Salvation army and gay rights

The Salvation Army says it doesn’t discriminate against LGBTQ people. Critics say that’s not true. The organization does a lot to help underserved people, including members of the LGBTQ.

A charity has denied discriminating against trans people after a donation by actor Michael Sheen drew criticism. Sheen tweeted to encourage people to donate to the Salvation Army's fund for people flooded out of their homes in Skewen , Neath Port Talbot. Several people responded claiming the charity discriminated against LGBT people, prompting the Hollywood star to tweet the charity for a response.

For decades, they’ve accused Salvationsts of denying some services to same-sex couples, advocating against gay rights and adhering to a traditional theology that considers gay sex sinful. At.

Between the Salvation Army's bell-ringing Santas and thrift-store empire, people often forget that the international group "is actually a Christian church organization with many conservative tenets and a military-style structure," says Zach Ford at Think Progress. And recently, Maj. Andrew Craibe, the media relations officer for Australia 's southern territory, reminded us of that fact by agreeing on-air with two gay radio hosts that the Salvation Army believes gay people "should die.

The Salvation Army says it doesn’t discriminate against LGBTQ people. Critics say that’s not true. The organization does a lot to help underserved people, including members of the LGBTQ.

A few years back, we were asked about the current relationship between our communities and the Salvation Army. So the Board wrote to them. After considerable discussion, the following joint statement was written in

For decades, they’ve accused Salvationsts of denying some services to same-sex couples, advocating against gay rights and adhering to a traditional theology that considers gay sex sinful. At.

All people who come to us for services are offered assistance according to their need and our capacity to help. Each of our homeless shelters, transitional housing programs, permanent supportive housing services, and re-entry resources are available to anyone in need, according to their need and our capacity to help regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. And because a majority of homeless LGBTQ people are under 18, we take special care of that vulnerable community.