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‘Second class citizens’: LGBTQ students allege culture of alienation and fear at Yeshiva University
After a lawsuit was filed against the Jewish institution, we spoke with alumni, students and faculty who feel the school has failed them.
LGBTQ students sue Yeshiva University for discrimination
Yeshiva University has received ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in state funds and benefits, according to the suit.
Jewish rocker Ezra Furman announces she’s a woman — and a mom
In a moving Instagram post, the 34-year-old musician explained her journey and why she’s sharing her story.
In ‘Shiva Baby,’ Jewish anxiety gets so bad that it turns into a horror movie
There’s no jump scares or monsters, but believe me — “Shiva Baby” is scary.
Purim as a Jewish ‘National Coming Out Day’: What the holiday means for LGBTQ Jews
Purim, some Jewish scholars argue, can ‘queer’ our understanding of what Torah is and what tradition is asking of us.
In Chicago, an LGBTQ Talmud study center gets a pandemic boost
Svara is a queer Talmud study center in Chicago
In Jewish tradition, sodomy doesn’t mean what you think
In Jewish tradition, this is a story about hospitality, not sex.
Roberta Kaplan: Who is the Jewish lawyer leading post-White House lawsuits against Trump?
Kaplan has always wanted to be in the good fight — and she’s on the brink of the fight of her life.
LGBTQ leaders respond to SCOTUS attack on marriage equality
LGBTQ+ rights advocates immediately condemned the statement, including Jewish LGBTQ+ thought leaders, activists, and rabbis.
As a gay Jew, I may face discrimination - but I still have white privilege
I may not be proud of being white, but it doesn’t matter how I feel about it.