My faith has been a constant in my life through good times and bad. I'm not going to waver from my faith but I'm also not going to be ashamed of my sexuality. Sadly I know gay Sikhs who have given up their faith, or who feel their only option was to cut their hair, and to become less faithful, or just focus on their inner faith rather than spend time at the gurdwara. I have seen some Sikhs who have come out to their family members who have been kicked out of their homes, who have been beaten, who have been called paedophiles, and have had so much thrown at them. When they see that done by family members wearing turbans they associate that image with their faith. They may even be unable to speak openly to someone who's wearing a turban because of what they've experienced.
Jasvir Singh
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General counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Appearance Via Video Screen at S...
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Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi
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आपने क्या किया रब के घर में , उसी के बन्दे का क़त्ल? #giveupdualpersonality#
आज सुबह इंस्टाग्राम के दस फेक फोटोज़ और लाइफ स्टाइल से घिरी दुनिया के बीच "द प्रिंट मीडिया" के इंस्टग्राम पर एक खबर मिली और मैं चौंक पड़ी। अपनी एक दोस्त के साथ उस पोस्ट को साझा किया और लिखा। "रिलिजन ओवर हुमंस" । उसके बाद इंस्टा बंद कर दिया। फिर ये वाक्या पूरे दिन चक्करघनी की तरह दिमाग में घूमता रहा।
यदि आप किसी धार्मिक जगह पर किसी को गलत व्यवहार करने से रोकने के लिए उसे पर सीधे बंदूक की गोली से नवाज़ते हैं, तो आप भी वही हरकत दोहरा रहे हैं जिसके अभी आप खिलाफ खड़े थे। आपने क्या किया रब के घर में उसी के बन्दे का क़त्ल। क्या आपने जो किया वो ठीक था या जो उसने किया वो ठीक था। हम भक्ति में इतने अंधे हो जाते हैं कि खुद को ही ईश्वर का रखवाला मानने लगते हैं और एक अपराध को रोकने के चक्कर में खुद अपराधी हो जाते हैं।
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Just as my Sikhism is part of me, so is my sexuality. So is my turban. So is my identity. I can't divorce any one thing from the rest of me. That is who I am. My husband is white, British, and was not born into a Sikh family. But he understands my Sikhi (Sikhism) and he has respected and embraced that part of my life. We have said we want to have a family and want to bring our children up Sikh. We spoke about the kind of wedding we wanted in great detail, but sadly there was no way of getting married in a gurdwara, even though in my interpretation of the Anand Karaj (the Sikh marriage ceremony), there is no reason for this.
Jasvir Singh
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A man waves the Chaur Sahib, paying respect to the sacred scripture, during evening prayer at Gurdwara Millwoods, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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Gurdwara Baba Balakar Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab
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