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Ten Reasons Gay Rights is a Religious Issue

Jay — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:12:12 +0000

Religious groups counsel, advocate on behalf of LGBT faithful

Jay — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:21:57 +0000

Does the Bible Really Call Homosexuality an “Abomination”?

Russ — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:45:20 +0000

Jewish LGBT leaders need to build a movement

Russ — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:41:23 +0000

Chanukah in June

Russ — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:37:05 +0000

Talking about Israel in the LGBT Community

Russ — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:43:49 +0000

Have you noticed that it’s hard to talk about Israel in the queer community?
Many LGBT folks have opinions deemed too “treyf” by the Jewish mainstream.
Many pro-Israel folks have opinions they’re afraid to express in the queer world.

Is there a better way? How can we be more welcoming of diverse opinions on the contentious subject of Israel? How can we hear each other’s different opinions and live together in a way that advances dialogue, cooperation, and respect?

Join us for an open discussion of these issues. Here, all opinions are welcome and all are included. Our panelists include a political activist, an Israeli MK, a journalist, a former president of Congregation Shaar Zahav, and a rabbi involved in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue groups — all queer-identified. If you’ve ever felt excluded — from the Jewish community, from the queer community, or both — because of your political opinions, please join us for an evening of discussion and community-building.

Roxie Theater – 16th St. at Valencia, San Francisco

The Gifts of Difference

Russ — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:39:59 +0000

Homosexuality and Liminality, Israelites and Canaanites: The Queer Theology of the Boundary Crosser at Berkeley

margaret — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:23:16 +0000

Biblical scholars have speculated that Biblical prohibitions on sexuality — especially cultic homosexuality — may have been intended to demarcate boundaries between Israelite and Canaanite, as part of the creation of an “Israelite” identity amongst a collection of Canaanite tribes. At the same time, some queer theologians and thinkers in the “gay spirituality” movement have sought to (re-)invent a suppressed queer identity that celebrates the transgression of precisely those boundaries. Is the postmodern invention of the “Canaanite” a fertile source for queer theology, or but a fantasy? And what are the political connotations of a post-Judaic conception of Israelite identity for gender, nationalism, and religion?

Reflections of a Jewish Gay Rights Advocate on Visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr, Museum: An Open Letter to Ruben Diaz, Sr., and other Latino and African-American Opponents of Gay Rights

margaret — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:18:22 +0000

Bottoming for God (PDF)

margaret — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:39:25 +0000