LGBTQ
July 17, 2018, 11:38 pm
Gay African-American rabbi shattering stereotypes of what a Jew looks like
“The West End Synagogue has a black, lesbian, female rabbi, and that’s just another celebration of Judaism.”
By Josefin Dolsten / JTA
July 1, 2018, 9:56 pm
Gay students challenge Orthodox schools to pledge dignity
"Take the Pledge" students urge schools, to prevent suicide and destructive behavior from closeted LGBTQ youth
June 26, 2018, 10:33 pm
Yiddishism and Queerness – why do they go together so well?
"We experience an amount of stigma and oppression in our lives and that does help us have compassion"
June 17, 2018, 9:33 pm
Trans activist lauds Israel for being Queer homeland
Says it makes sense that a city that was sand dunes 100 years ago would have forward thinking people in all sectors
June 6, 2018, 11:28 pm
Israeli-Arab trans model hopes Israel can help Palestinian LGBTQ community
Not easy to be LGBTQ in Palestinian territories
August 1, 2017, 10:40 pm
Israel’s first transgender IDF officer speaks out
Lauds support Israeli army gives LGBTQ soldiers
People celebrate the 48th annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade on June 25, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. / AFP PHOTO / Kamil Krzaczynski (Photo credit should read KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
June 27, 2017, 11:42 pm
LGBTQ Jews say it’s increasingly difficult to be pro-Israel and queer
The incident at the Dyke March was just the latest in a series of clashes over Israel at activist events for the Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender, or LGBT, community
By Ben Sales / JTA Wire Service
March 29, 2017, 10:34 am
Reconstructionist movement affirms inclusion of transgender and gender-fluid Jews
Non-binary individuals identify as neither male nor female.
By JTA
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES - 2016/04/19: Candidate's daughter, Ivanka, with her husband, Jared Kushner, listens to speech. Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump celebrated his anticipated victory in the New York primary with a brief press conference at Trump Tower in Midtown. (Photo by Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
February 5, 2017, 11:12 am
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump stopped anti-LGBTQ executive order
Perhaps for this you have rose to power?
By Jewish Telegraphic Agency
September 19, 2016, 1:47 pm
Orthodox Jews talk about what it means to be an LGBTQ ally
Together with their family member or friend. Touching and revealing.
June 8, 2016, 12:46 am
WATCH: Coming out as a lesbian in Monsey
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz argues that it's a mitzvah to "come out."
May 23, 2016, 11:05 pm
WATCH: Young and queer and Jewish
A Shabbat program in Boston has created a vibrant LGBTQA community.
May 19, 2016, 2:45 am
WATCH: Itzhak Perlman boycotts North Carolina over trans bathroom law
“As my fans know, I have spent a lifetime advocating against discrimination towards those with physical disabilities and have been a vocal advocate for treating all people equally.”
By Jewish Telegraphic Agency
February 5, 2016, 12:47 am
WATCH: What do Orthodox LGBTQ Jews want from their community?
Young religious Jews on a retreat for gay and queer families were asked what the community could do for them
January 24, 2016, 12:10 am
Jewish transgender man gives birth
"I am a single transgender man having my first baby"
By Gabrielle Birkner/JTA
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