ultra-orthodox judaism

To almost nobody’s surprise, 2016 ended with another confusing and un-American blow in the “religious freedom” vs. freedom freedom category. As Slate’s tireless Mark Joseph Stern noted, a “bizarre…

Africa: Religious leaders criticize Obama comments on LGBT human rights A story from the Catholic News Agency rounds up critical commentary from members of the church hierarchy in response to U.S…

In the storerooms of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, in Connecticut, there’s a glass jar that contains a steak. The grayish meat floats in a solution of alcohol and water, unable to rot…

We have reported on the appointment of the first U.S. Special Envoy for LGBT Equality. This week, Adebisi Alimi, a lecturer in pre- and post-colonial sexual orientation and gender identity in Africa…

For these “religious freedom” advocates, it’s women.

It’s the same pattern of behavior we’re seeing from other “religious freedom” fighters.

A tale of schlock and damnation.

Last week saw yet another rabbinic decree stating that homosexual behavior of any kind is against Jewish law. The opinion, by Rabbi Aharon Feldman, is by far the most up-to-date anti-gay statement from any religious authority.

40,000 Hasidim vs. Internet.

Six years after its American counterpart, the Conservative movement’s Israeli rabbinical school voted last week to admit gay and lesbian students. It’s one small step for LGBT people, one foot-dragging schlep for the Jews.