Q&A: Homosexuals
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Homosexuals
Question
Hello Rabbi,
assuming the Torah does not command things that are irrational, how can it prohibit male homosexual intercourse for homosexuals, when that is their sexual orientation? And what is problematic about it, or about incest in general?
Answer
There is nothing irrational here, only something that is not understood and is difficult to live by. There are quite a few commandments like that.
What is problematic is that it is forbidden. If you are expecting a moral explanation—I do not have one, and in my opinion there is none at all. This is not a moral problem. It is a religious problem, and I do not know how to explain it. But I trust the Giver of the Torah, who prohibited it.