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 »
Posted by in Uncategorized Don’t forget to show up tonight for the young people who were bullied to death. The rash of recent suicides because young people were bullied for being gay is shocking. It is time to make sure this stops. Even as the religious wing nuts continue to want to demonize gay people. No wonder some young…Read more »
Posted by in glbt Keshet in Boston put together this incredible list of Jewish community endorsers of this important anti-bullying pledge for Jewish communal institutions and individuals. Can you take the pledge? I have and Kol Ami has and the Reform Movement has; the Conservative movement, the Reconstructionists and so many more. Please join this wave. Sign by clicking…Read more »
Posted by in glbt I guess I am still in shock about Tyler Clementi. Or I am In shock that two fellow college students would violate another person’s privacy so much. Two roommates at Rutgers evidently filmed his sexual encounter, bragged about it on Twitter and webcast it. Social Networking gone mad. In this weekend of the movie premier…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized In recent days Bishop Eddie Long, the African-American pastor of a mega-church has faced allegations of sexual harassment by male parishioners. He has been accused of using his pulpit to influence young men. This from a preacher who has been consistently against same-sex marriage and has condemned gays and lesbians from the pulpit. Bishop Long has denied the allegations and…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized Yesterday’s Senate debacle on the Defense Authorization bill was shameful. The Democratic Leadership starting with Harry Reid and working its way back to President Obama sold out the LGBT community by once again saying they are committed to LGBT rights but not really working fully for LGBT inclusion. My goodness they couldn’t get the votes. The vote…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized They’re at it again. Those that think they can “ungay” people. The reparative therapy people–and in particular Arthur Goldberg. I have written about him previously and his so-called organization-JONAH. Goldberg, is a convicted felon who defrauded people financially. He pretends to know how to change gay people to straight people. So called “change therapy” has…Read more »
Posted by in glbt So much going on in the world today….. including the holy day of Shavuot—the Feast of Weeks. Chag Sameach everyone. It is a day to celebrate the Torah. Even as we struggle with it! Yesterday was an important day for faith leaders who came together to stamp out Homophobia globally. Read below for more! (New York,…Read more »
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