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Books What the Jewish author behind one of America’s most banned books has to say about censorship today
David Levithan, a pioneering author of queer young adult novels, is part of a landmark lawsuit against a Florida school district's book bans
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Opinion What’s really at stake in the legal struggle between Yeshiva University and its LGBTQ+ students
YU claims to be fighting for religious liberty, despite considerable internal opposition to its legal offensive
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Fast Forward Israel recognizes marriage of same-sex immigrant couple who married online in Russia
The attorney representing the couple said that the decision by Israel's immigration authority set a precedent and that there is 'no reason why other couples should not have their marriages recognized'
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Opinion How Yiddish taught me to embrace the joy and defiance of being queer
A culture with no country is well-suited for people being rejected by theirs, writes the social justice organizer at the Workers Circle
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Opinion Nonbinary genders beyond ‘male’ and ‘female’ would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonot
People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging
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News Kosher bakery, under fire for refusing to make Pride pastries, welcomes Supreme Court ruling
The decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis had particular resonance in the West Orange Jewish community
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Fast Forward In notable stand, Israel’s ambassador to US says ‘trans rights are human rights’
Michael Herzog's unapologetic defense of LGBTQ rights, and the call to oppose "bigotry" made his speech unusually political
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Fast Forward A New Jersey mayor apologizes for removing Pride flags at 2 synagogues’ request
The city of Highland Park has reinstated four Pride flags two rabbis had asked the mayor to take down
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