...; and the lived experience of Orthodox LGBT persons. The conceptual inquiry centers on two sets of questions. First, what to make of an LGBT movement that enlists religious language, heteronormative frameworks, and a nationalist stance as it pursues inclusion and equality? Second, what does it take for LGBT...

...This chapter maps key milestones in LGBT Orthodoxy’s journey from reviled, maligned, and marginalized to normalized, placing it in the broader context of LGBTQ+ activism in Israel. The chapter describes a dizzying array of initiatives that sprung from a modest beginning of anonymous, online spaces...

...This chapter considers how Orthodox LGBT persons reframe, reimagine, and rewrite stories of self and community by drawing on Jewish traditions, symbols, sensibilities, language, and mythologies, intertwined with nationalist sentiments—what I call a politics of authenticity. As Orthodox LGBT persons...

...This chapter elucidates the unique modality of a politics of authenticity, focusing on outreach initiatives intended to educate Orthodox communities about LGBT persons with the intention of making space for them. Activists’ strategic storytelling rests on messages of authenticity (“we are of you...

...This chapter discusses transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activism at the international European level and on the ground in Central and Eastern Europe. LGBT activists have imagined a new sociopolitical European community, challenging the frontiers of exclusion...

...This book concludes with a discussion of how intersex activists may benefit from forming mutually beneficial alliances with other social justice movements having similar goals and concerns, such as feminist and LGBT movements. In particular, it considers the potential for such alliances to help...

...The Introduction provides a brief summary of the history of the quest for marriage equality in the United States. It also explains why this is such a crucial moment in the trajectory of the LGBT rights movement and then summarizes the book’s chapters. Colorado divorce gay liberation movement...

...This chapter addresses the topic of LGBT elders and their interests, a subject that has received little attention by LGBT organizations and activists. It notes that although marriage equality offers LGBT elders a much needed measure of legal protection and security, the right to marry fails...

...This chapter delineates the ways in which marriage equality advocates emphasized the needs and interests of primarily white and well-to-do lesbian and gay families while ignoring those of LGBT parents of color. It argues that because same-sex marriage advocacyoverlooked the family circumstances...

...This chapter argues that the push for same-sex marriage has opened the door for the legal recognition of polygamous marriages. Rather than denying the likelihood or advisability of such recognition, it urges the LGBT movement to embrace it as part of its commitment to relational autonomy, which...

...The chapter explains that the 2013 law allowing same-sex couples to marry in France left in place many different forms of discrimination against LGBT people, including the absence of an automatic presumption that same-sex married couples are related to each other’s children, a ban onsurrogacy...

...This chapter profiles cases involving children of so-called planned lesbian and gay families. In particular, it explores the debate over the parental rights of lesbian mothers and known sperm donors. It also considers the extent to which cases involving LGBT parents have forced courts to grapple...

...Chapter 6 addresses our ongoing dehumanization of the sexual identity and personhood of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population, focusing on marriage inequality as well as the criminalizing of their sexuality, while acknowledging the dawning of progress in legal recognition...

...The introduction overviews the main themes of the book and explains relevant research for understanding the findings. Main takeaways of this research are that sexual attractions, behaviors, and identities are distinct; anti-LGBT discrimination is a major feature of American life; sexual identities...

... from the land of his birth to Egypt, where he risks everything to travel to an unfamiliar place. Similarly, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have left their homes for uncertain journeys, to set off in search of new selves and communities. Moreover, in relation to the covenant...

... he is interred in the family tomb. On the other hand, Joseph insisted that his remains be buried in Israel generations later to force the succeeding Israelites to remember their own identity as a nation, and to oblige them to return to Israel. This account admonishes the LGBT people to reinforce...

...This chapter narrates God's appointment of Moses as the leader who will lead the Israelites out of Egypt. The story details Moses' hesitation to accept the responsibility, arguing that he is too timid and has an “uncircumcised lips.” The chapter contextualizes this story, with the LGBT peoples...

... language: “The man who Adonai chooses, he is the holy one.” In this passage, Korach represented the LGBT people who are considered less violent and fair. In addition, he made a moral argument similar to that of queers: holiness resides in everyone. As such, the Talmud's message emphasizes ethical...

... to LGBT people—who live “in the shadows, on the margins, and in secret, concealed”—knowing that God understands “hidden and revealed things” of their life. In addition, the passage commands that everyone should teach their children about God. Similarly, LGBT people should take care of the next generation...

..., gender, and LGBT life. This book offers cultural critique, social commentary, and a vision of community transformation, all done through biblical interpretation. The book examines topics as divergent as the Levitical sexual prohibitions, the experience of the Exodus, the rape of Dinah, the life of Joseph...