A news article on SikhNet, an independent Sikh community news site, reporting Akal Takht Jathedar Gian Gurbachan Singh restating a standing 2005 edict against same-sex relationships. Quotes the Jathedar stating any Sikh, baptised, non-baptised, or one who believes in the Guru Granth Sahib, need not be influenced by court judgements legalizing same-sex partnerships and should always refrain from establishing gay relationships, and reports the original 2005 edict describing such relationships as anti-religious and unnatural, issued as Canada debated legalizing same-sex partnerships.
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Reliability Tier2
Independent Sikh community journalism quoting the Akal Takht Jathedar directly, paired with a second independent news account of the same edict's most recent enforcement. NotesCited for Khalsa's sexuality-position and its detail, the 2005 Akal Takht edict.
Citation
PublisherSikhNet
URLhttps://www.sikhnet.com/news/akal-takht-says-no-gay-relationships
Source Typejournalism
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This source names Canada directly: "and unnatural, issued as Canada debated legalizing same-sex partnerships."
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- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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