Public LGBTI-organization "Insight" has filed a lawsuit against the honorary patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and former head of the UOC Kiev Patriarchate Filaret (Denysenko) for his statement that the coronavirus could be influenced by same-sex marriage.
A Greek Orthodox bishop who was convicted for inciting hate and abusing his position after urging people to spit on gays is now appealing the latter charge.
There is a conflict at once simple and profound at play in the question of homosexuality within traditional Judaism. It is simple in that it is easy to articulate. It is profound in its import both for our community and for our attitude towards halakha.
