Today many if not most Jews, including observant Jews, have a relative or friend who self-identifies as LGBTQ. Quite a number of liberal Open Orthodox Rabbis (who misled the public when they falsely claimed the title 'Modern Orthodox' years ago in a New York Times article, but are distinctly outside the parameters of true Modern Orthodoxy which is halakhah-based and whose motto is Torah uMadda, Torah and secular studies) have publicly described such personal situations.