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This, I believe Is quite Important for us to grasp the concept of, I want to quickly state that I do not intend on having Orthodox Religious Views be seen equal to Bigotry.
Every Religion is different, and even within certain religions, there are many differing opinions surrounding that which Is believed to be divine.
I am not as well-versed In Islam, so you'll have to forgive me If I am not entirely accurate, and If you know any other nuances I'd love to hear them.
(Sorry, I only wrote on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, however these three Abrahamic Religions are the Religions I am most familiar with, and the ones I feel most comfortable writing about)
Christianity.
The Bible suggests that sexual relationships between men are forbidden, and it does suggest the same for women. If we are desiring to continue on the "The Bible Is the Infallible word Of God" path, then there Is an alternative view of what these scriptures mean.
Many Religious figures who hold an opposing view, argue that the original Hebrew, and Greek texts did not in fact mention homosexuality, but were instead referring to Pederasty a sexual relationship between an adult man, and adolescent male, and condemning those relationships as pedophilic in nature, and not necessarily condemning a loving relationship between members of the same sex. There Is a third, and final view which states that the Bibe
Is not the infallible word of God, but does contain human error, therefore the scriptures which contain "homophobic" writings are most likely not from God.
Judaism.
There are Secular Jews who do not feel that the Torah, Talmud, and Halacha are Important In modern life, and there are religious Jews who do believe they are still Important.
Orthodox Jews believe that sexual relationships between men should be forbidden, however the same Is not necessarily true for said relationships between women.
Reform Jews do not hold this view, they do not typically believe that the Torah, and Religious Laws are Inerrant, and Inspired, so for them supporting same-sex relationships Is not a problem.
Islam
The Qur'an never explicitly mentions homosexuality, however, the hadith does, most Muslims do not believe that the hadith Is actually from the prophet Muhammed.
However, the Qur'an also contains the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and is most likely interpreted as sinful in the eyes of Allah.
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