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Affirming the Sanctity of Same-Sex Love (Parashat B'reshit)

October 20, 2006 | By Gregg Drinkwater

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Genesis

Torah Portion: Bereshit

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

In this commentary, the author argues that LGBT Jews spend a lot of time defending ourselves against misunderstood Torah verses that supposedly forbid same-sex relationships. Rarely do we have the opportunity to pro-actively affirm, rather than simply defend, the sanctity of same-sex love, and this Torah portion gives us the chance to do so.

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