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Culture How a Black, queer, Jewish artist uses her work to change the world
The art of 24-year-old Ayeola Omolara Kaplan confronts racism, antisemitism and misogyny
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Culture How Netflix’s new Jewish protagonist is breaking ground for trans teens
In the animated series “Dead End: Paranormal Park,” a trans Jewish teenager finds himself fending off apocalypse
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News Lacking pride clubs at their schools, LGBT orthodox teens in NYC come here for community
Many queer students have felt that they need to tone down their identities at Orthodox schools. JQY is trying to change that.
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125 greatest Jewish movie scenes In ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ a scene of Jewish (and gay) discretion
Queerness and Jewishness — forms of Otherness — are overlapping identities in Luca Guadagnino's Italian film.
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News ‘Mom, I think I’m gay’: 4 young Orthodox Jews share their coming out stories
Two queer Yeshiva University students and two alum talk about when, why and how they decided to reveal their full selves
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Books Allen Ginsberg, Siegfried Sassoon in collection of letters about LGBTQ love and friendship
'The Love That Dares' looks at poems and letters exploring queer relationships from Sappho to the 21st century
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Books How a pathbreaking gay legislator earned his nickname
You don’t need to know anything about the legislative process to enjoy ‘Smahtguy,’ a graphic novel about Barney Frank
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News Meet the LGBTQ couples whose queer-positive weddings measure up to Jewish legal standards
Pride meets the gatekeepers of Jewish law as observant couples reimagine gendered wedding rituals
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