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Feb 2008 21

Synagogue Reaches Out to GLBT Community

Barbara and Alan Sidman of Salem are the proud parents of a gay son who lives in New York. They hope some day that Michael will return to the North Shore and make it his home, but they believe that the chances are slim. One of the problems, in their opinion, is that the North Shore Jewish community is not particularly welcoming to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) singles and families.

View the original at The Jewish Journal
Synagogue Reaches Out to GLBT Community
Jun 2007 14

Massachusetts Gay Marriage to Remain Legal

BOSTON, June 14 -- Same-sex marriage will continue to be legal in Massachusetts, after proponents in both houses won a pitched months long battle on Thursday to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

View the original at The New York Times
Massachusetts Gay Marriage to Remain Legal
Mar 2007 26

Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School

Despite the Torah’s provision about homosexuality being “an abomination before the Law,” self-assured lesbian teen Shulamit Izen bravely discloses the truth about her sexuality to the disapproving student body of The New Jewish High School of Boston in a bold attempt to form a Gay-Straight Alliance at the school.

View the original at The New York Times
Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School