Beyond the Fight for Marriage Equality
Senate Committee Passes DOMA Repeal
The Defense of Marriage Act bars federal recognition of same-sex
Pride Month: LGBTQ Rights are Human Rights
Each June, we observe Pride Month and take time to celebrate the many important victories won for LGBTQ people in the United States.
Religion in Israel: Democracy and Pluralism Must go Hand in Hand
Discrimination Begets Poverty
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, 20% of homeless youth are LGBT (even though only 10
The (Circle) Spiral of Jewish Life
We often think about the cycle of the year-the change of the air in the fall, or the blossoming of new life in the spring-and we see a circle.
At a Jewish wedding, why does the couple stand under a canopy?
The canopy under which Jewish couples stand when they are married is called a chuppah. The chuppah represents the new home a couple establishes through their marriage.
40 Years of Fighting to End Workplace Discrimination
In 1974, two members of the House of Representatives, Reps. Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY), introduced a bill entitled the “Equality Act of 1974." This bill would ban discrimination against gays and lesbians in employment on a national level.
“You Shall Be Holy”: Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Reproductive rights is centered around access to care and the autonomy to make choices surrounding one’s body.
This Pride Month, Break the Glass
How might we approach Pride with the same intentionality with which we approach a wedding?