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| A Zen Buddhist Perspective on Same-Gender Marriage  |
| Robert Aitken Roshi's testimony to the Commission on Sexual Orientation, endorsing same-sex marriage.
http://www.flex.com/~aitken/ess.sg.html |
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| Buddha Buddies - Boston  |
| Boston area gays and lesbians practicing together to build a healthy, supportive spiritual life.
http://www.buddhabuddies.org/ |
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| Buddhist Lesbians and Gays of New York  |
| Monthly meetings for meditation and discussion for Lesbian, Gay, Trans-Gender, and Bi-Sexual Buddhists of all traditions as well as those new to Buddhism.
http://beyond_mental.tripod.com/ |
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| Cosmopolitan Buddhist Assembly  |
| Pure Land Buddhist Tradition, oriented to Shin Buddhism. The CBA is for Gay/Queer/Tran/Bisex Men Aged 18+.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9694 |
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| Dharma Friends, Toronto, Canada  |
| Supports Zen, Tibetan, and Theravadan Buddhist meditation practice in Toronto's Gay & Lesbian community.
http://www.web.net/~qdharma/ |
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| Diamond Metta: Buddhist Lesbians and Gays of New York  |
| A group of lesbians, gays, and transgendered persons who meet for Buddhist meditation and discussion.
http://home.pipeline.com/~diamondmetta/ |
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| Gay Men's Buddhist Sangha  |
| Based in San Francisco. The mission of the Gay Men's Buddhist Sangha is to offer the teachings of the Buddha to the gay community in an atmosphere of wisdom and compassion,and to support each other's practice.
http://www.gaysangha.org |
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| Gay Zen LA  |
| The Group's purpose is to introduce interested persons to the teachings of Zen, and to how a non-elitist, non-sexist and non-homophobic spiritual practice can enhance one's life.
http://hometown.aol.com/gayzenla/myhomepage |
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| Homosexuality and Theravada Buddhism  |
| A history and explanation of the Theravadan view on homosexuality.
http://www.buddhanet.net/homosexu.htm |
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| Homosexuality in Buddhism  |
| As homosexuality is not explicitly mentioned in any of the Buddha's discourses, we can only assume that it is meant to be evaluated in the same way that heterosexuality is. And indeed it seems that this is why it is not specifically mentioned. In the case of the lay man and woman where there is mutual consent, where adultery is not involved and where the sexual act is an expression of love, respect, loyalty and warmth, it would not be breaking the third Precept. And it is the same when the two people are of the same gender.
http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/Homosex.htm |
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