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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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Fast Forward This Is What Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade Looks Like
(JTA) — The turnout for Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade on Thursday was more than three times the expected number, with at least 14,000 people marching. Tens of thousands of people are dancing and singing at Jerusalem Pride. ???️? https://t.co/7YQdGWTIDo — Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) August 3, 2017 Some estimates said that up to 22,000 people attended…
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Fast Forward Police Detain Man Who Threatened Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police detained a 33-year-old man who made Facebook threats against participants in the Jerusalem gay pride parade. The unidentified man, from central Israel, made the threats in a post Thursday on his page before the start of the parade, Israel Police said. He was questioned and released by an Israeli court…
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Fast Forward Chief Rabbi Attacks Jerusalem Pride Ahead Of Event
Jerusalem is holding its gay pride parade today – and predictably not everyone (including the city’s chief rabbi) is happy about it. “It is sad that a couple of days after Tisha B’Av, when masses visited Jerusalem and remembered it being a holy city… [the] essence of this parade is contradicting the trend of Jerusalem…
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Community What The Boy Scouts Can Teach Trump — And Israel — About Family
Right before I became an Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts of America added a new required merit badge: The Family Life merit badge. This was the mid-1990s, right around the time when LGBT people began to receive more wide-spread acceptance in society. Indeed, the LGBT and allies coalition at my high school had strong support…
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Fast Forward LGBTQ Jews Condemn Trump’s ‘Despicable’ Transgender Ban
Leaders of Jewish LGBTQ organizations slammed President Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military as a “despicable” step back for equal rights. Trump shocked the nation by unexpectedly revealing the new policy, which will affect the estimated 6,000 transgender individuals now employed by the armed forces. After consultation with my Generals…
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Fast Forward U.S. Jewish Groups Urge Israel To Give Equal Adoption Rights To LGBT Couples
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Some 200 North American Jewish leaders and institutions urged the Israeli government to end discrimination against same-sex couples who want to adopt children. The call came in a letter coordinated by A Wider Bridge, a San Francisco-based organization that focuses on ties between U.S. and Israeli LGBTQ communities. Signatories included Hillel International,…
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