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News Gay Marchers Spark Celebrate Israel Parade Boycott Threat
An Orthodox activist has launched an effort to boycott New York’s Celebrate Israel parade for allowing gay and lesbian groups to participate, despite a reported agreement among Orthodox yeshivas not to object to the gay groups. Avi Goldstein, a Orthodox Jew from Long Island, called for the boycott of the June 2 parade in a…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbis Split on Anti-Gay Bullying Law in Canadian City of Winnepeg
An anti-bullying bill in Manitoba has Winnipeg’s two leading Orthodox rabbis split over how much schools should do to accommodate students who support gay rights. One part of Bill 18, proposed last December, requires any school that receives provincial funding to allow students to create a gay-straight alliance club. Fearing that Christian schools will be…
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The Schmooze Grindr To Donate Revenue In Support Of Surrogacy In Israel
Grindr, the popular gay mobile app, has announced that it will be donating 100% of all revenue from new subscribers to Grindr Extra this week to Israeli couple Yuval and Liran, as part of their Grindr for Equality world campaign. “I read about Yuval and Liran’s emotional personal story and was impressed by their creativity…
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Fast Forward Religious Leaders Unite for LGBT Rights in Immigration Reform Bill
As momentum builds in Congress for LGBT equality, locally, in New York, nearly 100 local interfaith leaders have signed a letter to Senator Charles Schumer to include equal protection for LGBT families in immigration reform legislation. “In the last two weeks we have seen an unprecedented amount of senators step forward in favor of equal…
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News Jayson Littman, ‘Mayor’ of Gay Jewish Party Scene, Was Once Yeshiva Boy
“You’re now a gay American Jew? Are you a Jewish American gay? Are you an American gay Jew?” Jayson Littman pondered his multiple identities. Is it possible to be all three simultaneously? For Littman, it’s a rhetorical question. The 35-year-old financial consultant hosts parties in New York City, where the scene is decidedly gay and…
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News Supreme Court Justices Hint They May Kill Anti-Gay Marriage Law
Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated interest in striking down a law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a potential swing vote, warned of the “risks” that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) infringes upon the traditional role of the states in defining marriage. The 1996 U.S. law denies…
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Fast Forward Supreme Court Hears Day 2 of Gay Marriage Debate
For the second day running, the Supreme Court convened on Wednesday to tackle the issue of gay marriage, this time to hear arguments over a U.S. law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. Almost two hours of oral argument will be heard by the court on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)….
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Fast Forward Supreme Court May Seek To Avoid Sweeping Ruling on Gay Marriage
For nearly four years, proponents of same-sex marriage have been strategically building a test case aimed at convincing the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court to declare that gay marriage is a constitutional right. The advocates felt they were ready. But on Tuesday, after an intense, wide-ranging hearing, it appeared the justices were not. Over the course…
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