A lot of faiths out there have different views on everything, for some you can't seem to do anything without getting some type if reprimand, with others the rules are a bit more relaxed, however slight. But what beliefs does Paganism hold about homosexuality?
That depends on what you define as paganism. There are two 'types' of paganism, at least that's what it seems like when the faith group is being talked about. The first form is the actual definition if paganism, which is essentially any non-Christian faith; this covers a wide swath if religions. When you use the typical application of Paganism as any nature-based faith that believes in the practices of communing, protecting, and celebrating the changes of the earth, then we're talking about my crew.
So what does nature-based Paganism say about homosexuals? Good question, we say, "WELCOME!!" The thing one must realize about eco-Paganism is that we're very accepting to the LGBTQ community, even if you don't see all of us having rainbow flags on hand. Its not like other faiths where being LGBTQ is a strange foreign thing, instead, you're more likely to get weird looks if you don't believe in gay rights. It impossible to be a practitioner of nature while denying the most basic form of it, which is sexuality. It's perfectly natural to feel however you may feel about sexual orientation because unlike what others may say, transvestism, bi-sexuality, and homosexuality exists extensively throughout nature.
Freedom, love, independence, and ALL natural rights are things that we as a faith value highly. And even though we aren't as perfect as we wish we were, having our own squabbles, all out brawls and what have you on occasion; we do our best to ensure that all who take the Pagan banner are free to do as they wish.
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