While Ellen White does not use the modern terms "gay sex" or "homosexuality," she addresses a range of issues related to sexual immorality and what she refers to as "unnatural" or "perverted" passions. Her writings consistently uphold the biblical standard of marriage between a man and a woman as the only appropriate context for sexual intimacy. Here are some of the most relevant statements that provide insight into her perspective on sexual conduct outside of these biblical norms: * **On Unnatural Desires:** She wrote about the dangers of "unnatural desire for sensual indulgence" (HL 220.2) and the "indulgence of perverted appetite" (3T 486.2). * **Reference to Sodom:** In a passage about moral decline, she makes a direct reference to the biblical account of Sodom, which is historically understood to condemn homosexual acts. She wrote, "Many of those who have so long rejected divine guidance and guardianship are rushing on in the path of levity and selfish pleasure, yea, more, into baser acts and defilement of the body... Some have gone so far in this downward course, and followed so earnestly in the path of the Sodomites, that they are today nigh unto cursing, and the voice of reproof and warning is lost upon them" (5T 39.1). * **On Corrupt Passions:** She condemned giving way to "corrupt passions," stating that it places individuals "on a level with the brute creation." She warned, "Health and life are sacrificed upon the altar of lust. The higher, nobler powers are brought into subjection to the sensual nature" (CTBH 129.3). * **On Moral Purity:** She urged Christians to distinguish themselves from the world by their moral purity. "If lasciviousness, pollution, adultery, crime, and murder are the order of the day among those who know not the truth... how important that the class professing to be followers of Christ, closely allied to God and angels, should show them a better and nobler way. How important that by their chastity and virtue they stand in marked contrast to that class who are controlled by brute passions" (2T 459.2). Based on these writings, her counsel condemns any sexual behavior outside of monogamous, heterosexual marriage, categorizing it under terms such as "unnatural," "perverted," and sinful.

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