LGBT And Baha'i

The official teaching of the Baha’i faith is that sexual activity is only permissible within a marriage between a man and a woman. However, leading Baha’is have repeatedly emphasised the inherent dignity one every human being and stated that Baha’is should treat gay people as they would a straight one.

LGBT people are not prevented from converting to Baha’i, however they are expected to observe Baha’i law relating to personal conduct: failure to do so is supposed to be seen as equal to any other Baha’i who lapses, for example by drinking alcohol.

There appears to be no LGBT Baha’i movement as such.