Keshet in the News

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Mar 2017 5

Here Are Some Ways You Can Support Transgender Kids in Your Community

But how do we actually protect trans kids in our own spaces and communities? To start answering that question, I called Daniel Bahner, the National Director of Education and Training at LGBTQ advocacy organization Keshet, to ask about what steps we can take at home, in our schools, and with our peers who might not fully understand this issue–including ourselves.

View the original at Kveller
Here Are Some Ways You Can Support Transgender Kids in Your Community
Feb 2017 23

Jewish Groups: Transgender Rights Rollback An ‘Assault on Freedom’

Jewish organizations are railing against the Trump administration’s removal of Obama-era protections for transgender youth.

View the original at Forward
Jewish Groups: Transgender Rights Rollback An ‘Assault on Freedom’
Feb 2017 19

21 Democratic Jewish House members call on Trump to observe religious freedom

More than 20 Democratic Jewish members of the House of Representatives called on President Donald Trump not to sign an executive order that would exempt religious organizations from adhering to nondiscrimination protection.

View the original at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
21 Democratic Jewish House members call on Trump to observe religious freedom