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Culture In a universe of rigid rules and unsanctioned passions, everyone’s a heretic
Jay Michaelson rewrote his debut short story collection — multiple times — before deciding it was ready to enter the world
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Fast Forward Gabriel Attal, France’s new prime minister, says his Jewish and gay identity has shaped him
Gabriel Attal says his father told him, “You’ll feel Jewish all your life, mainly because you’ll suffer antisemitism because of your name"
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News Israeli LGBTQ soldiers hope the war in Gaza will bolster their fight for equal rights at home
Many LGBTQ Israeli soldiers feel the war has placed their status in stark relief: They have been called to risk their lives on the front lines in Gaza but are denied rights afforded to heterosexual couples at home
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Fast Forward An all-Jewish, all-queer lineup of comedians takes the stage at New York Comedy Festival
Hosted by nonbinary and formerly Orthodox comedian Raye Schiller, “Big Yenta Energy” celebrates Judaism, queer identities — and gossip
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Opinion I’m a gay Black Jew, and I feel abandoned by the allies I’ve supported for years
Why is the LGBTQ+ community pledging allegiance to a regime that wants to kill us?
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News Orthodox Judaism has its first openly gay congregational rabbi. This is his story.
When a therapist proposed integrating his rabbinical and queer selves a few years ago, Rabbi Shua Brick just laughed
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Archive From the archive: Orthodox sage ‘comes out’ as a center debuts in Jerusalem
Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg in 1999 revealed his queer identity in the Forward and the Israeli newspaper, Ma'ariv
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Opinion A campus LGBTQ+ group broke ties with its Hillel over Israel. Where are queer Jewish students supposed to go?
Rice Pride's severing of its relationship with Houston Hillel sets a dangerous precedent
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