LGBT

I can offer the answer from the Miche-Bot:

First, two brief clarifications: The answers here are based on the writings of Rabbi Michael Avraham and attempt to reconstruct his logic; they should not be seen as a binding statement or official representation of his opinion. In actual halachic questions, you should turn to the posk. Also, Miche-Bot is designed to work with the GPT-5 Thinking model; you should make sure that this is the model you are using.

In general, the Rabbi's position on LGBTQ+ is based on a sharp distinction between facts (propensity, identity, human condition) and halachic and moral norms:

* Propensity is not a crime. The attraction or identity itself is not a sin; the halachic discussion deals with actions. Regarding homosexuality: the prohibition of the act for men is from the Torah, and for women it turns out to be from the rabbis; it is "quite simple" in his language. In the past, he raised the possibility of easing the law as a matter of principle, but he explicitly wrote that he was very hesitant and would not order it without broad agreement, if at all. Source: [https://mikyab.net/posts/92363/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/92363/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* "Abomination" is not necessarily a moral label. The rabbi emphasizes that the term "abomination" in the Torah does not always indicate moral abomination; a halakhic prohibition should not automatically be transformed into a derogatory value judgment against people. Source: [https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%97%D7%A1-%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%90%D7%94/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]( https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%97%D7%A1-%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%90%D7%94/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* Between Facts and Norms ("The Third Path"). In contemporary discussions (e.g. around conversion therapy, community relations, and public presentation), he criticizes confusion between empirical data and value assumptions, and suggests a middle ground: maintaining the boundaries of halakhah on the one hand, and restraining harmful criticism, respect, and accurate speech on the other. Source: [https://mikyab.net/posts/81651/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/81651/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* Questions about marriage and life frameworks. From a halakhic perspective, same-sex child-making and halakhic marriage do not exist; in the response he refers to the existential difficulty posed by the demand for long-term celibacy and articulates the tension between the human condition and the halakhic framework, without inventing a non-existent permit. Source: [https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%98%D7%B4%D7%91-%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%97%D7%93-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]( https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%98%D7%B4%D7%91-%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%97%D7%93-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* Transgenders – separate complexities. The rabbi clarifies that the letters LB (lesbians, gays, bisexuals) are about inclination and action, while the T Raises other conceptual-halakhic questions (definition of gender, mitzvot status, marriage and gitin, etc.). This is an evolving work of clarification and not a short "ruling". Sources: [https://mikyab.net/posts/92363/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/92363/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) , [https://mikyab.net/posts/77953/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/77953/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Underlying all of this is the rabbi's methodological foundation: to systematically separate reality from norms (facts versus halakhic or moral obligation), and only then discuss what is halakhic and what is moral – without mixing. This is a principled line that recurs in his writings, even beyond the subject of halakhic.

If you wish, I can distill from here practical "rules of thumb" (community relations, language, educational framework, etc.) according to the spirit of the rabbi's words.

Additional sources:

* Transgenders in Halacha: A. Conceptual Analysis (column 701): [https://mikyab.net/posts/92363/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/92363/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* A Look at Transgenderism and the Givat Shmuel Incident (column 504): [https://mikyab.net/posts/77953/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/77953/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* The Attitude to LGBT: Between Facts and Values (column 579): [https://mikyab.net/posts/81651/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/81651/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* The Third Path: On LGBT, Literary and harmful criticism (column 728): [https://mikyab.net/posts/94969/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/posts/94969/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* Re: Homosexuality (Halakhic discussion on coercion): [https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-2/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-2/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* Answer: Homosexuality – a moral problem?: [https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA/?utm_source=chatgpt.com](h ttps://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

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True story Rabbi Mikhi One day I was riding a bus with my wife where the custom was for women to sit in the back and men in the front, but I am Lithuanian and I sat down next to my wife. Someone came to comment on the existing custom and I told him that I am a female and I had sex reassignment surgery. I have no idea if he understood the concept in depth due to the shortness of the achiever. What I gained was that he left me to my own devices. And if there are all the above communities for that, then that's enough.