Reply To: OU = MO?

Ivdu:

“Being unfaithful” implies someone is actively committing adultery, “Being gay” means one has desires, but doesn’t necessarily mean they are acting upon them. Isn’t there a difference?”

I think “being Gay” could be taken to mean either, as could “being Unfaithful”. But that’s kinda my point: there’s a very fine line between legitimizing people who have a tayvah for X and legitimizing the actual tayvah. For some reason, people seem to be much more willing to toe, and even cross that line when it comes to mishkav zachor then they are in any other area. To paraphrase R’ Aharon Feldman, people who have a tayvah for mishkav zachor are not the only ones who have desires that they cannot fulfill; why is this issue treated differently from all others?