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Pride and Community Go Hand in Hand

Pride and community go hand in hand. For a good part of my life, I didn’t have much of either.I ...

I Am Not Proud of What Was Done to Me, But I Am Proud of Who I Am

Earlier this month we heard from Jordan Dashow about how having  pride in his queer identity  meant having pride in his ...

Ask Asher: The Pride Edition

Introducing “Ask Asher” – Keshet’s new advice column! Each month we’ll be answering your questions and doling out advice. Have ...

Why We March

This year will mark the 9th year that I have been marching in the Cadillac Barbie Indy Pride Parade in ...

Coalition building: Towards LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Ed in Boston

Mimi Arbeit, who writes a weekly column called The Debrief for JewishBoston.com , takes a look at LGBTQ-inclusive sex ed. ...

Why Me? Why Not Me?

“Why are you doing this?”I hear this question frequently when people learn that I write to help parents understand how ...

Day of Silence: Why You Won’t be Hearing From Keshet Today

One day each year, students across the country pledge to take some form of silence in order to call attention to the silencing effect of ...

Coming Out at Shabbat Dinner

Coming out is hard. Coming out to your family at Shabbat dinner is really hard. Take a look at how ...

Looking Forward and Looking Back: On Friendships and Transitions

When Jordyn & Becky first met, they were just starting college. Jordyn had dredlocks. Becky’s time was split between the ...

When My Daughter Came Out of the Closet, I Came Out Too

The Keshet Parent & Family Connection is a community of parents and family members of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) Jews who ...