SHOULD MOST GAYS AND LESBIANS MARRY?: David Benkof

No, they shouldn't, even if they're Kinsey Sixes and totally in love:

(Note that the following comes from an Orthodox Jew who accepts the Torah's prescription for opposite-sex coupling and prohibition against same-sex relations. I realize that those with different backgrounds will think about these matters differently.)

1) People's sexualities change. If one partner starts to feel attracted to the opposite sex, he or she would already be publicly committed to a relationship that by definition cannot be holy.

2) Judaism particularly rejects one m4m act--penetrative anal intercourse. It would actually be better, Jewishly speaking, to trade backrubs and sloppy kisses with a different guy every week than to be monogamously MA-rried to another man and have intercourse with him on a regular basis.

3) All of us have temptations--and behaviors--that are illicit. Society--including religion--can be very patient and even forgiving of the private struggles of individuals who find themselves same-sex-attracted. But don't ask us to throw you a party or "solemnize" your transgression.
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