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Ezra Furman performs in London, England, August 14, 2019. (Photo /JTA-Robin Little-Redferns)
Posted inMusic

Oakland’s own Ezra Furman announces she’s a trans woman — and a mom!

by Lisa Keys April 29, 2021April 30, 2021
Al Baum, seen here at Miller's Deli in San Francisco, died March 28 at the age of 90. (Photo/Rajat Dutta)
Posted inObituaries

S.F. Jewish and LGBTQ icon Al Baum dies at 90 after ‘full, rich life’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 30, 2021March 31, 2021
Naomi Newman as Reb Eli in the upcoming Zoom play "God of Vengeance." (Photo/Courtesy Newman)
Posted inTheater

A queer, heretical Yiddish play too edgy for 1907 lives again on Zoom

by Patricia Corrigan March 9, 2021September 14, 2022
Shoshana Mackay lives on a Jewish farm in North Carolina. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Mackay)
Posted inU.S.

Transgender Jews are finding safe haven in an unexpected place: the farm

by Ben Harris and JTA February 24, 2021March 1, 2021
two young white men in rainbow tallits exchange rings
Posted inReligion

A small but growing number of Orthodox rabbis are officiating same-sex weddings

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA October 28, 2020January 14, 2022
Harvey Milk at Castro Camera in the mid-1970s (Photo/Courtesy S.F. Public Library)
Posted inLocal Voice

Let’s make our own statement at S.F. State and install a Harvey Milk mural

Jeff Saperstein by Jeff Saperstein October 19, 2020October 19, 2020
Israelis take part in the Jerusalem Pride Parade, June 25, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Nati Shohat-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israeli Orthodox leader: Judaism does not forbid same-sex couples from building a family

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
two old woman with short white hair pose together smiling
Posted inTV & Film

Documentary tells story of Sacramento couple’s forbidden gay military romance

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn September 16, 2020September 17, 2020
Joe Isaac, left, and Morgan Halleb are founders of the Pink Peacock cafe in Glasgow. (Image/JTA-Courtesy Pink Peacock)
Posted inWorld

Glasgow’s queer Yiddish anarchist cafe aims to spark a Jewish revolution in Scotland

by Jacob Judah August 26, 2020August 28, 2020
Roee and Adiel Kiviti, with son Lev and daughter Kessem. (Photo/Courtesy Immigration Equality)
Posted inU.S.

State Department appeals court decision granting U.S. citizenship to baby of same-sex couple with Israeli roots

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA August 20, 2020

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