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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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Fast Forward Judge: Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ club
The ruling requires the university to give the YU Pride Alliance 'all the privileges afforded to all other student groups'
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News LGBTQ youth face terrifying new threats. How should the Jewish community respond?
Anti-LGBTQ legislation is often billed as defending religion. But Judaism has long supported the idea of a spectrum of sexual and gender identities.
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Opinion Stop bullying drag queens who perform in Israel
Harassing drag performers like me does harm to queer Israelis and Palestinians
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