Interesting movie.

God is Love.
that’s all people need to know. As long as your heart feels Love as a gift from God, then the form in which you express it is really insignifiant.

Great documentary.  Enjoyed it very much, well done top to bottom

God wants us to be Holy.

That one part where he says “I want my daddy”
I was bawling. How heartbreaking is that?
I wanted to take him into my arms and though I don’t know the songs he was singing, I could sing him a few songs from my childhood.
Such a wonderful film. Really touching.

I always thought Jews were more relaxed about gays and lesbians… I don’t know why I thought that but… I mean at least they don’t have the excorcisms

I wish the producers would update their webpage with a Where are they now? section to see how some or all of the main subjects are doing today.

Its is a heartbreaking portrayal of the hypocrisy of a religion that so values the idea of humanity and then denies its people the pleasure that is a part of life.Even more so is the hypocrisy of the men who condemn homosexuality in the name of God--but then themselves condemn many others who have found God with the honesty and peace of the light that is their own truth.God wants all humanity to embrace themselves and love their families--and homosexuals are completely capable to do so by virtue of the honesty with themselves.As a shiksa--I have been the object of attention of Jewish men both observant and otherwise--who suffer with their shame and in doing so project that guilt onto themselves and it permeates their lives like a cancer.And then I feel guilty--as if I have seduced these men--which I have not--because their teaching condemns me also.I pray that these beautiful souls embrace their desires and experience pleasure in this life--God wants us to be happy.

What is apparent is that, gayness is given to a person to endure and to raise above it.
It is as thou, G-d does not want to hear about the problem and the mud he created.
He seems to want us to rise above it , accepting it within his given laws, and then the result is a crown woven by man from the mud and presented as a gift to G-d.
To show, see, what man has done with the mud given to him.
The ones who are gay, are actually of higher soul, they have to, because they need more power to deal with the pain and shame within torah laws and then to rise up above the evil inclination and present a holy crown from the raw base given to them by G-d himself.
G-d knows they can rise above, hope is they will; not fall to the animal instinct inherent in every man, be it gay or straight.

If GOD does in fact exists I am sure he would send us a mass
e-mail or text message to let us know how she/he feels aobut this and other issues. I cannot believe that some people still live with this dark-age mentality. No wonder we are slaughtering eachother…
Ignorance is not bliss.
Be good to yourself and others.

A more careful reading of Leviticus suggests that the Torah forbids ritual homosexuality rather lay homsexuality:  Homosexual intercourse was prevalent in Canaanite cultic practice because it was thought to re-enact the divine marriage (hierogamos)and thus bring about favorable natural conditions (rain, weather) crucial to an agrarian society. Recall that biblical literature is essentially a massive polemic against indigenous Canaanite cultic practices, so it’s not surprising that ritual homosexuality would be anathemaized in the Bible.  It would be a good thing for all orthodox Jews to study what the Bible actually says rather than rely on tendentious and de-contextualized Rabbinic pronouncements.

This movie breaks my heart.  As Jew, I resonate with my culture.  As a straight woman, I understand that my sexuality was biologically predetermined before I was born, it is nothing that I chose as none of us have that capability.  We can all “try on” behaviors, but we are profoundly defined by factors beyond our control.  Would anyone choose to be heavy or gay or homely in a world which hates these attributes and oppresses those who possess them?  I love many of the tenets of my religion, especially the espousal of values which tell us to cherish and respect others, to be kind and decent, to do good in this world.  But to take every word of the doctrine literally is to believe implicitly various teachings which are in direct opposition to one another.  Is not one’s bechert determined by the heart, soul and very being of a person rather than by the gender?  As a mother, I cannot imagine rejecting my child because of her or his innate sexuality.  As a person - well, as I said already, my heart breaks for all the pain this teaching, G-d’s word interpreted by fallible humans, has caused.  And I rejoice for the gay and Lesbian Jews who have been able to transcend this, who with or without loving and accepting families, have been able to find their dignity and their joy.

