Leading Orthodox rabbis sign letter condemning LGBT protest for ‘casting perverts as heroes’

Over 100 leading rabbis in the national religious camp have signed onto a letter condemning the recent LGBT equality protests, claiming that it is “casting perverts as heroes.”

The letter also accuses the LGBT organizations that have led a nationwide campaign against recent legislation on surrogacy rights that neglects gay couples of engaging in “agressive terrorism” and of “brainwashing the media”

Among the rabbis who signed onto the letter were Yigal Levinstein, who came under fire in 2016 for calling gays “perverts.” He later apologized for using the word.

The Israel Hofsheet grassroots group condemns the letter saying it was written by “Ayatollahs.” The organization points out that many of the rabbis on the list receive funding for their institutions from the government and calls on the state to sever ties with the religious leaders.