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Fast Forward I’m Never Using The Word ‘G0ys’ Again
At the intersection of internal gay politics, “alt-right” provocation and Jewish vernacular, here comes more ammunition for the language police. Here come the G0ys. — a group of men who have “affections for other men” but are opposed to stereotypical gay culture and what they claim as its threats to male culture. They use a…
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Fast Forward Ex-Hasidic Woman Gets Children Back After Coming Out As Lesbian
After coming out to her children as a lesbian, a formerly Hasidic woman lost custody of her children. Now, after a landmark ruling by three Brooklyn judges, she has won not only the right to see her children, but the right to express herself however she wants with them, the New York Post reported. When…
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Fast Forward Richard Simmons Libel Suit Dismissed In Odd Win For Transgender Rights
LOS ANGELES – In a counterintuitive victory for trans rights, a Los Angeles judge indicated Wednesday that he would dismiss Richard Simmons’ defamation suit against the National Enquirer and Radar Online. Simmons sued the publications in May over a story alleging that he was in the process of becoming a woman. While affirming his support…
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Breaking News Iconic San Francisco Synagogue No Longer ‘Just’ For LGBT Jews
(JTA) — SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco, Rabbi Mychal Copeland leads Shabbat services with a rainbow tallit around her shoulders. The synagogue newsletter is called “The Jewish Gaily Forward.” But the shul, which since its 1977 founding has been known as…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Threatens To Quit Naftali Bennett’s Right Wing Party Over Lesbian Aide
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rabbi who is a leader of the Jewish Home Party has threatened to leave the party because a spokeswoman for its leader, Naftali Bennett, is a lesbian. Rabbi Yisrael Rozen, the head of the Zomet Institute, which researches how technology can be used under Jewish law, on Wednesday resigned from the…
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News Zionist Group Shunned At Chicago SlutWalk — But Organizers Cry Sabotage
There are some things you might expect from a SlutWalk — an annual march designed to bring attention to sexual assault and “rape culture.” You would expect participants to show up in fishnets and tutus and pasties, carrying protest signs and chanting things like “My dress is not a yes!” You would expect that the…
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Fast Forward “Zioness” Group Plans To March At Chicago SlutWalk
A group calling itself the “Zioness Movement” has announced it will be walking in the Chicago SlutWalk this Saturday. The group was formed this summer, after the SlutWalk announced a ban on Zionist and Jewish symbols at their march. The SlutWalk organizers retracted the ban in late July. “As Jews and Zionists, we seek justice…
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Fast Forward North Carolina Pride Changes Schedule To Avoid Yom Kippur
(JTA) — Organizers of North Carolina’s gay pride parade and festival have altered the event’s schedule in order to accommodate the Jewish community. The N.C. Pride parade had been scheduled for Sept. 30, which this year is Yom Kippur. Following the announcement of the date last month, organizers apologized for scheduling the parade for Yom Kippur and…
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