi:
> 
> ...Bahá'u'lláh has spoken very strongly against this shameful sexual
> aberration, as He has against adultery and immoral conduct in general. We
> must try and help the soul to overcome them. (25 October 1949) [3]
> 
> No matter how devoted and fine the love may be between people of the same
> sex, to let it find expression in sexual acts is wrong. To say that it is
> ideal is no excuse. Immorality of every sort is really forbidden by
> Bahá'u'lláh, and homosexual relationships He looks upon as such, besides
> being against nature.
> 
> To be afflicted this way is a great burden to a conscientious soul. But
> through the advice and help of doctors, through a strong and determined
> effort, and through prayer, a soul can overcome this handicap.
> 
> God judges each soul on its own merits. The Guardian cannot tell you what
> the attitude of God would be towards a person who lives a good life in
> most ways, but not in this way. All he can tell you is that it is
> forbidden by Bahá'u'lláh, and that one so afflicted should struggle and
> struggle again to overcome it. We must be hopeful of God's mercy but not
> impose upon it. (26 March 1950) [4]
> 
> Regarding the question you asked him about one of the believers who seems
> to be flagrantly homosexual -- although to a certain extent we must be
> forbearing in the matter of people's moral conduct because of the terrible
> deterioration in society in general, this does not mean that we can put up
> indefinitely with conduct which is disgracing the Cause. The person
> should
>
> — *Homosexuality (Used by permission of the curator)*