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Fast Forward Jewish Float Set for Gay Amsterdam Canal Parade
(JTA) — Its maiden voyage is months away and will only take a couple of hours, but the Jewish boat of Amsterdam’s annual gay parade-on-the-canals is already making international waves. On Monday, the Jewish boat got the thumbs up from the British actor Stephen Fry, who described it on Twitter as an “Ace event for…
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The Schmooze Real Kramer Sues ‘Seinfeld’ Writer — Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
Photo: Getty Images If you’re a “Seinfeld” fan, you may have shouted “Not that there’s anything wrong with that,” a couple of times. It’s just one of those lines that has stuck from the show, much like, “Big Salad,” “Yada Yada,” or “These pretzels are making me thirsty!” You might also argue that there is…
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Fast Forward Performance Artist Convicted for Nude Eiffel Tower Rooster Show
A South African performance artist who tied a live rooster to his penis during an impromptu open-air show near the Eiffel Tower was found guilty on Monday of “sexual exhibitionism”, but the Paris court did not impose a sentence, prosecutors said. Last September Steven Cohen danced on the tourist-filled Trocadero Plaza dressed in a corset,…
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Fast Forward 5 Shomrim Charged in Beating of Black Gay Man
Five haredi Orthodox Jewish men were indicted for attacking a gay black man in Brooklyn. The five were charged Wednesday in New York state Supreme Court in Brooklyn with gang assault and other counts for the December attack, but not for hate crimes, WABC-TV reported. They were associated with a civilian neighborhood watch group, the…
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Fast Forward 4 Hasidic Jews Busted in Beating of Gay Black Man in Brooklyn
The New York Police Department has arrested four Hasidic men in the December beating of a black gay man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, according to news reports. The NYPD confirmed to the Forward that four men were in custody, but had no information about what they were being held for. The December 1 attack took place…
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Fast Forward Boy Scouts Oust Seattle Church Over Gay Troop Leader
The Boy Scouts of America has severed ties with a Seattle church that has insisted on allowing a gay man to remain as a troop leader, the youth organization said on Monday. It is likely the first time the national organization has severed ties with a scout troop since a landmark vote last year allowed…
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Opinion How Uganda Helped Me Mark Passover
Getty Images Freedom is always a primary theme on Passover, but this year, after travelling in Uganda for ten days as part of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Global Justice Fellowship, the idea is heavy with real-world implications. The Haggadah instructs: “In every generation, everyone must think of him or herself as having personally…
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The Schmooze Lena Dunham Celebrates Her Sister in Moving Speech
Lena Dunham gave a moving speech on Monday night, when she was honored by the Point Foundation, an organization devoted to helping LGBTQ students overcome obstacles. Speaking at the New York Public Library, the creator and star of “Girls” thanked her family and her sister, Grace, who came out at age 17. “I have always…
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