Q&A: Cross-Dressing for Gay People
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Cross-Dressing for Gay People
Question
Hello and blessings, Rabbi,
Assuming that the prohibition on cross-dressing (wearing clothes of the opposite sex) stems from the concern of adultery and promiscuity, is there room to say that the prohibition does not apply to gay men and lesbians?
Answer
In Jewish law, it is generally accepted that we do not derive practical rulings from the reason given for a verse.