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Opinion ‘Pinkwashing’ Washed Out at Toronto Gay Pride
Getty Images “I knished a girl and I liked it.” That placard, waved by a member of Toronto Jewish gay group Kulanu, captured the spirit of yesterday’s massive WorldPride parade in Canada’s largest city: Joyful, fearless and boisterously irreverent. About 100 Kulanu participants joined an estimated 12,000 marchers cheered by more than a million spectators…
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Breaking News Shai Piron Apologizes for Saying Same-Sex Couples Not a Family
Israeli Education Minister Shai Piron apologized for saying that same-sex couples are not a family. Piron was interviewed on Sunday by several Israeli media outlets. In an interview aired on television stations, he said, “I am painfully convinced that my remarks were miserable. It’s not my place to decide who is a family and who…
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Breaking News San Francisco Synagogue Wants To Prevent Suicide at Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge may adopt some drastic changes in the near future. The Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District officially approved funding to erect nets underneath the bridge to deter or save suicide jumpers. Last year alone, 46 people fell off the bridge, and about 100 more were…
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News New York’s Gay Pride Weekend Bigger — and Jewier — Than Ever
(Haaretz) — The most outrageous snapshots from any given Pride parade tend to be the most popular – six-foot drag queens (seven, if you count heels and hair,) chiseled go-go dancers in mini-Speedos, loads of glitter. It is an event that has come to be defined by party boys. But ahead of New York Pride…
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News Anti-Israel Group To March in Toronto Gay Pride Parade
The group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid will take part in this year’s Toronto Pride parade. For the first time in five years, there has been no organized opposition to QuAIA participating in the parade, which will be held June 29. Jewish community and some city officials have opposed the group joining in the past. “People…
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Breaking News Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapists Could Be Liable for Damages, N.J. Judge Rules
A New Jersey judge has ruled that a Jewish gay “conversion” group could be liable for the costs of reversing the damage it caused four young men while trying to curb their same-sex attraction. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter F. Bariso, Jr. ruled that Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) and its co-defendants…
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Opinion No, LGBT Inclusion Isn’t Just Window-Dressing
Transgender Jews celebrate Shabbat at a California synagogue My friend and colleague Jay Michaelson’s op-ed “Include Me Out of This Jewish Community” calls into question the value and utility of “LGBT inclusion” in the mainstream Jewish community. I agree with some of Michaelson’s overarching points that being included in the mainstream without participating in fundamental…
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News Orthodox Child’s Transgender Journey From Moshe to Miryam
(Haaretz) — More than most kids, Moshe, who lived with his mom and siblings in a midsize Midwestern city with a small Orthodox community, loved going to shul. But shortly after Moshe began preparing for his bar mitzvah, he suddenly changed. From a sunny little boy to one who was withdrawn. Depressed. His grades, which…
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