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Life In Israel, Lesbians in Prime Time Are Having Their Moment
Tune into what is now the highest-rated program on Israeli television, “Big Brother,” and you will encounter a female character never been featured before on local screens. Her name is Frida Hecht — a heavy-set, outspoken, recovering heroin addict with a crew cut. She’s a lesbian, and about as far out of the closet as…
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The Schmooze Caught on Camera: Galliano Proclaims ‘I Love Hitler’
So much for that defamation suit. Fashion designer John Galliano is now in even deeper trouble after being arrested last week in Paris for an anti-Semitic tirade. (Anti-Semitic speech is illegal in France). England’s Sun newspaper posted video of the rant online today, with the clip immediately going viral, and contradicting Galliano’s denials last week…
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Life Why Jewish Feminists Should Care About the Murder of David Kato
While the world has been watching in nervous anticipation as the situation in Egypt unfolds, other events on the African continent worthy of our attention seem to be eluding the public eye and miss out on a much-needed outcry — especially from Jewish feminists. David Kato, a Ugandan teacher and outspoken gay rights activist, was…
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Life Youth Groups Take On LGBT Bullying
When “Dan”, a 16-year-old boy from the center of Israel left for school on Tuesday morning, he told his mother that everything was fine and he was okay. That afternoon, Dan committed suicide. Dan’s mother had no idea how bad his situation had become, she told the Army Radio in an interview last week. The…
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The Schmooze Gays Were Behind the Nazi Party and Other Strange Allegations
Gay people were behind the rise of the Nazi party during World War II. And now, they’re trying to suppress a book about their role. If you believe the right-wing web site World Net Daily, this isn’t wingnut fiction, but historical fact. And independent-media site AlterNet is reporting that World Net Daily is not only…
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The Schmooze Winona Ryder Knew Mel Gibson was Anti-Semitic Long Before We Did
Winona Ryder, the 90s star who can be seen starring alongside Natalie Portman in the newly released film “Black Swan,” is sharing some not-so-warm Mel Gibson memories. Turns out, Gibson’s racist tirades, which have come into the spotlight in the past few years, actually date back over a decade. Ryder, 39, whose career was dampened…
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Culture Writer and Actress Diane Flacks on How ‘It Gets Better’
Diane Flacks, a Jewish actress and writer, appears in the “It Gets Better Canada,” the country’s LGBT community’s artistic contribution to the anti-bullying campaign. Flacks can be seen in the popular, 12-minute video saying, “In my son’s class, a lot of the kids say, ‘I have two moms!’ and they don’t. But they wish they…
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The Schmooze Gay Orthodox Jews Say ‘It Gets Better’
Check out this video, the latest in the “It Gets Better” installments against anti-gay bullying. This one, a collaboration between JQYouth and the The Gay and Lesbian Yeshiva Day School Alumni Association, features gay Orthodox Jews discussing their experiences growing up and telling how life ultimately gets better.
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