“Because Jews can also be women, who can also be queer (and so on), intersectionality demands that Jewish groups support feminism and gay rights” In the infinite race to inform Americans of “why Trump won,” commentators have started to home in on a bit of academic theory that was, until recently, obscure: “intersectionality.” It is […]
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is hosting the inaugural Never is Now! Summit on November 17. N!N is designed to be a first of a kind gathering meant to address some of the vexing challenges facing the Jewish people from a variety of perspectives–differentiated by its focus on innovation and impact. During the summit, 37 prestigious […]
In a new op-ed on Tablet, journalist Jamie Kirchick writes that the mass murder in Orlando wasn’t a random display of ‘hate.’ It is an expression of a repugnant political philosophy that targets women, Jews, and gays. Yesterday’s deadly shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando—in which at least 50 people were killed—is but the […]
Attempts to universalize the specific suffering of Jews in the Shoah go hand in hand with efforts to de-legitimize the Jewish state On Thursday, Israel will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah. As has been the custom for over six decades, a 2-minute air raid siren will be blared across the entire country and citizens […]
James Kirchick headlines Jewish studies program lecture series today in San Diego, in a lecture based on his Tablet Magazine essay from January 2016 that examines the effects of intersectionality on global support for Israel. Washington D.C.-based journalist James Kirchick will outline his contention that the political left has embraced regressive values and discuss the […]
As (most of) you know by now, since 2010 A Wider Bridge has been building a movement of LGBTQ people and allies, Jews and non-Jews, with strong interest in and commitment to Israel and its LGBTQ community. Many stories, events and comments have been passing through our LGBTQ North America-Israel Bridge in 2015. Here are […]
Gay journalist James Kirchick participated in a media panel in 40 Years of Pride, the Global Leadership Conference that took place in Tel Aviv during Pride Week. He came back to America and wrote his thoughts on his experience there: “It is often said that the very existence of the State of Israel is a miracle,” […]
On Thursday, 5pm Israel time (10am ET) Israeli noted newspaper Ha’aretz will conduct a debate on “Pinkwashing.” Aeyal Gross and 40 Years of Pride speaker James Kirchick will be on both sides of the issue. Before the debate takes place, the two have written op-eds in the newspaper. Read them below. James Kirchick Israel is […]
James Kirchick is a world-renowned name, especially in LGBT media. The 2007 NLGJA Journalist of the Year winner has been known lately for criticizing Russia’s attitude towards LGBT people and this might be one of the topics he will discuss during the Global LGBT Leadership conference that begins today in Tel Aviv. “I have been […]
For the sons of Oliver Stone and Jesse Ventura, who have broken ‘exclusives’ on the Illuminati and interviewed a ‘rogue Egyptologist,’ the Kremlin-funded RT is the logical next step. The latest column from 40 Years of Pride speaker James Kirchick in the Daily Beast Abby Martin wasn’t sufficiently crazy. When the American journalist announced last […]