Founded in 1977 by a handful of Ashkenazi Jews,[1] it received help and support from Pastor Joseph Doucé.

The organization reached out to several French Rabbis to participate, and only Michaël Azoulay accepted.

[4] The organization supports its members in accepting their dual identities as Jewish and LGBT[3] and fights to promote the inclusion of LGBT Jews in the larger French Jewish community.

In Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, and Marseille, Beit Haverim organizes diverse activities, including events with Jewish and/or LGBT personalities, discussion forums, as well as a number of social events.

The organization is nonpolitical and welcomes people from all political, religious and sexual orientations.