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gay-rights
Gay-rights pioneer, playwright Kramer subject of new HBO doc
When young gay men began dying in 1981 of a rare form of cancer called Kaposi’s sarcoma, waves of shock and fear spread throughout the gay community.
Everything you thought you knew about religious Zionists is wrong
For years, Israelis have had a particular idea of what being a “religious Zionist” meant: being modern Orthodox but not haredi; supporting the settlements and opposing territorial compromise; supporting the Chief Rabbinate’s control of Jewish marriage and opposing gay rights.
Rabbi’s coming-out highlights dramatic shift in Conservative Judaism
Gil Steinlauf, a nationally prominent Conservative rabbi, made headlines this month when he announced to his large Washington, D.C., synagogue that he is gay, and that he and his wife of 20 years would divorce.
Rabbinic court bars woman from introducing her children to female partner
A government rabbinic court in Jerusalem issued an order prohibiting a woman from bringing her children to meet her female romantic partner.
Russian gay rights leader takes hit for anti-Semitic tweets
One of Russia’s most prominent gay rights activists made anti-Semitic statements on his Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Israel gets same-sex divorce before same-sex marriage
An Israeli court has awarded the country\’s first divorce to a gay couple, which experts called an ironic milestone since same-sex marriages cannot be legally conducted in the Jewish state.
Motion to vacate Prop 8 ruling over Judge Walker’s sexuality is denied
A federal judge who ruled against a ban on same-sex marriage in California and later revealed that he is gay showed no evidence he was prejudiced in the case, according to a ruling Tuesday.