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Religious Leaders Support Marriage Equality in Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington

Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:07pm by Miriam Lazewatsky, Faith and Campaigns Fellow at GLAAD

As state legislatures in New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington are moving closer to approving marriage equality legislation, religious voices are speaking out in support of equality.

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Orthodox Communities Struggle with LGBT Acceptance

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 11:40am by Miriam Lazewatsky, Faith and Campaigns Fellow at GLAAD

The anti-LGBT “Torah Declaration on Homosexuality” endorsed by ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky is just one of many voices in the Orthodox Jewish community speaking out about LGBT people. Although Rabbi Kamenetsky claims to have about 130 signatures from other rabbis and health professionals on his document, his view is far from the only one held among his community.

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HRC Launches Jewish Organization Equality Index

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 3:10pm by Miriam Lazewatsky, Faith and Campaigns Fellow at GLAAD

A primary tenet of Judaism is kavod habriyot, often translated into English as human dignity. Human Rights Campaign is currently in the process of assessing how closely Jewish organizations adhere to this principle when it comes to LGBT equality.

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Trinity Place Shelter One of this Year's Union Square Award Recipients in Social Justice

Monday, December 5, 2011 - 2:22pm by Miriam Lazewatsky, Faith and Campaigns Fellow at GLAAD

In recognition of the important work they do, Trinity Place Shelter is one of seven recipients of this year’s Union Square Awards in the social justice category.

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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