sexualityCollege basketball season is over, but Brittney Griner is still making news. Griner was a Baylor basketball star and now plays in the WNBA. Apparently Griner’s coaches at Baylor told her to keep quiet about her homosexuality. It makes me so sad to think that she was forced to hide part of her identity. Here is [...]
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Zach Wahls' Religious Identity and Principles
My guess is that if you spend anytime on Facebook, you’ve already seen this amazing video of Zach Wahls. Zach was raised by two moms and he spoke passionately and eloquently at the Iowa House chambers in his testimony in support of gay marriage. Zach’s testimony is powerful and inspiring – so much so that I [...]
Orthodox Rabbi Helps Gay Men Marry Lesbians
I’m one of those people who checks Facebook multiple times a day, and I often find that my friends have posted interesting news stories. My jaw dropped today when a colleague posted this article from Time Magazine to his Facebook Page: “The Orthodox Rabbi Helping Gay Men Marry Lesbians.” It couldn’t be true, I thought. [...]
Shabbat of Inclusion and Gay Pride
I was slightly horrified last Friday by some of my rabbinic colleagues’ Facebook posts. They were updating their statuses to say things like:”Tonight is Shabbat of Inclusion – all are welcome!” or “Tonight at Shabbat services we celebrate diversity.” It’s when I read Facebook statuses like this that I tend to respond aloud (even when [...]
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