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What Happens After June?
This past month, we shared stories of LGBT and Jewish Pride.We heard from Jordan, who reflected on how his LGBT identity ...
Pride and Community Go Hand in Hand
Pride and community go hand in hand. For a good part of my life, I didn’t have much of either.I ...
I Am Not Proud of What Was Done to Me, But I Am Proud of Who I Am
Earlier this month we heard from Jordan Dashow about how having pride in his queer identity meant having pride in his ...
A Story of Fatherhood
Growing up Colin Weil never doubted that he’d have the family he wanted—a husband and kids.When I called Colin last ...
Coalition building: Towards LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Ed in Boston
Mimi Arbeit, who writes a weekly column called The Debrief for JewishBoston.com , takes a look at LGBTQ-inclusive sex ed. ...
What Does the Boston City Council Have to Do with Arizona?
Last week Josh Zakim, son of the famous Jewish-American religious and civil rights leader Lenny Zakim, did something pretty fantastic. ...
When “Deeply Held Religious Beliefs” Spell Discrimination
Mississippi’s state legislature is debating a bill that critics say would allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT people. Lex Rofes, ...
Ari the Big Gay Rabbinical Student: On Navigating Two Challenging Identities
Deciding to become a rabbi is a momentous decision. For a gay man, the decision is even more fraught. In ...
Pride and Pain in the Orthodox World
“There was a deep sense of comfort, of relief, of finally feeling like we could be ourselves.” “I was amazed ...
What I Wish I Had Known at 13
When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would decide on the legality of California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense ...