User:Skakkle/gay Jews


 * See List of LGBT Jews, which is a very comprehensive list which includes historical figures

Gay Jews are Jews who are gay, definitionally.

gay
The social and political category "gay" is a component of a movement called LGBTQ. LGBTQ is a not-organically-social, political umbrella term. Lesbians, gay men, bisexual people, and trans people may or may not identify socially or politically with the LGBTQ movement.

Jewish
While the question of someone's Jewishness can be a complex and personal question, it is in many cases un ambiguous.

Where
Most gay Jews are found among the general Jewish populations of the world, but may be overrepresented where there is more political freedom & tolerance toward gay people. These places include the many parts of the United States, Israel, Western European countries, some parts of South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.