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Fast Forward Israel Warns Against Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapy
Israel’s health ministry issued a warning declaring that therapies aimed at changing patients from gay to straight are not supported by medical evidence and could be harmful. Signed by Health Minister Yael German, Sunday’s decision adopts the position of the Council of Psychologists and the Israel Psychological Association. The health ministry statement warns that gay…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Gil Steinlauf of Adas Israel Comes Out as Gay
(JTA) — Rabbi Gil Steinlauf struggled for decades with an identity that he only acknowledged publicly this week. On the Monday after Yom Kippur, Steinlauf, the married senior rabbi at Adas Israel — a large and historic Conservative synagogue in Washington, D.C. — announced that he is gay. In a letter sent to congregants, Steinlauf…
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Opinion Same-Sex Marriage Wins at SCOTUS
The Supreme Court decision not to hear any of the seven pending cases on state same-sex marriage bans is being hailed as a watershed moment for LGBT equality. While some of these claims are overly enthusiastic — this is only a decision not to decide, and the Court will surely take up the issue at…
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Opinion When Will Orthodoxy Be Ready for Me?
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest at Jerusalem’s gay pride parade / Getty Images I’ve written about the successes and shortcomings of my fourteen years of Modern Orthodox day school education before, from religious, secular, and Zionist perspectives. I’ve also written about the thought processes behind my decisions to leave the Modern Orthodox world and join — at…
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Opinion Gay Party Organizers Use ISIS Imagery in Ads
Drek’s ISIS-inspired party poster / Facebook Advertising is a tough business. People are busy. Getting them to come out to your event can be hard. But does that justify using ISIS imagery to gain publicity for your party? Tel Aviv’s popular gay party organizers, Drek, apparently think so. In recent advertising, they used imagery from…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Draws Smaller Crowd
Hundreds of people participated in Jerusalem’s 13th annual Gay Pride parade, down from previous years. The parade Thursday night had been postponed twice during Israel’s 50-day war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the summer. Fewer people attended than in previous years, when thousands have turned out for the event, according to reports. Hundreds…
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Fast Forward Neiman Marcus Settles Worker’s ‘Jewland’ Suit
Luxury department store Neiman Marcus settled a discrimination lawsuit with a former employee who claimed that he was fired for being Jewish and gay. Amir Peleg alleged that his boss at the company’s Beverly Hills store had made anti-semitic comments to him while he worked at the store, and that it was this hostility that…
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Opinion Jews Take Action Against Jewish Press Gay ‘Conversion’ Ad
p>Getty Images Young Jewish professionals have started taking action against The Jewish Press in response to their advertisement for JONAH International, the Jewish gay “conversion” therapy organization. Yesterday, as the social media outrage towards the JONAH ad on The Jewish Press’ website continued, Chaim Levin, a former JONAH participant and witness in the infamous lawsuit…
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