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The Schmooze ‘Justice League’ Star Ezra Miller Was Told Coming Out Was ‘A Mistake’
Queer-identifying Jewish actor Ezra Miller says he was told that he’d “made a mistake” by coming out. In an interview with ShortList he said that after he described himself as “queer” in 2012, “I was told I had done a ‘silly’ thing in…thwarting my own potential to be a leading man.” via GIPHY Since 2012,…
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Film & TV Gay And Jewish Themes Converge Once Again In ‘Torch Song’
“I have taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, do taxes; I can even pat myself on the back when necessary,” Arnold Beckoff tells his mother. “All so I don’t have to ask anyone for anything. There is nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect. And anyone who can’t give me those…
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The Schmooze New Documentary Reveals Contradictions Of Israel’s Thriving Queer Scene
Tel Aviv is famous for its status as an LGBTQ haven — but Israel at large has a complicated relationship with the LGBTQ community. In “A Queer Country,” filmmaker Lisa Morgenthau documents a country in which its queer community is at turns celebrated, exploited, and ostracized. Morgenthau was drawn to the subject after realizing how…
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Fast Forward Jewish Judge Officiates At Same-Sex Wedding Of 91-Year-Old Hawaiian Princess
A Jewish judge officiated at a Hawaiian princess’s lesbian wedding, as heiress Abigail Kawananakoa finally wed her life-long partner Veronica Gail Worth. Kawananakoa, 91, was deliberate about her choice of officiant – Stephen Levinson, the judge in question, authored a landmark opinion when he was an associate justice on the Hawaii Supreme Court. Back in…
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Fast Forward Debra Messing Mad At Megyn Kelly For ‘Gay Thing’ Comment
Debra Messing, the once-and-again star of “Will and Grace,” says that she regrets appearing on NBC’s “Today” show after host Megyn Kelly made remarks viewed as insensitive to gay people. “Honestly I didn’t know it was [Kelly] until that morning. The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments,” Messing…
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Opinion When Roy Moore Compared Gay Marriage To The Holocaust
Roy Moore has won a primary election to run as the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Alabama. Two years ago, he compared gay marriage to the Holocaust to explain why he refused to accept a Supreme Court decision on the issue. If you’d even consider asking “What’s the difference?” between Nazi Germany’s systematic murder…
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Fast Forward Israel Will Fix Adoption Law To Give Same-Sex Couples Equal Rights
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli government said it would amend adoption law in the country to give same-sex couples equal rights. The state on Sunday made the announcement during a hearing at the Supreme Court in response to a petition regarding adoption by same-sex and common-law couples. The state said it would introduce the new…
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The Schmooze Billy Eichner Doesn’t Accept That He Should Be “Grateful For a Crumb Of Success” Just Because He’s Openly Gay
While you were deciphering Taylor Swift music videos and drafting your fantasy football teams, Billy Eichner was quietly taking over pop culture. Eichner’s big start was his self-produced Youtube series, “Billy On The Street,” which is now on a network. He currently stars in that show, Hulu’s “Difficult People,” “Friends From College,” and “American Horror…
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