What kinds of sex are included in Leviticus 18:22?
Question:
According to Leviticus 18:22, "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable" (NIV).
My Question: Is it oral or anal sex, or something else? What if the person is a transgender woman, meaning male to female?
Answer:
"You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination" (Leviticus 18:22).
The phrase "one lies with" is used in the Hebrew text to denote the sexual actions that typically take place while lying down. All sexual behavior between two people of the same gender is forbidden. For a detailed list, see "What are all the types of sexual sins?" Since two males cannot physically have intercourse, it directly implies that anal and oral sex and mutual masturbation are under consideration.
Transgenderism is a form of deceit or lying. It is a male pretending to be a female (or a female pretending to be a male), going so far as to have surgical alterations and using artificial hormones to change the shape of the body. A transgender female is still a male. A transgender male is still a female. Their DNA is evidence of this. See "What Does the Bible Say About Transgenderism?" Regardless of pretending to be a different gender, having sex with someone of the same gender remains sinful.
