That was intentional . When you play the race card , expect to get dogged . <| sep |> So it ' s pride over knowledge ? Wow <| sep |> Well don ' t quit cold turkey yet ! <| sep |> I think your link is broken . This one worksdaysuntilthedaytona 500 , but the one in the post doesn ' t . <| sep |> Specifically with Orthodoxy I haven ' t seen what the limit is , but it ' s a safe bet than any contact is forbidden since that ' s the norm for nonmarried people of any gender combination . This is definitely not true . I can hug my same gender friends , my husband can hug his same gender friends . I hug my parents . Many people hug their siblings . The reason I do not touch people of the opposite gender is to distance myself from the possibility of violating a serious prohibition I make this sound like a personal choice , it is not , but I ' m explaining where the requirement comes from there is a specific requirement to distance . I unfortunately do not know the halacha for someone with same gender attraction or rather , I am pretty sure the real answer is discuss with your rabbi , because I don ' t think there ' s just one answer .