Keshet in the News

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May 2015 11

Campfires, Marshmallows and Acceptance: How Summer Camp Brought a Transgender Revolution

Reform Judaism's resolution on transgender rights commits the movement to 'full equality, inclusion and acceptance of people of all gender identities and gender expressions.'

View the original at Haaretz
Campfires, Marshmallows and Acceptance: How Summer Camp Brought a Transgender Revolution
May 2015 7

‘Heather Has Two Mommies’ Gets a New Look For Mother’s Day

Lslea Newman’s iconic picture book “Heather Has Two Mommies” had a simple beginning. A woman approached Newman on the street in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she lived at the time, and said her family needed a book to which her daughter could relate. Meaning that she wanted to read a book to her daughter that featured a family with two moms.

View the original at Forward
‘Heather Has Two Mommies’ Gets a New Look For Mother’s Day
May 2015 6

Accepting Nominations: Landres Courage for Dignity Award

Keshet, the leading national organization working for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Jews in Jewish life, is now accepting nominations for the 2nd annual Landres Courage for Dignity Award, expressing the commitment of Dr.Peter z”l and Renata Landres to the equal dignity of all people.

View the original at eJewish Philanthropy
Accepting Nominations: Landres Courage for Dignity Award