One of the gifts of Quakerism has been the gift of bearing witness and speaking truth to power. John Woolman is perhaps the figure who best personifies this, demonstrating that this bearing witness can make a difference. Do gay rights rise to the occassion for Quakers, as abolition, civil rights, and rights for women has in the past? Below is an e-mail I sent out to some Wheaton, IL peers, most of whom are active in Evangelical churches.
"I know we've all heard of persecution of gays, but apparently, Iran, as a government policy, takes it a step further:
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/gay-iranian-teen-loses-asylum-bid/20080311192709990001
I saw last night an article that Iran, on the other hand, has very loose guidelines for sex-change operations (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4115535.stm for more information). Apparently, many homosexuals are opting for sex-change over execution. Go figure."
What should Quakers do about this? What can we do?
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