This is a list of LGBT Jews. Each person is both Jewish (by birth or conversion according to Jewish law, or identifies as Jewish via ancestry) and has stated publicly that they are bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and/or queer or questioning (LGBTQ), or identify as a member of the LGBTQ community. Being both Jewish and LGBTQ is a canonical (recognized) example of some facet of each person on this list, such that the below listed person's fame or significance flows from being both Jewish and LGBTQ.
Drăgan Flaviu, Executive Director of the research operation "Aurora Rubiniu," human rights activist, and author of the book about Nazi thinking "Lupta mea pentru viață!"[16][17][18][19]
Debra Kolodny, openly bisexual American rabbi;[296][297] edited the first anthology by bisexual people of faith, Blessed Bi Spirit (2000), to which she contributed "Hear, I Pray You, This Dream Which I Have Dreamed," about Jewish identity and bisexuality[297][298]
Stacy Offner, openly lesbian American rabbi who accomplished important firsts for women and lesbians in the Jewish community;[304][305] first openly lesbian rabbi in a traditional congregation; first openly lesbian rabbi hired by a mainstream Jewish congregation; first female rabbi in Minnesota; first rabbi elected chaplain of the Minnesota Senate; first female vice president of the Union for Reform Judaism; first woman to serve on the US national rabbinical pension board[304][305][306]
Ron Yosef (b. 1974) (Hebrew: רון יוסף), Orthodox rabbi who helped found the Israeli organization Hod, which represents gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews; his organization has played a central part in the recent reevaluation of the role of religious homosexuals in the Israeli Religious Zionist movement[313]
↑ Heer, Jeet (September 30, 2004). "George Mosse and the Academic Closet". www.jeetheer.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
↑ Drăgan, Flaviu-Alexandru (7 November 2024). Lupta mea pentru viață!["My Struggle for Life!"] (in Romanian) (Firsted.). Romania: Ecou Transilvan. ISBN978-630-311-204-6.
↑ Morris, Gary (August 2002), Rare Docs on French FilmmakersArchived 2009-07-13 at the Portuguese Web Archive, Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2006.
↑ Orozco, Jose (March 21, 2005). "True To Reality: An Interview with Moises Kaufman". Morphizm. Retrieved 6 August 2012. I am Venezuelan, I am Jewish, I am gay, I live in New York. I am the sum of all my cultures. I couldn't write anything that didn't incorporate all that I am.
↑ birth; documentary, he's lived in Seattle since 2000 He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon; time, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon com In his spare; Movies, He Gets Slightly Obsessive About His Love for Old; Theater, Challenging; otters; vodka; chocolate; "I. "So Much LGBTQ Comedy Coming To Seattle: Matteo Lane & Jessica Kirson – Seattle Gay Scene". Retrieved 2023-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Does Hollywood give Jewish?. Jewish Journal. July 27, 2007. ["And then there are those who pick and choose their causes specific to their own personal development. Peter Spears, as just one example, came to Hollywood for his work, but recently found himself on a mission to Israel's film industry, which helped him to rediscover his Jewish self in the process."] Retrieved 15 August 2016
↑ The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present, Paul Russell. Kensington Books, 2002 ISBN978-0-7582-0100-3, pp. 254-257
↑ Michaelson, Jay. "Zeek: Wrestling with Steve Greenberg". Zeek. Retrieved 19 October 2012. Greenberg is "the openly gay rabbi." That's the way he's referred to in the press, definite article included, and it's a destiny which he did not choose, but which he has come to accept.
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