Israel’s association for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is launching a center in Tel Aviv to combat anti-gay violence.
An Orthodox blogger sued his cousin, whose family owns a large New York Judaica store, for assaulting him.
Gad Beck, the last known gay Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, died in Berlin.
A photo posted on the Israel Defense Forces website in honor of Pride Month, showing two male soldiers in uniform holding hands, has caused a stir.
On Friday night, June 8 JewishJournal.com will be airing a live stream of Beth Chayim Chadishim\’s Shabbat services.
The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards — which sets halachic policy for the Conservative movement — has voted unanimously to provide the approximately 1,600 Conservative rabbis with guidelines on performing same-sex marriages.
When President Obama publicly endorsed same-sex marriage two weeks ago, most secular Jewish leaders applauded while some religious ones disagreed — the latter group joining their Catholic counterparts.
Orthodox Jewish rapper Y-Love has announced that he is gay. The rapper, who records with the Jewish label Shemspeed, made the announcement in an Out magazine article published Tuesday.
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California\’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. Proponents of the ban said they would appeal the ruling, and the Protect Marriage coalition that sponsored the ban called the judgment \”out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision.\” The appeal is likely to keep gay marriage on hold pending future proceedings.
A Winnipeg synagogue is about to become the first Conservative shul in Canada to host a same-sex wedding ceremony. Shaarey Zedek Synagogue will be the scene on Jan. 21 for the \”renewal\” of marriage vows between two men wedded in a civil service in Vancouver in 2004, the Winnipeg Jewis Post and News reported.
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