LGBTQ

A Chicago space for LGBTQ Jews becomes a ‘queer yeshiva for everybody’

“We’re not a ‘gay thing,’” said the rabbi who founded Svara. “We’re a Talmud revolution thing.”

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Ideas

I’m an Orthodox rabbi who is going to start officiating LGBTQ weddings. Here’s why.

Shouldn’t our Orthodox communities rush at the opportunity to keep as many Jews engaged in their Judaism? the rabbi asks.

Ideas

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.

Politics

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

Israel

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

United States

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

United States

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

Lifestyle

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

United States

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

Lifestyle

A Jewish group builds community for transgender and nonbinary teens

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