Arguments Against Homosexuality In Judaism

Judaism: the oldest monotheistic religion in existence. The people of this religion, Jews, have faced discrimination and genocide for centuries. From the story of Chanukah in the beginnings of the religion to the Holocaust that happened less than a century ago, nations have attempted, and failed, to rid the world of Jews. You would expect that due to this injustice, the Jews would be accepting of people of all genders, sexualities, religions, and race. However, this is not the case. About 13% of the Jewish population are against homosexuality, and about 70% of the Ultra-Orthodox population is against homosexuality. Would you not think that the people of a religion that has suffered from anti-Semitism for its entire existence would be more accepting

For example, one argument may be that it does not matter what the reason is, the Torah still claims “If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.” However, though this is true that the Torah addressed that, the Torah also states “It is not good for man to be alone.”(Genesis 2:18) The Torah cautions that man shall not be with man, but it also commanded that a man should not be alone. If the only way for a man to not be alone would to be with a man, what should he do? He would be disobeying the Torah either way. Also, the Torah affirms"'Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.’” The jeans everyone is wearing is made out of two materials: cotton and linen. The people arguing their point demand that no one should do anything the Torah warns not to do, but do not mention anything about the fact that millions of people around the world are wearing these abominations right now. In fact, 96% of Americans are wearing jeans and only about 3.8% of American adults identify as LGBTQA+. Why only focus on some of the things considered an abomination in the Torah, and not