Views
Hod's goal is
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... to initiate a public dialogue in the religious community, among its leaders, its rabbis, encompassing both the Halachic and social scopes, in order to obtain recognition of religious gay men as a part of the religious community which cannot be neglected anymore. A dialogue that would lead to an improvement of the social situation of the religious homosexual man, within the religious society. |
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The organization tries to reconcile the sexual orientation of its members with their religious beliefs. It does so by emphasizing the difference between homosexual orientation and homosexual acts. Hod does not propose a unique solution for the problems that religious homosexuals encounter. Rather, the organization intends to offer support and to stimulate social contact between religious homosexuals, as to diminish the feelings of loneliness frequently experienced by these individuals.
Hod frequently organizes meetings and lectures by Orthodox Rabbis. In an open letter distributed to Orthodox community leaders, the organization appealed to the Orthodox community to recognize them as part of the religious society. As of 2012, the organization reported having been in contact with some 5,600 religious homosexuals since its founding in 2008.
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