The Treatment of LGBTQIA+ in the Clans
TW: Homophobia & Transphobia; Torture; Religious Abuse
(These are not the views of the author, I stand by any and all LGBTQIA+ folks, you are loved <3)
This is just gives a bit of background as to a big reason why Yelloweyes and Velvetdream left the clan with Warmstar.
Origins
According to legend, in Paradise's teachings, he referred to same-sex relationships and identifying outside the sex you were born with as sinful. However, this isn't written in any of his Teachings of the World (old symbols Paradise inscribed onto two deer antlers) and he never mentions LGBTQIA+ cats.
What most likely happened is that an old ButterflyClan leader needed a reason to inspire his clan to take up the fight against a large rogue group that outnumbered them. Noting that the rogue group had a large number of LGBTQIA+ cats, he stated that Paradise declared it a sin, causing the clan to become incentivized to defeat them.
ButterflyClan
ButterflyClan is out of all the clans, the most dangerous clan for LGBTQIA+ cats. They are vehement that Paradise truly did say that all LGBTQIA+ were a sin and that one can choose to be attracted to the "right" gender and that transgender/nonbinary cats are simply "confused" (ButterflyClan has a large number of closeted bisexuals & trans cats). Aro-Ace spec cats are in a grey area because while they aren't breaking the rules, they technically aren't following them either and are shunned.
ButterflyClan hosts a "Conversion Camp", a camp not too far from the actual camp where any cat above the age of 6 moons is sent if they are suspected of being LGBTQIA+. The camp is lead by a specialized group of healers who unlike most healers, are trained in fighting. Residents of the camp are not allowed to leave until it has been proven that they are "fixed". While ButterflyClan claims that the camps are completely ethical, there are a substantial amount of reports that residents are starved and beaten daily. Velvetdream and Yelloweyes were forced to attend this camp (Warmstar was semi-shunned and Eveningbriar & Cavepool believed they were straight).
BeeClan
BeeClan is less extreme than ButterflyClan, but nonetheless hostile. Most LGBTQIA+ are shunned and disowned by their families (a fate worse than death in BeeClan). They do not directly call ButterflyClan's practices unethical, preferring to stay silent.
BeetleClan
BeetleClan has slowly become more progressive in views, with the clan now welcoming their first openly gay leader, Vulturestar. While LGBTQIA+ cats may be avoided by the more religious members of the clan, it is distasteful to be outwardly hateful. BeetleClan despises ButterflyClan's practices and vice-versa.
AntClan & WaspClan
Both clans are very LGBTQIA+ and often accept LGBTQIA+ kittypets & loners who want to try out clan life, and shunned LGBTQIA+ from BeeClan. WaspClan has also recently accepted a transgender ButterflyClan refugee from ButterflyClan, Woollytail...
