LGBTQ+ Jewish Life
Pride Helped My Husband and Me Celebrate Being Jewish and Gay
For me and my husband Ed (of blessed memory), Pride was an annual reaffirmation and celebration of our mid-life decision to come out and to come together as a couple.
LGBTQ+ Equality and Gender Expression: A Social Justice Primer for Teens and Parents
LGBTQ+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer; in some cases, you may see additional letters LGBTQIA+ which expand the acronym to include Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual. The term "LGBTQ+ equality" refers to people of all sexualities and genders being treated equally.
Celebrating Love and Equality at My Jewish, Irish, Same-Sex Wedding
The inscription inside the kippot (head coverings) shared on my wedding day read, "September 2, 2016, Marriage of Michael and MacDara."
How Reform Judaism Got it Right with LGBT People
I grew up in Potomac, MD, right outside of Washington, D.C. Like most young people in my area, growing up I had had little interaction with gay people, who were nearly invisible in suburbia. (Even though it was a liberal area, my public school taught “abstinence-only” education until as recently as 2004!)
Pride Shabbat Resources
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Hosting a Pride Shabbat service or program is an excellent way to honor the movement for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion, to celebrate recent victories against discrimination, and to commit to the work ahead.
