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Fast Forward Historic global LGBTQ advocacy group boycotts Israel and suspends Israeli affiliate
The ILGA kicked out The Aguda after the Israeli group nominated Tel Aviv as a conference location
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Theater Ex-hasidic, trans and brutally honest, Lili Rosen invites you to her ‘Second Circumcision’
The one-woman show is a funny, poignant account of the performer’s transition
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Oct. 7: One Year Later A different closet: Queer Zionists navigate the post-Oct. 7 dating scene
Pro-Israel Jews have come to expect hostility on dating apps. It can be even worse in person.
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Culture A bar mitzvah for a transgender man in the shul where he once had a bat mitzvah
Same bimah, same Torah portion — but this time, a ‘gender-affirming’ ceremony
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Looking Forward At DNC, this queer, formerly Orthodox Jew is ‘Uncommitted’ and pushing for an arms embargo on Israel
'The world is broken,' said June Rose, 29. 'I ask for Kamala Harris to help repair it.'
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News Jury convicts Blaze Bernstein’s killer of premeditated murder and a hate crime
Samuel Woodward, Bernstein's former classmate, will face life in prison without the possibility of parole
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News ‘Non-Zionary’: How some queer Jews are wrestling with Israel
“While I'm a raging Zionist,” said Blake Fonberg, who organizes Shabbat dinners for queer Jews, “it's important to create a space for Jews who aren’t Zionists.”
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Opinion Instead of making LGBTQ+ Jews scared of Pride, we should inspire them to march no matter what
Queer Jews are uniquely equipped to face the challenging context Pride celebrations are taking place in this year
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