Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) affirming denominations in Judaism (also called gay-affirming) are Jewish religious groups that welcome LGBT

LGBT

LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...

 members and do not consider homosexuality

Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...

 to be a sin

Sin

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. They include both entire Jewish denominations, as well as individual synagogue

Synagogue

A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...

s. Some are composed mainly of non-LGBT members and also have specific programs to welcome LGBT people, while others are composed mainly of LGBT members.

Denominations

• Conservative Judaism in North America
  Conservative Judaism
  Conservative Judaism is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.Conservative Judaism has its roots in the school of thought known as Positive-Historical Judaism,...
  
   - (Mixed support)
• Reform Judaism in North America
  Reform Judaism (North America)
  Reform Judaism is the largest denomination of American Jews today. With an estimated 1.5 million members, it also accounts for the largest number of Jews affiliated with Progressive Judaism worldwide.- Reform Jewish theology :Rabbi W...
  
  
• Reconstructionist Judaism
  Reconstructionist Judaism
  Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-based Jewish movement based on the ideas of Mordecai Kaplan . The movement views Judaism as a progressively evolving civilization. It originated as a branch of Conservative Judaism, before it splintered...
  
  
• Humanistic Judaism
  Humanistic Judaism
  Humanistic Judaism is a movement in Judaism that offers a nontheistic alternative in contemporary Jewish life. It defines Judaism as the cultural and historical experience of the Jewish people and encourages humanistic and secular Jews to celebrate their Jewish identity by participating in Jewish...
  
  

Individual congregations

• First Narayever Congregation (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
• Bet Mishpachah (Washington, D.C.)
• Fabrangen Havurah (Washington, D.C.)
• Sha'har Zahav (San Francisco, California)
• Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (New York, New York)

Denomination-sanctioned programmes

• Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation - Reform Judaism

Unofficial programmes

• Keshet Rabbis
  Keshet Rabbis
  Keshet-Rabbis is an organization of Conservative/Masorti rabbis which holds that LGBT Jews should be embraced as full, open members of all Conservative/Masorti congregations and institutions...
  
   - Conservative Judaism
• Hod
  Hod (Organization)
  Hod is an independent Israel-based organization run by and intended for Orthodox Jewish homosexuals. It is led by the Orthodox Rabbi Ron Yosef.-Formation:...
  
   - Orthodox Judaism
• Bat-Kol - Orthodox Judaism

Programmes not affiliated with any particular denomination

• Keshet
  Keshet (organization)
  Keshet is a Boston-based nonprofit that works for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life. Keshet produced the groundbreaking documentary Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School and companion curriculum....
  
  
• Jewish Mosaic
• Nehirim
• GayGevalt LGBT Jewish Calendar
• Havruta- Religious Gays

External links

• Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation of Hebrew Union College (Reform Judaism)