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The ranks of U. S. rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1241+ words) Rebecca Weintraub, assistant rabbi of New York City's B'nai Jeshurun congregation, holds her son during a Hannukah party at the synagogue on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Rabbi Laura Geller recalls how of the 30 people in her class at Hebrew Union College, she…...
Trump admin removes Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument, important LGBTQ landmark
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (397+ words) Small Pride flags adorn a fence in the Stonewall National Monument while the Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag on the pole, center, in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. The National Park Service removed a Pride flag from the…...
New York's LGBTQ film festival to provide free virtual screenings to Arizonans
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (526+ words) The annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival announced Tuesday that it will provide Arizonans with free virtual access to a selection of this year's featured films in response to the cancellation of a queer film festival in Phoenix. A few…...
How opponents on the left are banding together to try to stop Andrew Cuomo in New York City
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (1429+ words) As high-profile'longtime New York Democrats'flock to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and high-powered progressives join forces to block his comeback tour, the city's relatively recent adoption of'ranked choice voting'looms large over the closely watched Democratic mayoral primary. Unlike more typical primaries, in…...
Trans people, local governments and educators face rising anti-LGBTQ hate, GLAAD report finds
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (641+ words) There were 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents across the United States over the past year " from hate speech and bomb threats to fatal violence " with more than half of these acts targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming people, according to a'new report'from the LGBTQ advocacy…...