On Monday August 11 I will be speaking at the Gay Games in Cleveland at the Interfaith Service at Trinity Cathedral. I hope some of you out there will be able to join with us in celebration of the athletes and competitors from around the world who will gather to enjoy a week of sporting events,…Read more »
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Moving and Shaking: on LGBT Heritage Month.
Moving and Shaking: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. News from the Jewish Journal on LGBT Heritage Month
How Jews Brought America to the Tipping Point on Marriage Equality: Lessons for the Next Social Justice Issues
This is a very important and interesting article the author cites Reform Jewish Institutions like the Religious Action Center. Which is a joint project of the CCAR, the Reform Rabbis and the URJ, Lay leaders ! How Jews Brought America to the Tipping Point on Marriage Equality: Lessons for the…Read more »
Joe Biden and LGBTQ community
Our Vice-president Joe Biden recently spoke at the Los Angeles gala of the Human Rights Campaign. Here is my take on his keynote as published by the Jewish Journal.
Ron Diskin: Mapping defenses against HIV | Health | Jewish Journal
Come hear Dr. Ron Diskin TONIGHT at Kol Ami at 7 pm. Hear about his important research fighting HIV/AIDS. This is a joint program with Israel’s Consul General, the Weizmann Institute, Kol Ami, The City of West Hollywood, Being Alive, Founders MCC, The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and the West Hollywood Library Foundation.…Read more »
A NOD FROM WEHOVILLE
I am honored to be recognized for my work by our local paper-WehoVille
An historic Day
Today is a true historic day! A moment when you can feel the chains of bondage breaking. The Supreme Court has ruled that Doma, the Defense of Marriage Act is dead. The Gay and Lesbian married couples cannot be denied federal rights and benefits. And Proposition 8, the hateful ballot proposition in California that went…Read more »
Pictures from DC
If you haven’t seen my remarks, you can watch a video here.
Rally at the Supreme Court
Click on the link below to see the video and hear my speech at today’s rally at the Supreme Court as the oral arguments in the California Prop 8 case was heard. It was amazing to speak to the crowd on a cold,crisp morning. Earlier in the day I participated in a powerful interface service.…Read more »
From Ganut l’Shevach: reflections on Passover and the Supreme Court
Read my latest blog post on Reform Judaism’s blog. http://www.reformjudaism.org/blog/2013/03/24/marriage-equality-and-passover-degradation-praise Happy Passover and Chag Sameach