Student Shaily Hakimian from Illinois has posted a blog about the meaning of being Jewish and queer, and about dating queer and Jewish. I am Shaily Hakimian from Lincolnshire, Illinois studying elementary education at Indiana University. I have been working in the LGBT movement since I was 14 – so about 8 years. I grew up […]
Led by Temple Sholom’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) affiliate group — Am Keshet (in Hebrew “People of the Rainbow”) a dynamic PRIDE Shabbat Service will be held on Friday June 28th. Beginning with a wine and cheese reception at 5:45 pm with the Service beginning at 6:15 pm. The Temple is honored to welcome […]
As the Chicago Tribune reports, the nation’s first sports hall of fame honoring LGBT athletes is slated to launch in Chicago – just days after Jason Collins came out and became the first openly gay active male professional athlete in a major American team sport. According to Bill Gubrud, executive director and board chairman of […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on fair-minded Illinoisans to urge their state House representatives to pass marriage equality. In a personal email, Emanuel reminded supporters that some members of the House have yet to decide on their vote. “If we’re going to pass this bill, it’s crucial that members of the House hear from marriage […]