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Books It was a pioneering trans library — until the Nazis burned it
In Weimar Germany, the gay Jewish doctor Magnus Hirschfeld performed the first gender-affirming surgeries and collected research on sexuality. The 1933 book burnings destroyed his life's work
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News At an online Torah library, the people of the book confront book banning
In the face a new gender-sensitive translation of Bible, some Orthodox rabbis call for a boycott of Sefaria
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Opinion Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
Only in the past few years have the stories and experiences of trans people in Nazi Germany come to light
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Opinion Why I, as an Orthodox rabbi, am committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion
It’s a religious imperative for my fellow Orthodox Jews to fully embrace LGBTQ+ people
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Theater A transparently Jewish musical is finally speaking its truth and singing its faith
Faith Soloway discusses the process of adapting the hit TV show 'Transparent' to the stage and putting it to music
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Culture How ‘Some Like it Hot’ got to Broadway — and lost a very Jewish song in the process
Tony nominees Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman share a demo of a cut song and chat about their inspirations and initial fears about taking on the classic comedy
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Sports With MLB embroiled in Pride Night controversy, a pair of Jewish players speak up
After the Dodgers announced they would honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, other MLB players denounced the team
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News ‘The religious community’s treatment of LGBTQ people is abhorrent’
Mindy Levine has won two court cases to let her 8-year-old child Roee, who has identified as a boy from a very young age, remain in a religious school despite other parents’ objections
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