We are all children of G-d.Nobody choose to be gay or lesbian.Too bad that religion are so punitive and intollerant.I loved this movie even though is very sad.
What I appeciate the most is the people telling about their struggle, their pain. their isolation. Who are we to tell them not to be what they feel they are.I loved the rubber band story. Keep the good work going.Love to all of you
Mariolina

This film made me realize how lucky I am to be able to live openly as a gay man and be surrounded by people who loves and respect me as I am. The way I see religion when it comes to homosexuality is this: God gave gay men a test or challenge to see how good or bad they would deal with this matter and go on with their lives. Some will fail and live their lives in shame, while others will grow to live fullfilling lives. Like my father once told me: “ Just because you are different, it does not mean you have to live differently, live your life to the fullest just the way you are and remember that God loves all of his creations”. Why can we all just accept each other and recognize that we are all sons and daughter of God?

THIS IS THE MOST FACINATING FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN.  I DID NOT KNOW MANY JEWS AS A HYOUTH, BUT AS A GAY, 70 YEAR OLD, SOUTHERN BAPTIST FROM NEW MEXICO WHO HAS A LIFE PARTNER FOR 43 YEARS, I CAN APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH.  BUT I MUST SAY, YOU GUYS A BRUTAL...EVEN MY CATHOLIC FRIENDS WERE NOT QUITE THIS BAD. GOD BLESS YOU. I LEFT GOD FOR 25 YEARS BUT HE NEVER LEFT ME.  I FOUND HIM AGAIN, WAITING FOR ME WHEN I WAS 45. He KNOWS THE NUMBER OF HAIRS ON OUR HEADS, HE KNEW YOU BEFORE YOU WERE BORN AND HE KEEPS HIS EYE ON THE SPARROW, HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLE THINK HE WOULD NOT LOVE YOU? YOUR ARE IN HIS IMAGE AND HE CREATED YOU.  WE, AS GAYS, HAVE TOUGHT MANY PEOPLE HOW TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND THE LOVE I SEE IN THIS IS FAR BETTER THAN THE RELIGIOUS DISRESPECT THEY TEACH IN CHURCH. YOUR WONDERFUL, YOUR RELIGIOUS DEVOTION IS MORE RESPECTED THAN MOST OF THE LEARNED LEADERS I HAVE KNOW, AND I HAVE KNOWN A FEW.  MY MOTHER DID A SAMPLER FOR ME THAT SAID “REACH UP AS FAR AS YOU CAN AND GOD WILL REACH DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY.” GOD BLESS YOU, ..HE IS ALWAYS ONLY A PRAYER AWAY.
MIKE

I cannot understand the plight of the homosexuals. But regardless, it is only a sin unless you act (in your mind/or in your actions) on it. By the same token, we must VERY CAREFUL to condemn homosexuals because we are taught that even by looking at a woman with lust, we have already committed fornication in our hearts.  Remember that our G_d is not one of a thousand rules! G_d wants to rule our hearts.  The best way for us to do this is to obey.  To willingly submit to His way, not our way, nor society’s way.
G_d Bless You all! 

There is a way for these people to be saved from there sin.  Really it is the only way… JESUS CHRIST!  If they would turn to him and ask for forgiveness, and ask him into their hearts, they would be able to overcome ANYTHING!  I’ll pray for these people’s souls, and for them to be saved by his grace.  GOD BLESS!

I believe that G-D understands this dilemma,and don’t condemn us,as much as we condemn each others and ourselves,we pray for guidance to help deal with this stronghold, and our heavenly father will help us work thru it,he created us, so he KNOWS US, and knows we cannot conquer this in our own strength,ask and seek his answers for his continous love in our lives.

With all due respect - one cannot be both homosexual and a follower of God based upon what the Torah says.  It really is a choice and God clearly asks those with such tendencies to choose Him over such behavior.  He is there to help, but one must want Him more than that.

My first partner was a Jew.  While our relationship dissolved after 10 years, we remained loving friends until his death in 1995.  This film enlightened me.  I understand more clearly now what this loving man was suffering through with his family relationships.  He was a wonderful human being and I still feel a very close relationship with his spirit.  He’s always in my thoughts.  Thank you.