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Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?

At its core, Purim is a coming-out story, and it’s time we embrace Esther’s tradition of owning who you are, says a prominent writer and filmmaker.

By Ariel Sobel March 12, 2019 11:57 am

Dana Nessel, the first openly gay politician elected to Michigan state office, draws inspiration from Judaism

The Jewish attorney argued in a case that overturned Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.

February 20, 2019 2:49 pm

Reported homophobic incidents in Israel increased by 54 percent in 2018, report finds

An incident of harassment or abuse against members of the LGBTQ community occurs an average of every ten hours in Israel, with social media posts expressing hate towards the LGBTQ community going up online every four minutes.

February 10, 2019 1:56 pm

What it’s like to be a transgender Jew in the military now

By Josefin Dolsten February 1, 2019 2:38 pm

California Jewish camp to try out all-gender cabins this summer

By Alix Wall January 25, 2019 2:02 pm

In a first, a transgender person is campus president of this Jewish sorority

By Josefin Dolsten January 8, 2019 3:37 pm

101st Rose queen says she is first Jewish and first LGBTQ queen

By Marcy Oster December 30, 2018 10:26 am

A Jewish group builds community for transgender and nonbinary teens

By Josefin Dolsten October 22, 2018 5:50 pm

Record 30,000 participants at Jerusalem Pride Parade march for LGBTQ community

August 2, 2018 2:17 pm

Orthodox rabbis reject colleagues’ letter calling LGBTQ community ‘perverts’

August 1, 2018 4:41 pm

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Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?

Dana Nessel, the first openly gay politician elected to Michigan state office, draws inspiration from Judaism

Reported homophobic incidents in Israel increased by 54 percent in 2018, report finds

What it’s like to be a transgender Jew in the military now

California Jewish camp to try out all-gender cabins this summer

In a first, a transgender person is campus president of this Jewish sorority

101st Rose queen says she is first Jewish and first LGBTQ queen

A Jewish group builds community for transgender and nonbinary teens

Record 30,000 participants at Jerusalem Pride Parade march for LGBTQ community

Orthodox rabbis reject colleagues’ letter calling LGBTQ community ‘perverts’

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