One day before the elections, Barbra Streisand turns to her loyal gay fans as well as the Jewish fans, and explains why both of the communities should vote for Obama. The National Jewish Democratic Council released an endorsement video on Friday featuring the Broadway icon, on the heels of videos with former New York mayor Ed […]
Robert J. Saferstein, the editor of online Jewish website ‘Shma’ tells all about a recent date with a guy that got him thinking, ‘Why am I so involved in the Jewish and LGBT communities.’ I stared across the table, awaiting a response. It would be a few moments before he spoke. When he did, all he said […]
Israel pop star Harel Skaat visited the University of Massachusetts’ Hillel House Oct. 28 to lead a discussion about the LGBT life in Israel and about being an openly gay celebrity. The singer started an open dialogue with the audience, discussing in general the current condition of LGBT life rights, such as the lack of […]
Congressional candidate Richard Tisei is both gay and a Republican. In his battle to unseat Democratic Rep. John Tierney in Massachusetts’ sixth district, he says the latter has been the bigger issue. “Being gay in Massachusetts isn’t a problem,” Tisei said. “Being Republican is much more of a hurdle.” Tisei, who is vying to become […]
Oz Zehavi just came back to Israel from Cardiff’s famous gay and lesbian film festival, where he represented the Israeli movie ‘Yossi’ in a Q&A session (and also picked up an award for co-star Ohad Knoller), and it seems like the most burning question on everyone’s mind was ‘is he really gay?.’ “The host asked […]
Though gay couples are still officially unable to get married in Israel, the number of same-sex weddings has doubled over the past five years. For example, Idan Cohen, 29, and Tzah Nakash, 27, formalized their relationship earlier this month. The two partners wanted not only to pledge their devotion and celebrate with their guests, but also to […]
Jewish-Polish co-director of the Matrix films Lana Wachowski, who came out as transgender earlier this year, says she almost committed suicide as a young adult because of her identity struggles. Speaking at a recent event for the Human Rights Campaign in San Francisco where she accepted the LGBT organisation’s Visibility Award, Wachowski talked about her […]
Gay Hollywood power couple Danny Rose and Aaron Rosenberg wed in a Jewish wedding on Monday, after riding in on white horse covered with Star of David complete with a unicorn horn and a tallis, calling it a ‘Jew-nicorn.’‘ The event at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday included performances by John Legend, Ciara […]
In a new interview with ‘Outtake’, gay Jewish filmmaker Ira Sachs reveals that his latest movie, ‘Keep the Lights On,’ is based on his own personal story. “I ended a relationship in 2007 and I knew that 10 years before, when I had started the relationship, that it was a good story about gay life […]
At the upcoming Jewish Transgender Gathering in Berkeley (Nov. 2-4), the goal will be to shine a light onto spirituality. Not only will the emphasis of the three-day gathering be on Torah, but “Torah that has never been talked about in this way,” Reconstructionist Rabbi David Bauer pointed out. Bauer is the West Coast director […]