Gays Are Celebrating Rabbi's (False) Claim That The COVID Vaccine Makes You Gay

(Junkee)

Gay people are celebrating a false conspiracy theory put forth by a rabbi that the COVID-19 will make you gay.

The conspiracy comes from Israeli rabbi Daniel Asor, an Orthodox rabbi who maintains a modest YouTube following with 14,000 subscribers. "Any vaccine made using an embryonic substrate, and we have evidence of this, causes opposite tendencies," he told his following (the "opposite tendencies" he mentions refers to sexuality. He also believes the vaccines are a ploy by a New World Order to create a global government.

Israel Hayom, who first reported the story, asserts that his theory has no basis in fact. Still, it was picked up by Queerty, whose tweet of the story attracted the attention of several high-profile LGBTQ+ celebrities.

I could really use a booster TBH. Being gay is exhausting! #vaccine #LGBT https://t.co/VJICybYbEw

— Bobby Berk (@bobbyberk) January 16, 2021

So will it make me straight? https://t.co/jLXbTxXx41

— Sue Perkins 💙 (@sueperkins) January 16, 2021

In response, many jumped in to say they'd happily flip sexualities if it meant ending the pandemic.

Well that's fine. I don't want to die and being gay looks pretty fabulous. My wife might be a bit miffed about it but she'd definitely rather her son's father was gay than dead. 🙂🏳️‍🌈

— Soapbox Jury ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈 (@soapboxjury) January 16, 2021