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Police: Library book burner in Ohio escapes charges

The unnamed Ohio man reportedly burned 100 library books with LGBTQ+, Black, and Jewish history content, but the community has responded by promising to donate 1000 books, ten for every title.

PHOTOS: The Moving History of a Gay Jewish Congregation

The book Changing Lives, Making History: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah is a testament to LGBT love, spirituality, and persistence.

Trump Once Again Employs Anti-Semitism by Calling Feinstein 'Sneaky'

Referring to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California as "sneaky" follows a pattern for a president who allegedly has a "creepy" fascination with who's Jewish.

A Gay Jewish Bullfighter From Brooklyn?

World-famous matador Sidney Franklin long hid a secret from the American public.

George Santos Doesn't Rule Out Plea Deal, Still Insists His Grandparents Survived the Holocaust

The embattled GOP lawmaker George Santos tried to explain his seemingly never-ending web of lies he's spun about himself in an interview that premiered Sunday.

Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer Apologizes—He Meant to Say 'Concentration Clubs'

Melissa McCarthy skewered Sean Spicer for his thoughtless remarks about Jewish people on SNL.

H. Alan Scott on What It Means to Be Jewish and Queer in 2019

The new documentary, Latter Day Jew, follows H. Alan Scott, a former Mormon who gets cancer and converts to Judaism. 

Either Clinton or Sanders Would Break the Glass Ceiling

Americans will make history by picking a Democrat for the White House — regardless of who it is.

Biden Nominates Lesbian Rabbi to Religious Freedom Commission

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, leader of LGBTQ-focused Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, provides a contrast to Donald Trump's homophobic appointees.

Women's March Pulls Support From Louis Farrakhan's Hate

After years of criticism for their leadership's close connections to the homophobic, anti-Semitic leader, the Women's March finally distances themselves from Farrakhan.

LGBT Activist Mariela Castro Allegedly Denied Entry by U.S.

After years of pushing for greater LGBT rights, Cuba's Mariela Castro was to be honored by Equality Forum.

Trump Fan Yells 'Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!' at Fiddler on the Roof

This recent act of anti-Semitism is only the latest evidence of the effects of Trump's rhetoric.

Harvard versus the military

Harvard University receives a sizable chunk of its annual budget from the federal government. As a result, the law school is overlooking its own antidiscrimination policies and allowing military recruiters on campus. How sad.

White Nationalist Site Joins Anti-LGBT Groups in Campaign Against Southern Poverty Law Center

VDARE.com, a site carrying racist and anti-Semitic articles, joins those objecting to the SPLC's listing of "hate groups."

Henry Berg-Brousseau, Transgender Rights Activist, Has Died at 24

After advocating for years as a teenager, Berg-Brousseau currently worked at the Human Rights Campaign as deputy press secretary.

'Enemies of Equality' Report Draws Liberty Counsel's Ire

Freedom for All Americans charts the interlocking relationships of anti-LGBT groups, and Liberty Counsel protests, especially against conservative LGBT rights supporter Paul Singer.

Here's how trans Americans can get accurate passports... for now.

Legal advocates suggest any trans person who may need to obtain a passport with their accurate gender marker do so now, while the State Department is being forced to comply with a court order blocking Trump's anti-trans passport policies.

Dignity Restored to a Defamed Artist

Simeon Solomon's brilliant career was over after his first arrest for homosexual acts. His reputation is now being rehabilitated along with his grave site.