Mastodawn

"A group of #Orthodox #rabbis from the #US and #Israel issued a strongly worded letter condemning discredited practices that try to “convert” #LGBTQ+ people to #heterosexuality — a rarity for an establishment that still largely sees #queer people as sinful.

The letter, which was drafted years ago but released earlier in January in Israel, includes the signatures of prominent #modernOrthodox rabbis, including Yitz Greenberg, Shmuly Yanklowitz and Daniel Sperber, as well as a number of female rabbis.

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“We the undersigned,” it begins, “believe that it is forbidden according to #Halakhic principle and ethos, for anyone, including a #rabbi, #rabbanit, educator, or therapist to recommend to any person to undergo treatment for the purpose of changing a person’s #sexualorientation, commonly known as ‘#conversiontherapy. This is because conversion therapy is harmful, does not work, and because same-sex attraction is not a mental health problem.”

https://religionnews.com/2026/01/28/in-new-letter-modern-orthodox-rabbis-say-conversion-therapy-is-forbidden/

Modern Orthodox rabbis: Jewish law forbids 'conversion therapy'

(RNS) — About 100 Orthodox rabbis from the U.S. and Israel say the practice is harmful and doesn't work.

RNS

Estelle Keerthana Feb 5

We literally learned this at 10th Grade that Biological Sex ≠ Gender Identity ≠ Sexual Orientation are different things. If you find these complicated to understand that says more about you 💀

பாலினம் ≠ பாலின அடையாளம் ≠ பாலியல் நோக்குநிலை ஆகியவை வெவ்வேறு விஷயங்கள் என்பதை நாங்கள் 10 ஆம் வகுப்பில் உயிரியலில் கற்றுக்கொண்டோம். இவையை புரிந்துகொள்ள சிக்கலானதாகத் உங்களுக்கு தோன்றினால், அது உங்களைப் பற்றி மட்டுமே மேலும் கூறுகிறது 💀

#gender #sex #sexualorientation #sexeducation #school