No matter how devoted and fine the love may be between
people of the same sex, to let it find expression in sexual acts is wrong. To
say that it is ideal is no excuse. Immorality of every sort is really forbidden
by Bahá'u'lláh, and homosexual relationships He looks upon as such, besides
being against nature.
To be afflicted this way is a great burden to a
conscientious soul. But through the advice and help doctors, through a strong and
determined effort, and through prayer, a soul can overcome this handicap.
- Shoghi Effendi (From
a letter dated March 26,1950, written on his behalf, Shoghi Effendi, quoted by
the Universal House of Justice in a letter dated November 23, 1995, written on
its behalf to US National Spiritual Assembly; published in American Bahá'í,
152)
