What would Moses do? - Gay columnist David Bianco has announced that he has given up sex with men to be a better Jew. (Apparently we aren't kosher.) In his most recent "Over the Rainbow" column, Bianco waxes philosophical on the nature of attraction, likening it to putting a bull's eye around each potential mate. Then he delivered this shocker:

In my own case, though there may be more men than women near the core of my bull's-eye, my religious beliefs have led me to celibacy for now, while hoping that God will someday help me create an honest, successful loving partnership with a terrific Jewish woman -- even if she's a few rings out.

Now, this guy Bianco is not your typical ex-gay -- the thirty-two year old authored Gay Essentials: Facts for Your Queer Brain and founded one of the premiere content providers serving the nation's independent local gay newspapers. Even after his revelation, he describes himself as a "queer Torah-observant celibate bisexual Republican show-tune queen." Talk about your minorities.

Gay City News carries Rex Wockner 's rather conversational interview with Bianco. He doesn't come across as particularly preachy and seems to indicate that this is a personal choice. Bianco also admits that he continues to respond erotically and emotionally to men, so I guess it's more a case of a bisexual choosing semi-celibacy. On the other hand, by justifying his decision as an obligation he must meet under Jewish law, he implies that gay Jews who do not follow his example are apostates. Here's one who has a retort.