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Follow up: A “Sensible” Religious Response to LGBT Sikhs

Started by Natasha, February 09, 2008, 06:09:29 PM

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Follow up: A "Sensible" Religious Response to LGBT Sikhs

http://thelangarhall.com/archives/129
02/09/2008

Earlier this week I blogged about how Queer/LGBT Sikhs have been (shamefully) excluded from the Sikh community by religious leaders. Today, I was sent the following blog post and BBC article about "marriages of convenience" for queer desis who feel they cannot come out, by virtue of their religious or ethnic identities (thanks, Jodha!). Balbir Singh, a leader in the Southall community comments:

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