To addrs the subject of homosexualy and Judaism, we spoke to a gay Jew and had the followg exchange:
Contents:
- GAY AND LBIAN JEWS
- “ARE THERE GAY JEWS?”
- WHO IS JOSEPH ZIEGLER, THE GAY IRS WHISTLEBLOWER HUNTER BIN PROBE?
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
GAY AND LBIAN JEWS
In North Ameri today, is timated that 100,000 Reform Jews - and 500,000 members of the larger Jewish muny - are gay or lbian. Over the last fifteen years, the UAHC has admted to membership four synagogu wh an outreach to gay and lbian Jews. Hundreds of men and women who once felt themselv alienated om Judaism and unwele mastream ngregatns have joed the synagogu, addg their strength and mment to our relig muny. * are there gay jews *
In North Ameri today, is timated that 100, 000 Reform Jews - and 500, 000 members of the larger Jewish muny - are gay or lbian. Over the last fifteen years, the UAHC has admted to membership four synagogu wh an outreach to gay and lbian Jews. In 1977, the UAHC General Assembly lled for an end to discrimatn agast homosexuals, and expand upon this 1987 by llg for full cln of.
“ARE THERE GAY JEWS?”
* are there gay jews *
gay and lbian Jews all aspects of synagogue life.
WHO IS JOSEPH ZIEGLER, THE GAY IRS WHISTLEBLOWER HUNTER BIN PROBE?
While that rolutn urged that ngregatns not discrimate employment, did not addrs rabbic employment, pendg the report of the CCAR ad hoc Commtee on Homosexualy and the Rabbate. Wh the larger ntext of UAHC ngregatnal life, however, we have yet to shed the stctive anti-gay and anti-lbian prejudic and stereotyp. Our unn of ngregatns mt be a place where lonels and sufferg and exile end, where gay and lbian Jews n know that they are accepted on.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
Embark upon a movement-wi program of heightened awarens and tn to achieve the fuller acceptance of gay and lbian Jews our midst. Urge our member ngregatns to wele gay and lbian Jews to membership, as sgl, upl and fai. Commend the CCAR for s sensive and thorough efforts to raise the nscns of the rabbate regardg homosexualy.