Posted by in glbt This weekend my friends at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center will hold their annual gala dinner at the Hyatt Regency in Century City. Its been at that venue for years–one of the only spaces in town able to hold so many guests and accommodate their always amazing silent auction. But in October Unite Here, Hotel and…Read more »
Posted by in glbt We are still remembering the young people who died because they were bullied. Some committed Suicide and were driven to relieve the pain of humiliation and hurt inflicted upon them by others. Activist Dan Savage started the It Get’s Better Video Campaign as a way to reach out to LGBT and Questioning Youth who are…Read more »
Clint McCance an Arkansas School Board member resigned over his blatant homophobia and threats against gay people made on his Facebook page. Anderson Cooper of CNN interviewed McCance and tried to elicit an apology from him. But McCance didn’t apologize. He wiggled and wormed and couldn’t look Anderson Cooper in the eye. Even Dr. Phil…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized As a proud SC alumna יי שפתי תפתח ופי יגיד תהלתך Adonai Sfatai tiftach ufi yagid t’helatecha O God Open up my lips that my mouth may declare your glory. Let us pray. מקור החיים Mekor Hachayim- Source of Life itself, that flows through all existence. We come from many places and backgrounds. We call…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized Today is wear purple day. It was chosen as a day to show solidarity and memorial for those glbt youth who committed suicide because they were bullied. Thank you to Anderson Cooper of CNN who has brought great national attention to this crisis. Thank you to Ellen who has focused additional national attention…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized Today thousands of people will walk the streets of West Hollywood to raise money for Aids Project Los Angeles (APLA). This is an important act of charity. And APLA has been a leader in dealing with the enormity of the HIV/AIDS Crisis since the beginning of it. I am glad that people walk and still…Read more »
Posted by in glbt Oh my goodness. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the heinous military policy that dehumanized some of our country’s finest soldiers simply because they were gay men or lesbians is DEAD! The Judge ordered an injunction that would stop the military from enforcing the policy. This injunction came from Judge Virginia Phillips, the same judge that ruled…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Torah Commentary, Uncategorized The descriptions are horrific. The anti-gay gang that was arrested in New York for the brutal attacks on three people pushed homophobia and anti-gay violence to a new level. Eight members of the “Latin King Goonies” have been arrested for their suspected brutal attack on three gay men in the Bronx. They burned and…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Torah Commentary Shabbat Noach Genesis 6:9-11:2 A Midrash: The earth became a wicked place. People were harsh to one another. They spoke cruelly. They stole from one another. There was no such thing as human kindness. They bullied each other and drove some to murder and others to suicide. They humanity forgot that they were made in…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized This is a letter to the Publisher of the Jewish Standard who recently succumbed to pressure from the Orthodox community to retract gay and lesbian Jewish wedding announcements in that paper. Dear Mr. Janoff: I am deeply disappointed in your paper’s (The Jewish Standard) policy to exclude gay couples from wedding announcements. What happened to…Read more »
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