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Supreme Court Decision an Important Ruling for Marriage Equality; Stresses the Need for Workplace Non-Discrimination Laws
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Pride Month: A Year of LGBT Victories
June is coming, which means LGBT Pride Month is just around the corner! Throughout the month of June, we celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community throughout the nation.
Rabbi Resources: marriage equality: Sermon resources LGBT
By: Rabbi Peter Rigler of Temple Sholom in Broomall, PA As a Rabbi, I believe that we need to recognize the sanctity in same sex marriages and monogamous relationships in the strongest possible way.
Rabbi resources: LGBT: let my people go
By: Rabbi Denise Eger of Congregation Kol Ami of West Hollywood, CA Editor’s Note: Rabbi Eger gave the following address on Monday at a rally before the Supreme Court organized by United for Marriage, a coalition that supports marriage equality.
Emphasizing the Need for Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
On Monday, Saks Fifth Avenue backtracked on its claim that they had the right to discriminate against employees for being transgender. Earlier this month, Leyth Jamal, a transgender woman who had worked at Saks Fifth Avenue, filed a lawsuit against her former employer for fostering a hostile work environment which culminated in her firing. Saks Fifth Avenue originally filed a motion to dismiss the case, claiming that trans identities are not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits sex discrimination (not discrimination based on sexual orientation). Although Saks Fifth Avenue withdrew this motion, the discrimination that Jamal faces, as well as the continuous fight on the state level against anti-LGBT legislation, illustrate the urgent need for comprehensive LGBT non-discrimination legislation.
Combatting Bisexuality Erasure
Last month, I wrote about the importance of ensuring that our advocacy is trans inclusive, however, trans individuals are not the only people who are commonly erased in larger conversations about LGBT rights. Often times, the ‘B’ in LGBT is also overlooked, leading to the erasure and, at times, even rejection of bisexual identities.
Sermon resources: LGBT: breaking the glass
By: Rabbi Joel Simonds of University Synagogue in Los Angeles, CA It’s wedding season and we are booked. Our weekends are filled witnessing couples walking down the aisle and standing together under the Chuppah.
sermon resources: lgbt: a long night of advocacy
By: Rabbi Peter Stein of Temple Sinai in Cranston, RI On May 2, Rhode Island’s governor signed a marriage equality bill, making it the tenth state to take this important step.
Reform Jewish Leader Praises Administration Plan to Bar LGBT Discrimination in Federal Contracts
In response to reports that the administration will ban discrimination by federal contractors against LGBT workers, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center, issued the following statement:
Why I Marched, as a Rabbi, at the World Pride Parade
I mentioned to someone a few weeks ago that I would be marching at the World Pride Parade taking place at the end of June in my hometown of Toronto.